Sean Penn; Robin Wright.Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images; Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesRobin Wrightsays being friends with ex-husbandSean Pennover a decade after their divorce is “a gift.“While speaking withE! Newsthis week, Wright, 56, addressed recent rumblings about where things stand with Penn, 62, after the pair werespotted spending time togethertwice in Los Angeles last month.“To be friends with the father of your children… I mean, it’s a gift, because we know divorce with children is one of the most difficult things in life,” the actress said.“When you become estranged and become friends again … we were going to an event for our children,” she explained of herrecent public appearanceswith Penn, whom she was married to from 1996 to 2010.Wright went on to say that she and Penn are “always going to be a unit that way.““We’re always gonna be family, whether we’re together or apart, you know?” she added. “And I think that’s beautiful, and I wish that for everybody.“Robin Wright and Sean Penn circa 1990.Robin Platzer/Images/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Before January’s sightings, Wright and Penn were last photographed in 2017heading to New York’s John F. Kennedy airport. An insider told PEOPLE last month that while the exes “are both single right now and get along great,” they arenot back togetheras a couple.“Sean has always said that Robin is the love of his life,” the source said. “He regrets many things that happened during their marriage. He really enjoys spending time with her now.“Penn and Wright both recently ended relationships last year, with Pennfinalizing his divorcefromLeila Georgein April and Wrightfiling for divorcefromClément Giraudetin September after four years together.The pair began dating in 1989 after Penn’s divorce fromMadonna; they had dated on and off for years before their marriage. Penn and Wright have two kids: sonHopper Penn, 29, and daughterDylan Penn, 31.In 2014, Wright told Britain’sTelegraphthat herdivorce from Pennafter a 20-year relationship was “devastating.““Divorce in and of itself, and with children, is devastating. Worse than that,” she said at the time. “One of the reasons why we got back together and broke up so much was trying to keep the family together. If you’ve got kids, it’s a family, and you try again, and you try again.““We did that for a long time,” she added.
Sean Penn; Robin Wright.Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
Robin Wrightsays being friends with ex-husbandSean Pennover a decade after their divorce is “a gift.“While speaking withE! Newsthis week, Wright, 56, addressed recent rumblings about where things stand with Penn, 62, after the pair werespotted spending time togethertwice in Los Angeles last month.“To be friends with the father of your children… I mean, it’s a gift, because we know divorce with children is one of the most difficult things in life,” the actress said.“When you become estranged and become friends again … we were going to an event for our children,” she explained of herrecent public appearanceswith Penn, whom she was married to from 1996 to 2010.Wright went on to say that she and Penn are “always going to be a unit that way.““We’re always gonna be family, whether we’re together or apart, you know?” she added. “And I think that’s beautiful, and I wish that for everybody.“Robin Wright and Sean Penn circa 1990.Robin Platzer/Images/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Before January’s sightings, Wright and Penn were last photographed in 2017heading to New York’s John F. Kennedy airport. An insider told PEOPLE last month that while the exes “are both single right now and get along great,” they arenot back togetheras a couple.“Sean has always said that Robin is the love of his life,” the source said. “He regrets many things that happened during their marriage. He really enjoys spending time with her now.“Penn and Wright both recently ended relationships last year, with Pennfinalizing his divorcefromLeila Georgein April and Wrightfiling for divorcefromClément Giraudetin September after four years together.The pair began dating in 1989 after Penn’s divorce fromMadonna; they had dated on and off for years before their marriage. Penn and Wright have two kids: sonHopper Penn, 29, and daughterDylan Penn, 31.In 2014, Wright told Britain’sTelegraphthat herdivorce from Pennafter a 20-year relationship was “devastating.““Divorce in and of itself, and with children, is devastating. Worse than that,” she said at the time. “One of the reasons why we got back together and broke up so much was trying to keep the family together. If you’ve got kids, it’s a family, and you try again, and you try again.““We did that for a long time,” she added.
Robin Wrightsays being friends with ex-husbandSean Pennover a decade after their divorce is “a gift.”
While speaking withE! Newsthis week, Wright, 56, addressed recent rumblings about where things stand with Penn, 62, after the pair werespotted spending time togethertwice in Los Angeles last month.
“To be friends with the father of your children… I mean, it’s a gift, because we know divorce with children is one of the most difficult things in life,” the actress said.
“When you become estranged and become friends again … we were going to an event for our children,” she explained of herrecent public appearanceswith Penn, whom she was married to from 1996 to 2010.
Wright went on to say that she and Penn are “always going to be a unit that way.”
“We’re always gonna be family, whether we’re together or apart, you know?” she added. “And I think that’s beautiful, and I wish that for everybody.”
Robin Wright and Sean Penn circa 1990.Robin Platzer/Images/Getty Images
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Before January’s sightings, Wright and Penn were last photographed in 2017heading to New York’s John F. Kennedy airport. An insider told PEOPLE last month that while the exes “are both single right now and get along great,” they arenot back togetheras a couple.
“Sean has always said that Robin is the love of his life,” the source said. “He regrets many things that happened during their marriage. He really enjoys spending time with her now.”
Penn and Wright both recently ended relationships last year, with Pennfinalizing his divorcefromLeila Georgein April and Wrightfiling for divorcefromClément Giraudetin September after four years together.
The pair began dating in 1989 after Penn’s divorce fromMadonna; they had dated on and off for years before their marriage. Penn and Wright have two kids: sonHopper Penn, 29, and daughterDylan Penn, 31.
In 2014, Wright told Britain’sTelegraphthat herdivorce from Pennafter a 20-year relationship was “devastating.”
“Divorce in and of itself, and with children, is devastating. Worse than that,” she said at the time. “One of the reasons why we got back together and broke up so much was trying to keep the family together. If you’ve got kids, it’s a family, and you try again, and you try again.”
“We did that for a long time,” she added.
source: people.com
