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Sean Penn's New Gal: Florence Welch?

Actor seen flirting with Florence and the Machine singer

(Newser) - Sean Penn's latest romantic interest—or, as the Daily Mail puts it, his "latest younger woman"—appears to be singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine. They met at an LA charity event two weeks ago and sparks instantly flew, sources say. "Sean was flirting...

Sean Penn, Brits Bicker Over Falklands

Actor slams 'ludicrous colonialist ideology'

(Newser) - Sean Penn has waded into the latest dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands , much to the annoyance of British lawmakers. After meeting with Argentina's president, the actor and Haitian ambassador-at-large urged the UK to join UN-sponsored talks over the islands' future, warning that "the world...

Sean Penn: Celebrity Is Obscene Disease

Turning away from stardom 'common sense,' says actor

(Newser) - Bad boy Sean Penn is at it again. The eternally angry actor is blasting celebrity as an "obscene disease." "I don't think it's an overstatement to say that it's an obscene disease of celebrity that's taken over far too much of the life...

Haiti's New Ambassador: Sean Penn

Actor will serve as nation's ambassador at large

(Newser) - "Diplomacy" doesn't even make the list of the top million things associated with Sean Penn, but Haiti has gone ahead and named the actor its ambassador at large anyway. Penn, who has long labored for Haitian relief in the wake of the devastating 2010 earthquake, was offered the...

Scarlett 'Pissed' About Ryan's New Blonde

Source says she's fuming over Blake Lively romance

(Newser) - Apparently all it took for Scarlett Johansson to start regretting her divorce was for ex-hubby Ryan Reynolds to start dating another blonde bombshell. ScarJo "is pissed that he's not under her spell anymore," and equally unhappy that he has started dating Blake Lively , a source tells Us...

Movie Starring Pitt, Penn Booed at Cannes

Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life' divides audience

(Newser) - Terrence Malick's much buzzed-about film, The Tree of Life, was screened for critics and reporters at Cannes today to prolonged boos from certain members of the audience. But others countered with enthusiastic applause for the film, which stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn and is only the fifth film...

Cannes Film Festival: 10 of the Buzziest Movies
 10 Buzziest Cannes Films 
May 9, 2011 10:49 AM CDT

10 Buzziest Cannes Films

The latest from Woody Allen, Gus Van Sant, Pedro Almodóvar, and more

(Newser) - Cannes kicks off on Wednesday, and the Daily Beast rounds up 10 of the most buzzed-about movies featured at the 64th annual film festival:
  • The Tree of Life: From filmmaker Terrence Malick, the story of a Texas boy (played in adulthood by Sean Penn) torn between the worldviews of his
...

12 Famous May-December Couples

ScarJo, Sean certainly not the first

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson's PDA-heavy romance with 24-years-older Sean Penn is making headlines, but it's far from the first May-December romance in Hollywood history. The Daily Beast rounds up 11 more:
  • Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart: Flockhart, 22 years younger than Ford, says she sometimes forgets their age difference: "
...

Scarlett, Penn Can't Keep Hands Off Each Other

They reportedly go PDA crazy at correspondents dinner

(Newser) - The May-November romance of sexy celebs Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn is heating up. The two reportedly engaged in a slightly disconcerting super-hot make-out session smack dab in the middle of the White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend. Scarlett, 26, couldn't keep her paws off 50-year-old Sean, even...

Sean Penn to Sheen: C'mon Down to Haiti

Actor thinks Sheen could help Haiti, Haiti could help Sheen

(Newser) - Sean Penn knows a thing or two about being crazy, and thinks earthquake-ravaged Haiti's just the place for old pal and certified crazyperson Charlie Sheen. Penn says he'd like to "show my old friend the world of needs on the ground in Haiti," reports the AP, and thinks...

Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn Spotted in Mexico Together
 ScarJo, Penn Skip Off to Cabo 
Mar 3, 2011 8:43 AM CST

ScarJo, Penn Skip Off to Cabo

They say they're not dating, but ran off to Mexico together

(Newser) - Despite insisting last month that they're just friends, Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn continue to set tongues wagging that there may be just a little bit more going on. Tuesday morning, they took a private jet to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where they were seen having lobster and margaritas, People...

Sean Penn: I'll Be in Haiti 'the Rest of My Life'

Plus, actor grouses about costly divorce

(Newser) - How long will Sean Penn’s work in Haiti go on? Forever, he tells the Hollywood Reporter . “There’s no end point,” he says. “This is where I’ll be when I’m not working, for the rest of my life.” Penn was there on Christmas...

Sean Penn's Galpal Charged After Catfight

 Sean Penn's 
 Galpal Charged 
 After Catfight 
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Oct 26, 2010 8:32 AM CDT

Sean Penn's Galpal Charged After Catfight

Model Jessica White charged with misdemeanor assault

(Newser) - Remember how Sean Penn roughed up a photographer and was sentenced to anger management ? Well, sounds like he and his new lady friend are made for each other: Model Jessica White was arrested Saturday after allegedly yanking another woman’s hair and hitting her in the face in a...

Wyclef Jean: Sean Penn Too 'Coked Up' to See Me in Haiti

Singer slams back after Penn diss over Haitian prez plans

(Newser) - An angry Wyclef Jean is blasting back at Sean Penn for dissing his plans to run for Haiti's presidency, saying the outspoken actor likely didn't notice his activism in the island nation because maybe "he was too busy sniffing cocaine." Penn slammed the hip-hopper's presidential aspirations by telling...

Celebrity Takedown: Penn, Wyclef Spar Over Haiti

 Penn, Wyclef 
 Spar Over Haiti 
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Aug 9, 2010 2:30 AM CDT

Penn, Wyclef Spar Over Haiti

Stars trading blows

(Newser) - Which celebrity can call "dibs" on being the most concerned about Haiti? Sean Penn is not impressed by Wyclef Jean's presidential plans because he's heard nothing of Wyclef's involvement in the nation for the entire six months the actor has been working for the people there, notes Gawker . "...

Ex-Fugee Pras: I Won't Back Wyclef
 Ex-Fugee Pras: 
 I Won't Back Wyclef 
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Aug 6, 2010 8:29 AM CDT

Ex-Fugee Pras: I Won't Back Wyclef

Brooklyn Haitians skeptical of Jean's presidential bid

(Newser) - Wyclef Jean says he’s counting on New York’s plethora of Haitian expats to carry him to victory in his presidential bid. “Wyclef Jean needs to be 3 million strong,” Jean said recently. But there’s one New York Haitian he hasn’t won over: Ex-Fugees bandmate...

Penn: Robin Is 'a Ghost to Me'
 Penn: Robin Is 'a Ghost to Me' 
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Jun 3, 2010 10:52 AM CDT

Penn: Robin Is 'a Ghost to Me'

Actor opens up about his work in Haiti

(Newser) - For the past five months—with only brief breaks for fundraising, testifying on Capitol Hill, and of course attending the Oscars—Sean Penn has lived in a tent camp in Haiti. Douglas Brinkley, who volunteered with Penn in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, talks to him about his experience for...

Sean Penn Must Get Anger Management

He cops a plea after roughing up a photographer

(Newser) - Sean Penn will undergo 36 hours of anger management and then live in peace and harmony with the paparazzi. That's the plan, anyway, after he copped a plea for roughing up a photographer last year, reports People . He also gets 3 years of probation and 300 hours of community service,...

Haiti Still Full of Celebrities
 Haiti Still Full of Celebrities 
May 3, 2010 10:20 AM CDT

Haiti Still Full of Celebrities

Stars bring attention, money to island

(Newser) - If you'd like to spot a celebrity, forget Hollywood: Head to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Though the media spotlight isn't focused there anymore, celebrities are still flocking to the country in droves. If you stopped by one school bus-turned-classroom on Saturday, for example, you could have seen Michelle Obama and Ben Stiller...

Photog Sues Sean Penn Over Alleged Death Threat

Paparazzo claims actor broke his camera, menaced him

(Newser) - Sean Penn is already facing criminal charges in the wake of a run-in with a photographer in October, and the actor is now the defendant in a civil case about the incident as well. Jordan Dawes alleges that the volatile actor kicked him and broke his camera, then said, "...

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