Actor Sean Penn has revealed that he would have been willing to go to prison if it meant he could have met with Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The academy award winning actor said in a recent interview what he would have done if he had been president of the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“I’d have let White House counsel know that they are on vacation,” Penn said. “I’m not consulting with them. If I have to go to prison, I’ll go, but I’m going to kill them. I’m killing everyone that did this. But only them. And we know where the f*** they are.”
Penn’s most recent project – scheduled for a September 18 release – is a documentary on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky titled “Superpower.” And he let it be known in the interview that he was still angry that the Academy refused to allow Zelensky a platform during the 2022 awards show.
“The Oscars producer thought, ‘Oh, he’s not light-hearted enough.’ Well, guess what you got instead? Will Smith!” Penn said. “I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once. He seemed very nice when I met him. He was so f***ing good in ‘King Richard.’ So why the f*** did you just spit on yourself and everybody else with this stupid f***ing thing? Why did I go to f***ing jail for what you just did? And you’re still sitting there? Why are you guys standing and applauding his worst moment as a person?”
“I thought, well, f***, you know? I’ll give them to Ukraine. They can be melted down to bullets they can shoot at the Russians,” he said.
Penn also talks about the ongoing strikes – involving both the writers and actors unions — and made a shocking point about the studios’ plans to use AI in the future.
“So you want my scans and voice data and all that. OK, here’s what I think is fair: I want your daughter’s, because I want to create a virtual replica of her and invite my friends over to do whatever we want in a virtual party right now. Would you please look at the camera and tell me you think that’s cool?”
Sean Penn says he would have responded to 9/11 differently if he had been president. “If I have to go to prison, I’ll go, but I’m going to kill them. I’m killing everyone that did this. But only them. And we know where the f— they are.” https://t.co/nnSQ737dFU pic.twitter.com/mSXCI2h46I
— Variety (@Variety) September 13, 2023
