Sean Penn decries Will Smith's Oscars slap, wanted Ukrainian president to speak instead
- Sean Penn criticized Will Smith's behavior at the Oscars and questioned why Smith faced no consequences.
- Penn expressed disappointment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not allowed to speak at the ceremony.
- Penn gave one of his Oscars to Zelenskyy as a symbolic gesture against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Penn's documentary "Superpower" examines Zelenskyy's leadership during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Penn suggested Smith's violent outburst wouldn't have happened if Zelenskyy was present at the Oscars ceremony.