Sean Penn continues his lifelong career in public jackassery........

[Bennyboy]

Sean Penn, who has a long and violent relationship with photographers, was caught giving a verbal beat-down to a fan who tried to snap a photo of the actor while he relaxed at the Lobby Bar in San Francisco’s St. Regis Hotel Tuesday night.

TMZ, which posted the video, said bar patrons told the website that the fan used his flash from afar, which caught Penn’s attention. The website said bar-goers saw Penn chase the man, slam his phone to the ground and scream, “Do we look like f—ing zoo animals?”

“Get the f— out of here,” Penn says on the video. “I’ll make ya eat the phone.” Then, with a pointed finger toward the door, Penn again screams, “Get out of here.”

http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2013/11/20/sean-penn-to-s-f-fan-ill-make-ya-eat-tha-phone/

[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. Yeah, what a TOOL! Link enclosed

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2012/0423/Actor-activist-Sean-Penn-says-he-s-in-Haiti-for-the-long-haul

[sufrommich]

5. That doesn't mean he can't be abusive

on a personal level.

[Ranchemp.]

7. He can't legally destroy someone elses privat property,

or order them to leave a private business that he doesn't own.
One of these days, he's going to bite off more than he can chew.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

13. When I see politically outspoken actors like Sean Penn and Alec Baldwin who

Don't take people's shit...I see they are constantly targeted. They are ALWAYS being hounded by paparazzi and the like, and they don't want to submit to the often abusive invasion of their personal space by these people.

This incident gets broadcast, but there are probably 100 others where he had to bite his tongue or turn away, etc.

[leftynyc]

22. They lose whatever sympathy I

may have for their poor-pitiful-us-for-being-famous routine when they start throwing out words like faggot as an insult.

[KamaAina]

25. As far as I know, Penn did not do that

that was Baldwin.

[sharp_stick]

2. Pretty good odds

that the "fan" was some TMZ asshole pretending to be a fan.

As soon as you see "TMZ, which posted the video" you're radar should go up. That armpit of a site/station will go to any length to prove just how big assholes can physically become.

[Ranchemp.]

3. Even if it was,

that doesn't give Sean the right to chase someone down and destroy private property.

One of these days, he's going to take on the wrong person and receive a well deserved ass kicking.

[PeaceNikki]

9. DU cheered wildly when a RW blogger did it to a woman in a theater.

[Ranchemp.]

12. I wasn't here at the time

but I would have condemned it just as much.

[sharp_stick]

14. Well no he shouldn't

but TMZ will goad and prod a target better than anyone not employed as a producer for Bill O'Reilly.

They will take hours to set up the perfect shot, and then be right there for the moment the guy finally snaps to take the video that will be carefully edited for presentation. Unless someone else, not associated with TMZ comes up with something I'll always take it with a grain of salt.

Sean Penn has always been a volatile prima donna, I imagine it would be pretty easy to set him off. I'm also surprised nobody has kicked the shit out of him. Maybe the crazy wacko act he uses when he smashes someones camera has them wondering just how nuts he is before they can properly react.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

15. Oh you again. Still bitter about his trip to Iraq?

[Ranchemp.]

16. No idea what your talking about.

If he went to Iraq, then I commend him, but that doesn't excuse his sometimes violent behavior.

[eissa]

4. What are the chances someone from TMZ just happened

to be lurking to capture this on video?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

17. It's like O'Keefe tactics.

[sufrommich]

18. I doubt that the film originated with TMZ,

odds are someone sold it to them.

[PeaceNikki]

6. ERHMAGERD! Lifelong jackassery

or not...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Penn#Political_and_social_causes

Political and social causes

Penn has been active in supporting several political and social causes. On June 10, 2005, Penn made a visit to Iran. Acting as a journalist on an assignment for the San Francisco Chronicle, he attended a Friday prayer at Tehran University.[23] On January 7, 2006, Penn was a special guest at the Progressive Democrats of America, where he was joined by author and media critic Norman Solomon, Democratic congressional candidate Charles Brown, and activist Cindy Sheehan. The "Out of Iraq Forum", which took place in Sacramento, California, was organized to promote the anti-war movement calling for an end to the War in Iraq. In August 2008, Penn made an appearance at one of Ralph Nader's "Open the Debates" Super Rallies. He protested the political exclusion of Nader and other third parties.[24] In October 2008, Penn traveled to Cuba, where he met with and interviewed President Raúl Castro.[25] In February 2012, he stood beside Hugo Chávez while Venezuela supported the Syrian government during the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising.[26]

Criticism of President Bush
Penn at an anti-war rally in Washington, D.C., January 27, 2007
On October 18, 2002, Penn placed a US$56,000 advertisement in the Washington Post asking then President George W. Bush to end a cycle of violence. It was written as an open letter and referred to the planned attack on Iraq and the War on Terror.[27] In the letter, Penn also criticized the Bush administration for its "deconstruction of civil liberties" and its "simplistic and inflammatory view of good and evil."[28] Penn visited Iraq briefly in December 2002.[27] This advertisement was cited as a primary reason for the development of his relationship with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. In one of his televised speeches, Chávez used and read aloud an open letter Penn wrote to Bush.[29] The letter condemned the Iraq War, called for Bush to be impeached, and also called Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "villainously and criminally obscene people.".[30] In August 2007, Penn met with Chávez in Caracas for two hours, after which Chávez praised him for urging Americans to impeach Bush. Penn also visited a new film studio on the outskirts of Caracas, though he did not speak publicly.[30]
On April 19, 2007, Penn appeared on The Colbert Report and had a "Meta-Free-Phor-All" versus Stephen Colbert that was judged by Robert Pinsky. This stemmed from some of Penn's criticisms of Bush. His exact quote was "We cower as you point your fingers telling us to support our troops. You and the smarmy pundits in your pocket– those who bathe in the moisture of your soiled and blood-soaked underwear– can take that noise and shove it."[31][32] He won the contest with 10,000,000 points to Colbert's 1.[33] On December 7, 2007, Penn said he supported Ohio Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich for U.S. President in 2008, and criticized Bush's handling of the Iraq war. Penn questioned whether Bush's twin daughters supported the war in Iraq.[34]

Hurricane Katrina
In September 2005, Penn traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. He was physically involved in rescuing people,[35] although there was criticism that his involvement was a PR stunt as he hired a photographer to come along with his entourage.[36] Penn denied such accusation in an article he wrote for The Huffington Post.[37] Director Spike Lee interviewed Penn for his documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, about Hurricane Katrina.
Support for same-sex marriage


Filming Milk, 2008
On February 22, 2009, Penn received the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Milk. In his acceptance speech, Penn said " ... I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone!"[38]

2010 Haiti earthquake: Manager of Relief Organization and Tent Camp
After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Sean Penn co-founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization and has been running a 55,000 person tent camp.[39] Due to his visibility as an on-the-ground advocate for rescue and aid efforts in the aftermath, Penn was designated by president Michel Martelly as Ambassador-at-Large for Haiti, the first time that a non-Haitian citizen has been designated as such in the country's history. Penn received the designation on January 31, 2012.[40]

Pakistan
Penn gained significant attention in the Pakistan media when he visited Karachi and Badin in 2012. On 23 March 2012, he visited flood-stricken villages of Karim Bux Jamali, Dargah Shah Gurio and Peero Lashari in Badin District. He was accompanied by US Consul General Willian J. Martin and distributed blankets, quilts, kitchen items and other goods amongst flood survivors.[41][42] On 24 March 2012, Penn also visited Bilquis Edhi Female Child Home and met Pakistan’s iconic humanitarian worker Abdul Sattar Edhi and his wife, Bilquis Edhi. He also laid floral wreaths and paid respect at the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi.[43][44]

[sufrommich]

10. Many people are capable of doing good things

in public and doing bad things in private. Penn has an explosive temper,ask Madonna.

[PeaceNikki]

11. no doubt, i just think the title of op is hyperbolic.

[Bennyboy]

20. Dick Cheney gives MILLIONS to charity every year...

Don't make him any less of an asshole.................

[rudolph the red]

8. "Do we look like f—ing zoo animals?"

I don't know why but that cracked me up.

[FSogol]

19. Since the dawn of time, Zoo Animals have sat patiently in their cages while we humans...

Sean Penn must be channeling Chris Elliot

[whatchamacallit]

21. TFail n/t

[pacalo]

23. Sean Penn has worked tirelessly for the common good. He's more than ok in my book.

[TeeYiYi]

28. +1 ..nt

TYY

[Douglas Carpenter]

24. Sean Penn is one of the luckiest people to have ever lived on this earth

The rich and the famous enjoy such incredible privilege and favoritism in a world that is so difficult and abrasive for almost everyone else. - The very rich and the very famous - all the more so. I don't see how they can possibly ever feel mistreated. I like Sean Penn and I appreciate his activism. But a few annoying but adoring fans is a small tax to pay for fame and fortune. They are among the luckiest people who have ever lived.

[lostincalifornia]

26. Penn can be sued for assault and damages /nt

[MindMover]

27. Awww, those golden moments when the 1% cannot keep there own shit together ....

[spanone]

29. tmz ....hate 'em