Sean Penn ‘thrilled every day’ to be single: I’ll never ‘have my heart broken by romance again’

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Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Should things go the way they seem to be going, the events of Thursday night may go down as the greatest unforced error in presidential electoral politics since Richard Nixon, fatigued and unshaven, went on-camera against John F. Kennedy in 1960. Joe Biden ran up against two sets of limitations in the June 27 CNN-hosted debate.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Christy Hall was a playwright living in New York City — which means she had several side jobs, including walking dogs and bartending. “There’s a great quote saying, ‘you can make a killing in theater, but you can’t make a living,’” she notes. She had always dreamed of working in film and television, but it never felt completely realistic to her.Today, Hall is the writer-director of “Daddio,” an acclaimed two-hander starring Sean Penn as a taxi driver named Clark and Dakota Johnson as his passenger, known only as Girlie.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Could Sean Penn make “Milk” today? It’s a question the actor answered himself, in a recent profile by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. “It could not happen in a time like this,” he said, of his performance as the slain gay politician.

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Sean Penn is giving his take on straight actors playing roles of gay men, saying in a recent interview that he would not play Harvey Milk today.

Sean Penn is reflecting on his career.

For many people, the high water mark for Sean Penn’s career is his role as Harvey Milk in the acclaimed drama, “Milk.” That film earned Penn his second Oscar and the film went on to earn eight total Academy Award nominations. But when you fast forward 16 years and look back at the choice to make the film with Penn in the lead role of a gay activist and trailblazing politician, there is a bit of a pause.

Sean Penn has recently addressed past rumours that he was physically abusive to his ex-wife Madonna during their marriage.The couple were married from 1985 to 1989, and in 1987 allegations came out that the actor had been violent toward his wife, which she has since denied.Speaking with The New York Times, the Mystic River actor opened up about the false allegations, sharing that at one point he had a SWAT team enter his home, after Madonna had allegedly told police about guns in the house.“I said: ‘I’m not coming out. I’m going to finish my breakfast.’ The next thing I knew, windows were being broken all around the house and they came in,” he shared.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sean Penn recently said in an interview with The New York Times that 2008’s “Milk” was “the last time I had a good time” on a film set, adding: “I went 15 years miserable on sets.” While Penn earned critical acclaim and his second Oscar for best actor thanks to his portrayal of the openly gay politician Harvey Milk, he told The Times he could not star in the film today as straight actors playing queer characters has become too hotly debated in Hollywood. “No.

Ashley Tisdale is soaking up the sun’s rays and looking radiant during a day at the beach on Sunday (June 23) in Malibu, Calif.

New York Times that he never physically assaulted the “Vogue” singer, 65, when they were married from 1985 to 1989.Penn recalled the time that his home was raided by the SWAT team after Madonna called the police because she was concerned about guns in the house.“I said: ‘I’m not coming out. I’m going to finish my breakfast,’ ” Penn said in the interview published Saturday.

Sean Penn addressed a horrible rumor about his relationship with Madonna

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent A raft of high-concept unscripted formats from the likes of Yes Yes Media, Keshet International and Fulwell 73 were informally presented this week at the first edition of the International Creative Alliance Days hosted by Satisfaction Group, the Paris-based outfit founded by entrepreneur and famed TV host Arthur Essebag. The two-day event brought together creatives and industry players who are either part of Satisfaction or doing business with the company, notably acquisition executives from M6, France Televisions and Amazon Prime Video, among others.

ABBA may never make another public appearance together ever again, says Bjorn Ulvaeus.Earlier this month, the Swedish pop icons gather together for a rare public appearance, where they were honoured with the Royal Vasa Order, a Swedish knighthood. In a new chat on the Rosebud With Gyles Brandreth podcast, Ulvaeus revealed that it may have been their last.Speaking on the honour, Ulvaeus revealed that he and his bandmates had quietly realised it might have been “the last occasion” that all four members would be out and about together.

“I don’t even know what I’m in line for, but I saw all these people,” says a woman in the queue for a new Manchester city centre cafe that’s attracted huge crowds since opening its doors on Piccadilly Gardens last weekend.

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star appeared on to discuss her new film while dressed in a gorgeous black midi dress with a delicate floral shoulder illusion. The $3900 look's unique gold straps feature a dainty white flower floating about an inch above a green and gold leaf.

After all Billy Ray Cyrus’ revelations about Firerose, he’s a happy single man.

Coleen, 38, has been the Queen of the WAGs since she was thrown into the spotlight after meeting her Manchester United husband Wayne Rooney, 38, when she was just 16 years old.The couple tied the knot in 2008 and have four children together, Kai, Klay, Kit, and Cass. But it hasn’t been easy for the famous pair who have been forced to put on a united front and work through some rather turbulent times, from cheating claims to sex workers, with their life so heavily in the public eye.