Penns Call Off the Divorce

Actor not pleased with critics of his Haiti relief efforts

(NEWSER) - Don’t get on Sean Penn’s bad side, or he might wish a very unpleasant death upon you. The actor responded to detractors who say his relief work in Haiti is just his attempt to take attention away from his divorce with the usual grace, the New York Daily News reports. “Do I hope that those people die screaming of rectal cancer? Yeah,” says Penn in an interview airing on CBS this weekend. “But I'm not going to spend a lot of energy on it.” More»

Pair split after 24 years together

(NEWSER) - Karl Rove and his wife, Darby, are officially parting ways, reports Politico : the couple “were granted a divorce last week” in Texas, said spokeswoman Dana Perino. Married since 1986, they “came to the decision mutually and amicably, and they maintain a close relationship and a strong friendship,” Perino notes. The pair spent Christmas “together with their son, and they plan to spend time together in the future,” says a friend. More»

Model Jessica White replaces soon-to-be-ex Robin Wright Penn

(NEWSER) - Sean Penn wasted no time finding a new galpal in the wake of his split from Robin Wright Penn—and she’s just half his age and a swimsuit model to boot. The actor, 49, has been spotted around New York City with Jessica White, 25, and “they are pretty serious,” a source tells People. Another source spotted the pair, who met last month at a birthday party at Kid Rock's house, “lounging around. He seemed really into her.” More»

(NEWSER) - There’s been a third divorce filing between Robin Wright Penn and hubby Sean Penn, Access Hollywood reports. The Penns have been on the outs, on and off, for years, but this time could be official. The fairer Penn claims “irreconcilable differences,” though the couple agrees to share custody of their 16-year-old son and she seeks no palimony. More»

(NEWSER) - This is getting hard to keep straight. Sean Penn and wife Robin Wright Penn appear to be reconciling. Again. The actor filed a court request in Marin County, California, to dismiss his legal separation case, reports People. The two began divorce proceedings in 2007 after 11 years of marriage, only to halt them 4 months later. All seemed well until Sean filed for a separation last month. More»