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Sean Penn urges Biden to send modern fighter jets to Ukraine: 'Blood will be on our hands'

Sean Penn urged the U.S. to provide Ukraine modern fighter jets in its war against Russia. He said the "blood will be on our hands" if the U.S. doesn't "faithfully equip" Ukraine.

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New movies to stream this week: ‘Devil’s Peak’ and more

Our weekly roundup of new movies to watch from home.

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Zelenskyy 'born for this moment,' Sean Penn says at Berlin

Just hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, actor Sean Penn had his first on-camera meeting with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy asks for support for Ukraine at Berlin film fest

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked artists and filmmakers to unequivocally declare their support for his country during a live video address at the opening of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Sean Penn's Ukraine documentary to premiere in Berlin

Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine, “Superpower,” will have its world premier at this year’s Berlin film festival.

Exes Sean Penn, Robin Wright spotted together for first time in nearly 6 years

Exes Sean Penn and Robin Wright were photographed in a rare public outing together at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend. The couple divorced in 2010 and share two children.

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At rehabbed Globes, 'The Fabelmans,' 'Banshees' triumph

The Golden Globes returned to the air Tuesday with a red carpet flush with celebrities and comedian Jerrod Carmichael as a hesitant emcee.

Sean Penn loans Oscar to Zelenskyy until Ukraine wins war

Actor Sean Penn has loaned one of his two Oscars to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and told him: “When you win, bring it back to Malibu.”

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Sean Penn loans Oscar to Zelenskyy until Ukraine wins war

Actor Sean Penn has loaned one of his two Oscars to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and told him: “When you win, bring it back to Malibu.”.

Sean Penn gifts his Oscar to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy "as a symbol of faith" until the end of the war

"When you win, bring it back to Malibu," Penn said to the Ukrainian president. "Because I'll feel much better knowing there's a piece of me here."

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Actor Sean Penn gives his Oscar to Zelenskyy to keep until Ukraine 'wins' war against Russia

Sean Penn, a Hollywood actor and director, gave Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy one of his Oscar awards on Tuesday. Penn has won two Oscars for Best Actor.

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Eileen Ryan, actor and mother of Sean Penn, dies at age 94

Ryan, whose acting career spanned more than six decades, was a few days away from her 95th birthday.

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TV and film actor Eileen Ryan, Sean Penn's mother, dies

Film, TV and Broadway actor Eileen Ryan has died at 94.

Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Sean Penn and Ben Stiller

Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.

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Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Penn, Stiller

Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.

'Monumental moment.' Billy Eichner on remaking the rom-com

In the classic format of an adult, R-rated rom-com, Billy Eichner's coming film “Bros” depicts an uncommonly honest and insightful portrait of life as a single gay man.

Hollywood, soccer stars appeal for more Ukraine donations

Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber and former Ukraine soccer star Andriy Shevchenko have appealed for international donations to Ukraine to continue.

Ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo returning with online, cable shows

Seven months after being fired by CNN, Chris Cuomo is reemerging into the public eye.

Alaska grandma sought after child abandoned in car for days

Alaska State Troopers are searching for the grandmother of a toddler found alone and abandoned for two days in a locked car on a rural Alaska road after the vehicle got stuck.

Ukraine thanks Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other stars for visiting "despite the danger"

Stars such as Liev Schreiber and Sean Penn have also visited Ukraine to show support during the war with Russia.

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Photographer Ron Galella, sued by Jackie Onassis, dead at 91

Celebrity photographer Ron Galella has died at age 91.

Met Gala: Kardashian as Monroe, a gilded Blake Lively

Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday in one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic dresses.

Zelensky makes surprise Grammys appearance to urge support for Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky surprised quite a few Grammys viewers when he made an appearance for a message on Sunday night.

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A moment of silence, and a plea, for Ukraine at Oscars

For 30 seconds, the Oscars went silent for Ukraine.

Sean Penn vows to ‘smelt’ Oscars if Zelensky isn’t invited on awards show

The actor and activist has denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine as “a most horrible mistake for all of humankind.”

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Russia-Ukraine live updates Russia ‘more isolated’ than ever, Biden says, as strikes intensify across Ukraine

Penn’s representatives declined to say why he had traveled to the Polish border or whether he would return to Ukraine. Last week he was seen in Kyiv, including with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Russian troops were intensifying attacks on the capital. He was also seen in Lviv, the western Ukrainian city located close to the Polish border. “Myself & two colleagues walked miles to the Polish border after abandoning our car on the side of the road,” Penn wrote on Twitter. Myself & two colleagues walked miles to the Polish border after abandoning our car on the side of the road.

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Actor Sean Penn wants U.S. to help rescue Ukraine from Russian invasion

On Twitter, Penn called Ukraine "the tip of the spear for the democratic embrace of dreams. If we allow it to fight alone, our soul as America is lost."

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Sean Penn: Putin will be making 'most horrible mistake for all of humankind'

"Milk" actor Sean Penn warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be making the "most horrible mistake for all of humankind" if he does not relent and stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine."Already a brutal mistake of lives taken and hearts broken, and if he doesn't relent, I believe Mr. Putin will have made a most horrible mistake for all of humankind. President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have risen as historic symbols of courage and...

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Actor Sean Penn Is In Ukraine Working On A Documentary

The Oscar winner has been involved in numerous international humanitarian and anti-war efforts over the years.

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Sean Penn is in Ukraine to film a documentary about the Russian invasion

Penn attended a press briefing following Russia's "full-scale invasion" of the country. The office of the Ukrainian president said he is there to document the invasion.

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Sean Penn in Ukraine to continue work on documentary

Filmmaker and actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine to continue work on a documentary about the ongoing Russian assault.

Dale Dickey takes center stage at Sundance in 'A Love Song'

Dale Dickey tends to get “those crusty roles,” as she heard someone once call them.

Rosalia, Lizzo, Cardi B wrap up over the top Miami art week

The over-the-top parties and star-studded shows surrounding Miami’s Art Basel wrapped up this weekend with performances by Rosalia, Lizzo, Cardi B and rocker Lenny Kravitz.

Actor Sean Penn donned a flak jacket and helmet as he met with Ukrainian fighters near the frontlines with Russia

Sean Penn, who has a habit of turning up in dangerous places, arrived in Ukraine amid concerns about a buildup of Russian forces nearby.

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Sean Penn’s wife Leila George files for divorce after 1 year of marriage

The couple tied the knot last year in a “COVID wedding” after dating for four years.

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Sean Penn's wife Leila George files for divorce after 1 year of marriage

Sean Penn's wife has filed for divorce after just one year of marriage.

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'Into the Wild' bus on display during preservation work

An abandoned city bus that people sometimes went on deadly pilgrimages to Alaska’s backcountry to visit can now safely be viewed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks while it undergoes preservation work.

Nonprofit started by Sean Penn aids Georgia vaccine drive

A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia’s drive to inoculate people against the coronavirus.

Howard Stern blasts unvaccinated Americans, casting vaccine mandate as ‘freedom to live’

“When are we going to stop putting up with the idiots in this country and just say it’s mandatory to get vaccinated?” Stern said on his show this week.

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Cleanup begins of Haiti town's earthquake-crumbled homes

At the edge of a pile of rubble Michael Jules plunges an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home.

This time, Sean Penn doesn’t plan to quit acting (even if he’s sick of the movie business)

Sean Penn is 61 now. He won Oscars in 2004 and 2009, and that seemed to inspire him to have an equally outsized impact off-screen. He went to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. One afternoon early last year, Penn was out in front of his house putting a decal on the door of his Toyota Tacoma. The sticker was for CORE, or Community Organized Relief Effort, the nonprofit organization he founded in 2010.

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Sean Penn, with daughter Dylan, directs again in 'Flag Day'

Sean Penn is sort of done with movies.

CORRECTION: Film-Cannes-Sean Penn story

In a story published July 11, 2021, about Sean Penn and the premiere of his latest film, “Flag Day,” The Associated Press erroneously reported the film's release date.

'We need help': Haiti's interim leader requests US troops

Haiti’s interim government says it has asked the U.S. and U.N. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections following President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination.

Cannes reawakens, pins hopes on film festival's return

Cannes is back.

A Cannes (sans kisses) to reawaken our romance with movies

On Tuesday, the Cannes Film Festival will reopen.

Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup of films from big-name auteurs — including Wes Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, Mia Hansen-Løve and Sean Penn — for its 74th edition in July.

Marc Maron says Ambies honor long overdue for 'WTF' podcast

Marc Maron always believed his long-running podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” should have gotten more award recognition over the years.

Vax Live concert raises $302 million, exceeds vaccine goal

The Global Citizen fundraising concert advocating the importance of vaccine equity has pulled in $302 million, exceeding the goal for the organization’s campaign.

Prince Harry, Jennifer Lopez make voices heard at Vax Live

President Joe Biden and Prince Harry were among several big names advocating for vaccine equity at “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World.”.

Harry and Meghan to lead 'Vax Live' fundraising concert

Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries.

Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang

The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground. “I got chills,” Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said. AdOpened in 1984, when Trump was a real estate developer in his pre-politics days, Trump Plaza was for a time the most successful casino in Atlantic City. AdBut things began to sour for Trump Plaza when Donald Trump opened the nearby Trump Taj Mahal in 1990, with crushing debt loads that led the company to pour most of its resources — and cash — into the shiny new hotel and casino. Trump Plaza was the last of four Atlantic City casinos to close in 2014, victims of an oversaturated casino market both in the New Jersey city and in the larger northeast.

Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95

FILE - Actor Hal Holbrook appears during an interview in his New York apartment on Feb. 8, 1973. Holbrook died on Jan. 23 in Beverly Hills, California, his representative, Steve Rohr, told The Associated Press Tuesday. Holbrook died on Jan. 23 in Beverly Hills, California, his representative, Steve Rohr, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Holbrook’s material is uproarious, his ability to hold an audience by acting is brilliant,” said The New York Times. AdWhen he wasn’t portraying Twain, Holbrook showed impressive versatility.

Sean Penn ups fight against COVID-19 with relief expansion

Actor Sean Penn, founder of Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), is interviewed at a CORE coronavirus testing site at Crenshaw Christian Center, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)LOS ANGELES Sean Penn has expanded his fight against the coronavirus beyond his own expectations. The Oscar winners disaster relief organization CORE has gone from providing 6,500 tests in a couple weeks to administering more than 1.3 million within a five-month span. The organization, which started as an international relief group, had initially planned to operate testing sites in Los Angeles for three months. She thought CORE's virus testing would last only three months as a bridge until government-funded programs took over.

Spicoli to the rescue with 'Fast Times' virtual benefit

LOS ANGELES – Spicoli is making a virtual return to Ridgemont High to raise money for a pair of non-profit groups. Sean Penn, a cast member in 1982's “Fast Times at Ridgmont High," will be joined by Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and other stars in a socially distanced reading of the film's script. Penn is handing the role of stoner Jeff Spicoli over to another actor, with details about who's playing what part to be unveiled at next week's event. None of those actors, nor Roberts or Aniston, appeared in the original film. It will be available on Facebook Live and TikTok via CORE’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CoreResponse.

Earl Cameron, pioneering British film actor, dies at 102

Cameron was cast in one of the starring roles in Pool of London, a 1951 crime noir movie that was the first British film to feature an interracial relationship. During the 1950s and 1960s, he supplemented his film work with frequent British TV roles, including two episodes of Doctor Who in 1966. Unless it was specified that this was a part for a Black actor, they would never consider a black actor for the part. I got mostly small parts, and that was extremely frustrating not just for me but for other Black actors. We had a very hard time getting worthwhile roles.In 1972, Cameron got to work alongside another Bahama-born actor who broke barriers for Black film actors.

'Into the Wild' bus removed from Alaska backcountry

In this photo released by the Alaska National Guard, Alaska Army National Guard soldiers use a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to removed an abandoned bus, popularized by the book and movie "Into the Wild," out of its location in the Alaska backcountry Thursday, June 18, 2020, as part of a training mission. Seth LaCount/Alaska National Guard via AP)JUNEAU, Alaska An abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book Into the Wild and movie of the same name, was removed Thursday, state officials said. The Alaska Army National Guard moved the bus as part of a training mission at no cost to the public or additional cost to the state, Feige said. The Alaska National Guard, in a release, said the bus was removed using a heavy-lift helicopter. The long-abandoned Fairbanks city bus became famous by the 1996 book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, and a 2007 Sean Penn-directed movie of the same name.

'Into the Wild' bus removed from Alaska backcountry

In this photo released by the Alaska National Guard, Alaska Army National Guard soldiers use a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to removed an abandoned bus, popularized by the book and movie "Into the Wild," out of its location in the Alaska backcountry Thursday, June 18, 2020, as part of a training mission. Seth LaCount/Alaska National Guard via AP)JUNEAU, Alaska An abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book Into the Wild and movie of the same name, was removed Thursday, state officials said. The Alaska Army National Guard moved the bus as part of a training mission at no cost to the public or additional cost to the state, Feige said. The Alaska National Guard, in a release, said the bus was removed using a heavy-lift helicopter. The long-abandoned Fairbanks city bus became famous by the 1996 book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, and a 2007 Sean Penn-directed movie of the same name.

Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami

In this Dec. 4, 2019 photo, gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin poses next to Maurizio Cattlelan's "Comedian" at the Art Basel exhibition in Miami Beach, Fla. The most talked-about artwork of the week was titled “Comedian” — a spotty banana duct-taped to a wall by artist Maurizio Cattelan. The Paris-based Perrotin gallery raised the price to $150,000 for the third piece, which will be sold to a museum. On Saturday, David Datuna removed the banana from the wall, unpeeled it and took a bite as a large crowd documented it with their phones. The city of Miami Beach commissioned a million-dollar traffic jam by artist Leandro Erlich.

Mexico and U.S. officials were tracking Sean Penn

Peter Vincent, former senior officials and legal advisor to both the Justice Department and Homeland Security, says Sean Penn was an unwitting participant in Chapo’s capture.

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Preview: El Chapo

Officials confirm Mexican authorities knew when and where Sean Penn was going to meet fugitive drug lord El Chapo. Bill Whitaker reports on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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Sean Penn shares his surprise over "El Chapo's" capture

On "60 Minutes," actor Sean Penn shared his motivation for seeking out an interview with the drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. In a part of the conversation that didn't air, Penn talks to Charlie Rose about the fugitive's recent capture.

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Sean Penn hopes to talk to "El Chapo" again

Charlie Rose's interview with actor Sean Penn is gaining global attention. Penn broke his silence about his meeting with Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Penn tells Rose he was not out to glorify Guzman.

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Why did Sean Penn want to meet El Chapo?

In his first interview about his clandestine meeting with drug lord El Chapo, Sean Penn says the aim of his article was to begin a conversation about "the policy of the war on drugs"

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Preview: Sean Penn

The actor speaks to Charlie Rose in his first interview since his controversial, clandestine meeting with the Mexican drug kingpin known as “El Chapo." Watch Rose's report on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT.

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Charlie Rose discusses his interview with Sean Penn

In an exclusive interview on "60 Minutes," Sean Penn opens up about interviewing drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the most wanted men in the world before his recent re-capture. Charlie Rose spoke with Meg Oliver and Elaine Quijano about his conversation with the actor.

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Sean Penn on journalists who criticized "El Chapo" interview

Sean Penn and Rolling Stone are defending his interview with drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as “El Chapo.” They have come under heavy criticism for allowing the cartel leader to review the article before it was published in the magazine. Publisher Jann Wenner is standing by Rolling Stone’s decision to hand “El Chapo” what he called “story approval.” Wenner said it’s a “small price to pay” for the interview. In an interview for this Sunday’s "60 Minutes," Charlie Rose asked Penn about the controversial decision.

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Sean Penn breaks his silence on controversial "El Chapo" meeting

The actor is speaking out about his secret trip to Mexico to meet notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Mexico recaptured the cartel leader a week ago. Penn made headlines the following day when Rolling Stone published his account of visiting the kingpin in hiding last October. In an interview for this Sunday's “60 Minutes,” Penn spoke to “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose in Santa Monica to talk about his seven hours with Guzman.

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Actress breaks silence on El Chapo meeting with Sean Penn

Kate del Castillo, the actress who set up Sean Penn's interview with Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, says people are lying about the case. Newly released text messages from Guzman's phone shows how much he wanted to meet Castillo, yet had no idea who Penn was. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

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Is Sean Penn in legal trouble over El Chapo interview?

CBS news legal analyst Rikki Kliemanv considers if Sean Penn may face any legal issues from the U.S. or Mexican governments following his meeting with drug lord El Chapo.

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Exclusive: Sneak peek of Sean Penn doc, "The Human Experiment"

Sean Penn is the producer and narrator of a new documentary that calls into question untested chemicals in our household products and the potential health risks.

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