Sean Penn has filed for divorce from wife Robin Wright Penn.
(FILE) A file picture dated 10 September 2006 of US Actor Sean Penn (L) and wife actress Robin Wright Penn arriving on the red carpet for the world premiere of his film 'All The King's Men' at the 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Penn has filed for a legal separation from his wife Robin Wright Penn after an attempt to reconcile apparently failed. According to court papers filed last week in Marin County, near San Francisco, Penn asked for the legal separation from his wife of 13 years on April 23 on grounds of irreconcilable differences. The couple started divorce proceedings in December 2007 but got back together again a few months later. The couple have two children aged 18 and 15. EPA/WARREN TODA
The 'Milk' actor asked for "legal separation with minor children" from his spouse of 13 years when he filed the papers at a Los Angeles court last Friday (24.04.09).
It is not the first time the couple - who have two children together, Dylan, 18, and 15-year-old Hopper Jack - have tried to legally end their stormy marriage.
Penn first filed for divorce in December 2007, but his petition was dismissed. Three days later Wright Penn filed her own paperwork.
However, in April 2008, they requested to have their divorce petition dismissed as they wanted to give their relationship another try.
They attended the Academy Awards together in February, where Penn won his second Best Actor Oscar for his role as openly gay politician Harvey Milk in 'Milk'.
However, when accepting his award, Penn failed to thank his wife.
He later insisted it was not a deliberate slight against Robyn, he merely wanted to acknowledge people involved with the acclaimed film.
He said: "I wanted to keep things focused on the professional team around this movie. Because with Robin comes my mother and my son and my daughter, and half of them will punish me if I mention them."
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