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[–] eestileib 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The dude is a bit of a weirdo and a domestic abuser, but holy crap he's led an interesting life.

Was married to Madonna, beat up both her and some paparazzi, relationship exploded dramatically.

Got his own boat together and personally rescued people stranded during Katrina.

Interviewed El Chapo in person, and committed enough opsec violations in the resulting article to get Chapo arrested (and is still alive).

The world is a more interesting place with him in it, that's for sure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Married to Madonna and beat the shit out of her.

[–] eestileib 4 points 1 year ago

You're right, I had forgotten that part.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sean Penn contains potassium benzoate!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's also bad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sean Penn got El Chapo arrested?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Not on purpose. He was likely tracked by the DEA.

[–] eestileib 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's fucking wild.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also wouldn’t have happened if it was someone bigger making the joke.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, somehow I just can't imagine the pure chivalry in Will Smith if the joke would have been made by e.g. The Rock.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But what if Will Smith ended up slapping Zelenskiy? How crazy would that have been? I don't think Mr. Penn understands the forces he's dealing with here.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My money is on the dresser.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This dude saw the war break out and said "HOW DO I MAKE THIS ABOUT ME ME ME!?"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When the war broke out, who among us didn't secretly whisper a prayer that Sean Penn would get involved though? He's the only one who can fix it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can he? I'm not sure.

Maybe we should ask Ja Rule...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

WHERE IS JA?!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

just gonna register my “wtf?” along with everyone else

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This dude must be in a competition with the late John McAfee?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wait I thought this dude was Spicoli.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Well his imagination and worldbuilding are quite wonderful... He should be a writer not an actor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sean Penn sounds like he's got his head so far up his own Hollywood ass he can watch himself emote through his own tonsils. These are the words of a man who articulates his entire reality through the prism of mainstream entertainment.

The dude even loaned his Oscar to Zelenskyy. Like, what is he trying to say?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

To be fair, maybe the Oscar is why Ukraine has been doing so well? We don't know for sure.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Man, articles like this should put the guy's age in there somewhere near the beginning so I can see if he's old enough to be getting senile.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

He's possibly correct, but that would mean the Oscars would have been more of a place to protest than it already is. Which I guess is better than a display of Will Smith's stupidity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Penn is a weird dude

[–] gravitas_deficiency 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ok Spicoli, just eat your pizza.