While Robin Wright Penn was being honored at the Deauville Film Festival for her new drama “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” (about a woman with a cheating husband) her estranged husband Sean Penn was angrily avoiding photographers in New York. He and his dinner date, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Jessica White, ran in separate directions when they saw paparazzi outside the restaurant.
We didn’t realize it when we posted this photo of Sean Penn and his wife Robin Wright Penn having an uncomfortable looking discussion last month, but their marriage was already in the dumpster again. The troubled couple has filed for divorces and separations in the past and always ended up reconciling. This time, Robin says it’s really OVER. She filed. Sean doesn’t look particularly happy about it, but he quickly resumed his night time socializing.
Sean Penn startled paparazzi when he burst out the back door of Nobu to try and make a run to his car without being photographed. (Watch that elbow!) As much as he seems to despise photographers, we were surprised when he HIRED one to go along and shoot him while he helped rescue people during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Sometimes these guys come in handy, don’t they? We get the feeling that Sean hates to photographed because he doesn’t want his wife Robin to know where he’s going.
Sean Penn spends a lot of time in Brentwood for someone whose family lives in Northern California. The last we heard, he and his long suffering wife Robin Wright were reconciling, but it might work out better if they arrange to live in the same town. In the photo above, he was snapped visiting a female friend in Brentwood and as usual, he doesn’t look happy about it.
UPDATE: This woman has been identified as Robin and they both look miserable, don’t they?
We’re definitely “Team Wright” when it comes to the Robin Wright and Sean Penn divorce. It’s nice to see Robin in Cannes looking beautiful in a white suit – she’s there because she’s one of the jury of 10 judging the movies. Since her estranged husband Sean Penn RARELY accompanied his wife on the red carpet for HER special events, she probably doesn’t even miss him here.
We can’t say that we’re surprised that Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are divorcing. As we pointed out weeks ago, Robin showed up to support Sean at the premier of his movie Into The Wild but Sean did NOT accompany her to the premier of her film Beowulf. Years ago, when angry Sean moved his family to Northern California it did nothing to help his beautiful wife’s career, but of course, he was free to be wherever he needed to be for HIS career. Sean Penn seems like a guy who forgets to be grateful for all he’s got. Incidentally, Sean’s bad behavior is described in detail in a recent Whodunit on this site and many readers guessed his identity.
We’ve always been fascinated by Sean Penn’s marriage to Robin Wright Penn. Despite being an accomplished actor, Sean still seems to be an angry and ungrateful person. Not to mention a know-it-all. Lovely Robin (who sometimes reminds us of Grace Kelly) seems like a beautiful prize that Sean is VERY lucky to have gotten, and their marriage has lasted 11 years. We can only IMAGINE what Robin goes through. Recently Robin was at Sean’s side on the red carpet at the premier of his directorial effort Into the Wild. Sean ignored the cameras and when Robin paused to smile for photos, he yanked her inside the theater. Weeks later, Robin walked the red carpet alone (where ‘s the supportive husband?) at the premier of HER film Beowulf and she happily smiled and posed for the press. A photographer said “You’re SO much nicer when you leave that husband at home!” Robin couldn’t help but laugh.