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| SEAN PENN: IRAQ STANCE COST ME ROLE |
| 2003-02-12 |
| Bad-boy actor Sean Penn says his opposition to a war in Iraq cost him a lucrative movie role - but the film's producer, Steve Bing, calls the claim "extortion." The feud over "Why Men Shouldn't Marry" erupted yesterday amid dueling lawsuits in Los Angeles. Penn accuses Bing of "borrowing a page from the dark era of Hollywood blacklisting" by denying him a promised role in the movie, which Bing wrote and was supposed to direct. But Bing - a multimillionaire who fathered a child with Liz Hurley - says he's the object of "an extraordinary extortion attempt by an irrational and irresponsible actor." He's rich, shagging Liz Hurley, knows a A**hole when he sees one, and isn't afraid to say so. I like him. Bing says Penn is trying to force him to pay $10 million, even though Penn never had a formal contract to do the movie. Penn visited Iraq in December, and has complained that President Bush's wish to disarm Saddam Hussein takes "a simplistic and inflammatory view of good and evil." Maybe Jerry Lewis can get you a role in a French film. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 Sean Penn: hahahaha you sucker! |
| Posted by: RW 2003-02-12 23:07:26 |
| #10 Forget these thespian lightweights. This guy doesn't read anybody's scripts, and has the best possible links' page: http://www.joe4rep.com Help Joe clean up Florida, and the rest of the story. |
| Posted by: Anon 2003-02-12 13:16:02 |
| #9 Snicker! The old saying, "there is no such thing as bad publicity" is only true when you aren't already a house-hold word. Once everyone who is going to like is already aware of you, then bad publicity can't bring you new fans - it only makes you lose ones you already have. It's ok Sean - you're tough. You can get a great job as a laborer or a waiter. Stick to Hollywood though, you'll have a tough time with the tips in middle America. And of course, if things get really bad, there is always France. Oh..this article brightened my day. :-) |
| Posted by: becky 2003-02-12 11:29:21 |
| #8 Why doesn't a large group of Hollywood lefties move to France and help the French film system become first rate. That would really show the Americans wouldn't it. We'd miss Spicoli, Lou Grant and Alec Baldwin of course, but the message is the important thing. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-02-12 11:01:26 |
| #7 How soon before the dreaded spectre of "McCarthyism " rears it's ugly head.....Sean, what did you expect? A victory parade when you got home? Idiot! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-12 10:36:07 |
| #6 Most directory like actors who are COHERENT. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-02-12 10:05:23 |
| #5 Sean, Sean, Sean. It's not publicity that keeps a career afloat -- it's FAVORABLE publicity. Collaboration with the enemy doesn't fall into that category. Maybe you should have had a better agent, but it's probably too late now. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-02-12 10:01:56 |
| #4 I know that these fools doing damage to the security of the nation that I call home (cause) should understand that if I can undermine their financial security by boycotting any and all products they appear in, advertise for, or recommend, I will gladly do so (effect). But then again, would anyone recognize a boycott of Madonna's "Swept Away" as a political statement or just good cinema judgement? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-12 10:00:28 |
| #3 Cause... Effect... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-02-12 09:54:02 |
| #2 Mr. Penn, allow me to introduce you to one of those awful truths of life: Actions, consequences. Actions, consequences. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2003-02-12 09:41:42 |
| #1 Mr. Penn, allow me to introduce you to one of those awful truths of life: Actions, consequences. Actions, consequences. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2/12/2003 9:41:42 AM |