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Sean Penn, Vladimir Zelenskyy Rally Industry Support for Ukraine at CORE Gala: ‘This Is Our Reality’

Sean Penn, Vladimir Zelenskyy Rally Industry Support for Ukraine at CORE Gala: ‘This Is Our Reality’

This is not a movie, Ukraine president Vladimir Zelenskyy told the crowd Friday night at the fundraising gala for Sean Penn’s humanitarian relief organization CORE. The embattled leader addressed the dinner event with a pre-recorded video that urged the wealthy and powerful attendees at the Hollywood Palladium event to find ways to support Ukraine. His five-minute plea was intercut with scenes of the detritus of war large and small, from buildings being blown up to a close-up of a battered and bloodied stuffed animal left behind on a road by a fleeing family. “This is our reality,” said a grim-faced… Read Full Article