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Sean Penn has praised Matthew Perry’s courage in the way that he spoke out about his addiction in order to help others who are suffering. Appearing on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday (November 22), the Oscar-winning actor explained that while he did not know the late Friends star well, he admired the openness in the way that he handled his struggles. “I can’t claim to have known him well, but I liked him very much,” he said.

“Piers Morgan Uncensored,” the Oscar winner, 63, called the “Friends” actor’s death “tragic” as he praised him for bravely sharing his struggles with the world.“What a talented guy,” Penn said on Wednesday. “I can’t claim to have known him well, but I liked him very much.”The “Milk” actor had battled his own addiction issues in the past and said he admired Perry for openly speaking out about his health woes.“I saw him somewhat recently, and we were both catching a flight out of Los Angeles airport, and I complimented him on what I knew of his book,” Penn explained.

Sean Penn, who starred on two episodes of Friends in 2001, said the late actor Matthew Perry was a “talented guy,” and said he praised him when they last met.

Vice Media Group is beginning a restructuring process that will see the departure of a number of employees.

Will Tizard Contributor The 30th edition of the Camerimage Film Festival, Europe’s top cinematography event, will welcome a host of stellar guests to the Gothic Polish town of Torun, including Adam Driver, Sean Penn and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer. Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.” As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses.

EXCLUSIVE: Gillian Hormel, the American heiress to the Hormel Foods brand, has launched Partners in Kind, with author Shelly Tygielski, the founder of Pandemic of Love. Mary Aloe has been named Head of Feature Films. The intention is to use a $50 million equity fund to develop and invest in film and television projects over the next three years aimed at inspiring tangible acts of kindness and compassion.

Celebration Tour, Madonna turns back time, via video clip — specifically, to the time Cher called the Queen of Pop “mean,” during a 1991 interview.“Yeah, but I’ve called her much worse,” Cher, 77, told The Post during a lengthy interview. Still, the “Believe” singer — who released her first holiday LP, “Christmas,” on Friday — gives Madonna credit for the way that she has expressed herself over her four-decade career.“You know, she’s had her moments babe,” she said.

Gwyneth Paltrow is opening up about her feelings around the “nepo baby” term, which is used for those kids of famous parents. Paltrow is the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and director Bruce Paltrow and says that label is an “ugly moniker.”

Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor EnergaCamerimage, the cinematography-focused film festival set for Torun, Poland, for Nov. 11-18, has announced that high-profile award contenders “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Black Lies” and “All of Us Strangers” will be featured in its main competition. “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the latest pic from director Martin Scorsese, takes audiences on a journey through 1920s Oklahoma to tell a heartbreaking tale of love, greed and betrayal.

Welcome back to Insider. It’s been a heavy few days for the world and the entertainment sector, but Jesse Whittock is here with the most important TV and film news of the past week for you.

a health scare in June that led the Queen of Pop to be hospitalized for several days — it will reportedly feature more than 40 songs encompassing her 40-plus years of getting into the groove. Here are 20 tunes from four decades of dance-floor domination that we hope she gives a twirl.1. “Substitute for Love/Drowned Love”What better way to begin her 40th anniversary concert than by diving into the raw, revealing emotions of the “Ray of Light” opener, on which M famously confessed, “I traded fame for love without a second thought.”2. “Music”Madonna’s last No.

The Masked Singer is back for season 10!

MRC CEO Scott Tenley, alongside founders Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu, are speaking out against the actions taken against Israel by Hamas.

C*A*U*G*H*T, the Sean Penn-starring war satire series, is opting out of next week’s Mipcom Cannes following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Madison Wells Livewill present a private industry reading of “Locker Room Talk,” a new play by Meghan Kennedy. Directed by Jessie Nelson, the reading will feature Sara Bareilles (“Into the Woods”), Sarita Choudhury (“And Just Like That”), Paige Gilbert (“Late Night”), Donna Murphy (“Passion”), Bonnie Milligan (“Kimberly Akimbo”), Gayle Rankin (“GLOW”), Havana Rose Liu (“Bottoms”), Cecily Strong (“SNL”) and Charlotte Surak (“Waitress”). The event will take place on Oct.

Sean Penn, Matthew Fox, and Kick Gurry are heading to Mipcom Cannes to talk about their satirical comedy series C*A*U*G*H*T.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Sean Penn, whose Volodymyr Zelenskyy documentary “Superpower” recently launched on Paramount+, will be on the iconic stage of Cannes’s Grand Auditorium later this month — but it won’t be for a movie. The Oscar winner is set to attend Mipcom, the international TV conference, alongside Matthew Fox (“Lost”) and Kick Gurry (“Edge of Tomorrow”) to discuss their wartime satire series “C*A*U*G*H*T” as part of a Media Mastermind Keynote on Oct. 18.

Sean Penn, director of the new Ukraine war documentary Superpower, does not hold back in an in-depth interview for Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast.  

Robin Williams’ daughter, Zelda Williams, is slamming the use of artificial intelligence to recreate her late dad.“I am not an impartial voice in SAG’s fight against AI,” Zelda, 34, wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday. “I’ve witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad.”She added: “This isn’t theoretical, it is very very real.”“I’ve already heard AI used to get his ‘voice’ to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings,” she went on.

Superpower director Sean Penn isn’t mincing words in his denunciation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Classics is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Daddio, the Christy Hall-directed two-hander starring Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson. The film established itself as a bright spot in its premiere at Telluride and then at Toronto. SPC will get North America, Latin America and territories throughout Europe and Asia.

Chris Rock sought counselling after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.Speaking to People to promote her memoir – which features a foreword written by Rock – Jones said: “That shit was humiliating. It really affected him. People need to understand his daughters, his parents, saw that.

Sean Penn and his girlfriend Olga Korotyayeva are enjoying some quality time with friends.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Leslie Jones told People magazine while promoting her new memoir, “Leslie F*cking Jones,” that her longtime friend Chris Rock went to counseling after Will Smith slapped him at the 2022 Academy Awards. Rock wrote the foreword to Jones’ new book. “That shit was humiliating.

Superpower, Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman’s doc about Ukraine’s fight for freedom, is getting a launch in the war-torn Eastern European country today.

Dakota Johnson is stocking up on some fresh fruits and veggies to kick off her week!

Sean Penn urged the White House to take a more aggressive approach toward arming Ukraine, telling a crowd at a screening of his film Superpower that those who are influencing U.S. policy “need to get out of the pure caution business.”

At this point, we’re almost two years removed from Will Smith‘s infamous on-stage slap of host Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. So why is Sean Penn still talking about it? Well, it’s partially to drum up hype for his upcoming doc about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who wasn’t allowed to speak about Russian’s invasion of his country at the Academy Awards that year.

Will Smith‘s slap at last year’s Oscars.In a recent cover story for Variety, the Oscar-winning actor questioned why his peers stood and applauded Smith’s Best Actor win for Kind Richard, just moments after he walked onto the stage and slapped host Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair.Smith, who is subsequently serving an Oscars ban until 2032, has apologised for his outburst numerous times.“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once.

Sean Penn was truly angered by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.