Bill Clinton and Sean Penn attended a hotel opening in Haiti on Tuesday during a charity trip to the impoverished country as the Hollywood actor remained silent on the row over his xenophobic Oscars remarks. Penn was criticized after remarks he made about Mexican-born Alejandro Inarritu's 'green card' status as he presented the director's Academy Award on Sunday. Penn declined to speak to reporters in Haiti over the furor. The actor attended the opening of a new 175-room, Marriott Hotel in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince along with the former president in what backers and officials hope will spur further economic development in the impoverished country.
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Penn was slammed after joking about Mexican-born Alejandro Inarritu's 'green card' status as he presented the director's Academy Award
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The actor attended the opening of a new Marriott Hotel in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince along with Clinton - but refused to speak to reporters
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As Penn presented the Academy Award for Best Picture, he said of Inarritu: 'Who gave this son of a b**** his green card? Birdman'
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