Sean Penn

SEAN PENN HAS HIS OWN EVE CARRINGTON: IT’S BEN FOSTER

Ben Foster (the crazy killer in “3:10 to Yuma”) nervously paced outside, as the movie destined to make him a major player was screened in Beverly Hills. “The Messenger” is a very intense and exceedingly well done film about the military guys who have the difficult job of notifying families when a soldier is killed. Ben’s performance immediately brought to mind the fact that if Sean Penn were twenty-five years younger, he would have had the part. It was just his kind of role – a cocky character with hidden sensitivity. One can’t help but compare the two actors. Ironically, or maybe not, Sean showed up for the screening.

WHILE ROBIN WRIGHT PENN WAS BEING HONORED, SEAN PENN WAS CAROUSING WITH A SWIMSUIT MODEL

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.

ROBIN AND SEAN PENN’S LAST CONVERSATION

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 MADE A HASTY DEPARTURE

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 IS UP TO SOMETHING IN BRENTWOOD

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?

ROBIN WRIGHT PENN DOESN’T NEED THAT LAST NAME

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.

SEAN PENN GETS INTO CHARACTER

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Photo Credit: Splash News

Sean Penn has acquired grey hair and a tummy for his role as the husband of Naomi Watts’ character in “Fair Game.” (This has nothing to do with the disastrous Cindy Crawford movie of the same name) Actually Naomi is the star – she plays Valerie Plame, the CIA agent whose status was revealed by the Bush government after her husband wrote an unfavorable article about the administration in the New York Times. The revelation put her in great jeopardy, and this movie is based on the book she wrote.

THE ADVOCATE DOESN’T LIKE SEAN PENN’S DICTATOR FRIENDS

Sean Penn (above with Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez) has been enjoying popularity with the gay press because of his sensitive movie “Milk” in which he plays gay activist Harvey Milk. But the biggest gay publication of all – The Advocate – has come out AGAINST Sean now! They can’t reconcile the fact that Sean openly admires Hugo Chavez and Raul Castro – dictators noted for persecution of gays (and others.) Fidel and Raul Castro put gays in concentration camps! The advocate points out that Sean Penn’s idea of political heroes completely conflicts with the free-speech message of his movie “Milk.” Good observation.

WOULD YOU TAKE ADVICE FROM SEAN PENN?

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Last week the Screen Actors Guild sent out ballots to members asking them to vote for or against an actor’s strike. Days later every member got a phone call with a recorded message from -of all people- Sean Penn encouraging members to vote in favor of the strike, no matter what their current economic situation. The call was enough to make this guild member seize her ballot, vote for NO strike, and mail it immediately. Maybe he’s not the right person to be attempting to sway votes.