Sean Penn, 63, vows to remain ‘free’ even during a relationship so he’ll never have his ‘heart broken by romance again’

Sean Penn has vowed to stay ‘free’ even when he will get right into a relationship in order that he’ll by no means have his ‘coronary heart damaged by romance once more.’

‘I am simply free. If I will be in a relationship, I am nonetheless going to be free, or I am not going to be in it,’ the thrice-divorced 63-year-old declared to the New York Times final Saturday.

‘I am not going to be hurting. I do not sense I am going to have my coronary heart damaged by romance once more.’

Sean confused that ‘relationships do not should be dramatic or draining’ and he avoids ‘pointless drama and visits from “the trauma gods.”‘

Up to now, Penn lamented that ‘the very first thing I see within the morning are eyes questioning what I will do to make them blissful that day. Not often reciprocated.’

The 2-time Oscar winner – who hasn’t been pictured with girlfriend Olga Korotyayeva since October – was final noticed canoodling with Peruvian-Australian 39-year-old actress, Nathalie Kelley, in Miami final December.

Sean dated his third spouse – Australian actress Leila George – for 4 years earlier than formally ending their 15-month marriage in 2022.

The chances had been stacked in opposition to the Might-December couple contemplating Penn is about the identical age because the 32-year-old nepo-baby’s well-known father, Emmy nominee Vincent D’Onofrio.

‘On one among my marriages, the background noise of life was a [Real] Housewives of Beverly Hills or one other factor known as Love Island,’ groaned the Malibu native, hinting it was Leila.

‘Not even being within the room — I am not saying this to be cute — I used to be dying. I felt my coronary heart, my mind shrinking. It was an assault.’

However again in 2015, Sean revealed he beloved watching ABC’s The Bachelor with then girlfriend, Charlize Theron.

‘I do not actually need to hear the conversations. I need to know the selections. Is he gonna determine on this one or this one?’ Penn defined on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

‘And I wanna see someone cry, after which see someone get ecstatic after which see them cry.’

The Asphalt Metropolis producer-star famously break up from his second spouse – eight-time Emmy nominee Robin Wright – 4 instances throughout their 21-year relationship – in 1995, 2007, and twice in 2009 – earlier than lastly ending their 13-year marriage in 2010.

Sean and his 58-year-old Crossing Guard main woman are proud dad and mom of 33-year-old daughter Dylan Frances Penn and 30-year-old son Hopper Jack Penn, however this was some extent of rivalry throughout the divorce.

Against this, Penn stays amicable together with his first spouse – seven-time Grammy-winning pop diva Madonna – whom he divorced in 1989 after three years of marriage.

‘It seems it is rather a lot faster to restore a friendship after divorce if there are usually not youngsters concerned,’ the CORE co-founder famous.

‘It took Robin and I fairly some time. There was quite a lot of drama. Far more essential to restore it if there are children concerned, however no straightforward swing, proper?’

Sean has additionally reportedly romanced Elizabeth McGovern, Susan Sarandon, Brigitte Nielsen, Emily Lloyd, Jewel, Petra Němcová, Jessica White, Scarlett Johansson, and Shannon Costello.

Penn has been arduous at work selling his function as a philosophizing New York Metropolis cab driver known as Clark reverse Dakota Johnson’s Girlie in Christy Corridor’s critically-acclaimed, two-person drama Daddio – which shall be launched in restricted US theaters this Friday.

Earlier this 12 months, the Use Me actor reunited together with his Licorice Pizza director Paul Thomas Anderson to shoot an untitled Warner Bros. ‘occasion movie’ alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Corridor, Teyana Taylor, and Alana Haim.

The up to date IMAX film is alleged to be the 53-year-old filmmaker’s ‘most business’ movie up to now and it is already scheduled to be launched August 2025.