SMOKING IS OFFICIALLY COOL AGAIN

Sean Penn was up to his bad boy ways today at Cannes.

The actor, who heads the film festival jury, reportedly pulled out a cigarette and puffed on it at a press conference today. Only problem? Laws were enacted in January banning smoking in public enclosed spaces.

After a few drags, he quickly put it out and returned to answering reporters’ questions. But jury member Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian author/director clearly inspired by her peer’s defiance, then asked to much laughter if anyone minded if she smoked “for medical reasons.” She the lit a cigarette, with Mr. Penn and French actress Jeanne Balibar quickly following suit.

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11 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    May-14-2008 @ 6:55 pm

    Well, Iranians and the French certainly do love their smoking. How appropriate.

  2. I'mTalk'n bout you!
    May-14-2008 @ 7:05 pm

    It’s SO weird how he and Robert Deniro favor, and it’s really weirder because they shared the same birthday.

  3. Anonymous
    May-14-2008 @ 7:21 pm

    Is he still cheating and beating his wife or is it now tres chic.

  4. cat
    May-14-2008 @ 7:25 pm

    Smoking is disgusting, and I couldn´t care less that Sean Penn does it. Okay, rant over

  5. Anonymous
    May-14-2008 @ 7:39 pm

    the man is a disgusting human being, yucking it up with dictators while their people go hungry and with a government controlled media and no freedom at all, does anybody see the irony ?

  6. Go kiss Hugo
    May-14-2008 @ 7:42 pm

    Proud to say we have never wasted our hard earned money on that america hater.

  7. Anonymous
    May-14-2008 @ 7:59 pm

    he needs plastic surgery. yuck i don’t wanna look at ugly people in movies. he’s not even that great at acting.

  8. Anonymous
    May-14-2008 @ 8:00 pm

    He’s always been an ugly and violent little man.

  9. audrey
    May-15-2008 @ 10:48 am

    Say what you want about the man’s personal life and his looks, but damn can this man act.

  10. Anonymous
    May-15-2008 @ 1:17 pm

    Liberals are such angry people.

  11. Anonymous
    May-15-2008 @ 2:00 pm

    spicoli sure thinks alot of himself, guess all that peer praise has gone to his thick dumb head.

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