Actor and director Sean Penn is being slammed online after making a few choice comments on the famous Oscars slap involving Chris Rock and Will Smith.
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00:00 Actor and director Sean Penn is being slammed online after making a few choice comments
00:05 on the famous Oscar slap involving Chris Rock and Will Smith.
00:10 Many online users were shocked when the celebrity commented on the Oscar slap, given Penn has
00:15 his own long history of alleged abuse.
00:18 In an interview with Variety, Penn spoke on Smith's lack of consequences for the slap,
00:22 saying, "Why did I go to jail for what you, Will Smith, just did?
00:27 And you're still sitting there.
00:29 Why are you guys standing around and applauding his worst moment as a person?"
00:33 Penn's history with ex-wife Madonna was full of alleged abuse, but Madonna dropped the
00:37 charges as her then-husband was already facing jail time for assaulting an extra on the set
00:42 of Colors.
00:43 Social media users also called out the time he was reportedly arrested for attempted murder
00:49 after allegedly dangling a paparazzi over a hotel room balcony.
00:53 Sean Penn has yet to comment on the backlash sparked by his Oscar slap comments.
00:58 (gentle music)