Sean Penn won't do selfies, even in a 'hard no' example

Sean Penn won the Oscar for best supporting actor but did not attend the ceremony. He spent Oscars night in Ukraine, and in a conversation with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins at the Tribeca festival he said the reason for his absence was a deep dislike of selfies. Penn explained he is uncomfortable in crowds, avoids social groups larger than eight and found the Golden Globes so unpleasant that he decided to stop doing awards shows.

That night, the host Nikki Glaser compared his face to a “sexy leather handbag,” he was seen smoking at his table and he lost to Stellan Skarsgård. On the subject of selfies he was unequivocal. "People should not do selfies ever with anyone," Penn told Collins.

"It's bad for you. It's bad for everyone. It's a soul-sucker." He has previously posed for a selfie with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2022. He reinforced the point with a stark example: "The Holocaust grandmother and her six-year-old paraplegic wheeling over?

Ukraine, Tribeca

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