Harvey Milk

Sean Penn Files for Divorce… Again

I guess the second time around wasn’t enough to heal the differences. Actor Sean Penn has filed for legal separation from actress-wife Robin Wright Penn last Friday. Back in 2007, Robin first filed for divorce before the couple decided to give their marriage another try, but it appears that reconciliation was not a success. No reason was given why the two might be ending their almost 13 year marriage, but one has to wonder if it has anything to do with Seans’ “playboy” lifestyle.

Recently, “Hollywood Dame” had reported about a slew of rumors going around about Mr. Penn’s affair with fellow actress Natalie Portman before the 2009 Academy Awards. Could Portman possibly be a homewrecker in this relationships demise? (To Read About Their Alleged Affair Click HERE.)

Sean is coming off of a huge career boost, having won the Best Actor Oscar for his role as gay politician Harvey Milk in “Milk“. The couple has been since 1996 and have two teenage children together, Dylan and Hopper Jack. Last time they separated the couple asked for joint custody of their children, although there’s no word as to what this filing is requesting.

Think they’ll change their mind again?

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Princess Diana Named Queen of the Gay Community

Britain’s late Princess Diana has been declared a Gay Icon by a panel of 10 homosexual men and women, including Elton John, Billie Jean King, and Sir Ian McKellen. They nominated the Princess of Wales as someone who “inspired them and helped shaped who they have become.” She was chosen by Waheed Alli, and executive TV producer and a member of the “House of Lords.”

Per GayWired:

“There’s no such thing as a gay community any more than there’s a straight community. Gay people are as disparate as any other group.” an organizer notes.

Photographs of the inspirational public figures will appear in a new exhibition due to open in July at the “London’s National Portrait Gallery.” While the gallery is holding back the full list of honorees until closer to the opening, former South African President Nelson Mandela was also named, along with singer K.D. Lang, entertainer Ellen DeGeneres, and politician Harvey Milk.

Per Bloomberg:

“We’re very clear that this is an exhibition for everybody,” said the gallery’s director, Sandy Nairne, at a press breakfast. “We want to get out to people who didn’t think they’d want to see it.”

Noticeably absent from this collection are Joan Crawford, Mae West, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Bette Midler, Joan Collins, Kylie Minogue, Dame Shirley Bassey, Oscar Wilde, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, and Barbra Streisand. Because the portraits in the show had to be photographs, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, William Shakespeare and Alexander the Great were also ruled out. The exhibition is set to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York and will take place at the National Portrait Gallery from July 2 to October 18.

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