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Actor Sean Penn Receives "Oscar" Made of War-Damaged Train Metal in Ukraine
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On March 17-18, actor and humanitarian activist Sean Penn received a symbolic Oscar-shaped award crafted from the metal scrapings of Ukrainian train cars destroyed by Russian shelling. The gesture was presented to him directly on his visit to Kyiv following an impromptu ceremony organized with support for Ukraine's railway company after he chose not attend Sunday night in Los Angeles due to ongoing conflict there and elsewhere globally, including Gaza where Penn has been working as a volunteer doctor since January 2019.
Key Points
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1Actor Sean Penn received an Oscar-shaped award made from metal of a Ukrainian train bombed by Russians while visiting Ukraine.
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2Penn skipped the Sunday US ceremony to visit war-torn countries, having already won his third Academy Award for supporting acting roles in previous years.
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3The alternative 'Oscar' was presented as a gesture of thanks on behalf of an international community and various organizations.
Developments
[Mar 18, 06:34]
Headlines reporting Sean Penn receiving the Symbol-Oscar made from war metal appear in German media (Stern.de).
[Mar 17, 21:04]
BBC reports that actor Sean Penn received an Oscar-shaped award after skipping Sunday's ceremony to visit Ukraine.