March 22, 2025 4:33 am

Sean Penn Says He Couldn't Play Oscar-Winning Gay Role Today Due to 'Timid & Artless Policy' in Hollywood
Sean Penn Says He Couldn't Play Oscar-Winning Gay Role Today Due to 'Timid & Artless Policy' in Hollywood

Sean Penn Says He Couldn’t Play Oscar-Winning Gay Role Today Due to ‘Timid & Artless Policy’ in Hollywood

Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has declared that he has spent 15 years miserable on movie sets and has not had a good time filming since 2008s Milk. The acclaimed biographical drama earned the actor his second Academy Award for Best Actor and follows Penn as real-life gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, though its a role that the actor does not believe he would be able to play today due to tremendous overreach and timidity in Hollywood.

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​Oscar winner Sean Penn takes aim at what he calls tremendous overreach in Hollywood. Read More