Don’t Ask Sean Penn for a Selfie, Even If You’re a Holocaust Survivor

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Sean Penn skipped the 98th Academy Awards ceremony despite winning Best Supporting Actor, his third Oscar, because he refuses to attend public gatherings with more than eight people and despises selfies. The actor revealed his attendance policy during an interview with CNN's Kaitlin Collins, explaining the strict personal boundaries that kept him away from Hollywood's biggest night. Penn's absence underscores a decades-long pattern of the famously private star steering clear of industry events and the cameras that come with them.