Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Sean Penn Tells Jimmy Kimmel He and Charlize Theron Watch “The Bachelor”

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Sean Penn did an excellent interview last night with Jimmy Kimmel. It may have been scripted, but he did tell Kimmel that he and Charlize Theron, improbably, watch “The Bachelor.” It made for a humorous conversation if nothing else. Penn was very engaging as he promoted “The Gunman,” which so far no reviewer likes. The thriller, coming next Friday, has a zero rating (8 negative reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes. No discussion of Haiti this time. And a veiled reference to Penn and Madonna once going to see a Pee Wee Herman movie with Mike Tyson and Robin Givens back in the good old days. The men dozed, he said, and the women accused them of liking the leading lady too much. (Either Penelope Ann Miller or Valerie Golina.) President Obama preceded Penn on the show, and was very winning.

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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