SEAN AND MADONNA

Sean Penn Rekindled Friendship With Madonna: The Robin Wright Effect

By Daryl Deino

Madonna and Sean Penn remain good friends - Some are wondering whether or not Sean Penn's rekindled friendship with Madonna is one of the main causes of his legal separation. Sean and Madonna were married from 1985 to 1989 and their relationship was the talk of tabloids everywhere. Some may recall that Sean didn’t like being photographed much and went to prison in August of 1987 after beating a paparazzo a little too hard. The couple finally divorced in January of 1989 after an incident in which Sean reportedly beat Madonna and tied her up. Sean Penn Rekindled Friendship With Madonna: The Robin Wright Effect (Image: WENN)

Madonna has forgiven Sean throughout the years. In 1994, when future wife Robin Wright was asked about Madonna, she responded, “I don’t know how he put up with that lady!” Ouch! However, Sean made a surprise appearance to give Madonna an award at the VH1 Fashion Awards in 1995. He has also been known to talk about her in a very positive way throughout the years.
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"Madonna respects the fact that despite the bitter breakup, Sean doesn’t go around and talk badly about her in the media like so many of her ex-friends and lovers do,” a source from Madonna’s camp tells me. "Sean is one of the very few people she feels she can still trust."
Now, let’s fast forward to 2007. Both Madonna and Sean’s marriages are hitting rock bottom. The two meet up for dinner in November of 2007 while Sean is visiting London. Throughout the next six months, they constantly text each other. Sean even admits that he sent a text message to Madonna before filming a kissing scene with James Franco for his Oscar winning role in Milk. Madonna files for divorce with Guy Richie in October of 2008 and is seen dining with Sean one week later. “Madonna thought nobody was on her side when her divorce was announced. Guy Richie was using the media to publicly humiliate her. Sean comforted her in a way nobody would and assured her that she is going to be alright,” my source continues. Sean, along with Guy Richie, have been comforting Madonna ever since she was denied a second adoption from Malawi and fell off another horse.
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Robin Wright has been very possessive of Sean and became enraged when finding out he has been in contact with Madonna. Even though she knows there is nothing going on between them sexually, the fact that they talk is just as bad to her. It is thought that a final confrontation about the issue late last week is what has caused Sean to file for legal separation.
I think it’s a wonderful thing that an ex-husband and wife can remain friends, especially since they shared so much together. I can understand Robin becoming angry because it’s obvious that Sean and Madonna still hold something special together. However, as long as they are not sleeping together, I don’t see what the problem is. What do you think?

Source: Nationalledger.com