SMOKE SHOW

A-Lister Busted Smoking Inside Golden Globes Bash

“This can’t be legal,” one industry expert complained.

A dishevelled-looking Sean Penn was busted smoking during the Golden Globes ceremony. The glitzy bash was held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday evening. One Battle After Another, the Paul Thomas Anderson movie in which Penn co-starred, swept up in terms of awards, winning best picture, director, screenplay, and supporting actress for Teyana Taylor. During the broadcast, viewers saw Penn, 65, engaging in his long-held habit as he sat beside co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. “This can’t be legal,” said Ben Fritz, entertainment industry reporter at the Wall Street Journal, on X. Fritz shared a photo of DiCaprio speaking to singer Jennifer Lopez as Penn puffed away on a cigarette beside them. Perhaps Penn was driven to smoke by the roasting he got from host Nikki Glaser during her opening monologue. “Everyone in this town is obsessed with looking younger. Meanwhile, Sean Penn is like, ‘What if I slowly morph into a sexy leather handbag?’” Glaser said as the A-lister wryly laughed. Penn is known for his smoking habit. In 2018, he lit up during an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and also puffed through a press conference at the 2024 Marrakech International Film Festival.