Smoke billows during ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Golden Globe win... Male actor brazenly smokes inside venue

[Financial News] Hollywood actor Sean Penn is at the center of controversy after eyewitness accounts emerged that he smoked inside the venue during the Golden Globe Awards.
According to the British daily newspaper Daily Mail on the 12th (local time), Sean Penn was seen smoking while seated in the audience during the 83rd Golden Globe Awards held on the 11th in Los Angeles (LA), United States.
A photo of Sean Penn taking a deep drag on a cigarette inside the venue was taken by a reporter from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and shared on X (formerly Twitter). Next to him, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Hudson were seen chatting.
One insider said, “While many attendees were looking for the designated smoking area outside the theater, Sean Penn simply lit a cigarette right at his table inside the theater.”
Local social media users reacted by asking, “Was the smoke visible on screen when ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ won an award actually from Sean Penn’s cigarette?” and criticizing, “There’s no way this is legal,” “Who smokes inside an awards venue?” “It’s Hollywood—are we really that surprised?” and “He seems to think laws and rules don’t apply to him.”
Sean Penn is known as a heavy smoker even by Hollywood standards. He smoked indoors during a 2018 appearance on The Stephen Colbert Show, and he drew attention last year for chain-smoking throughout a press conference at the Marrakech International Film Festival.
Born in 1960, Sean Penn was one of the defining young stars of Hollywood in the 1980s and is also widely known as the ex-husband of pop star Madonna.
He has earned widespread acclaim for showcasing a broad acting range in films such as “I Am Sam,” “Dead Man Walking,” “Milk,” and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” He was also recognized for his directorial abilities with the film “Into the Wild.”
The film “One Battle After Another,” starring Sean Penn, won Best Picture in the Musical or Comedy Motion Picture Category at this year’s Golden Globe Awards.
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