Sean Penn defended “The Apprentice” starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump at the Marrakech Film Festival.

When something sneaks through, it’s to be celebrated,” he argued about the controversial biopic following the president-elect’s life.

Sean Penn is not done torching the Oscars. First, he threatened to literally smelt his Oscar statues over politics. And this year, the filmmaker is slamming what he called the “extraordinary cowardice” of those who vote for the Academy Awards in general — especially when it comes to boundary-pushing features.

Sean Penn blamed the Oscars for 'limiting different cultural expressions' and voiced his support for Ali Abbasi's 'The Apprentice' while at Marrakech.

Sean Penn on Tuesday blasted the organizers of the Oscars for being cowards who, in effect, limit the kinds of films that can be funded and made. The 64-year-old actor said at the Marrakech Film Festival that he gets excited about the Academy Awards only on the rare occasion that films he values are nominated.

The Oscar-winning ‘Milk’ star made the comments at the Marrakech Film Festival where he was honored for his longtime acting and directing career

Sean Penn has thrown his weight behind a controversial biopic about a young Donald Trump, as he accused The Academy of “extraordinary cowardice”. Penn, speaking at a star-studded Marrakech Film Festival,