Sean Penn Not Banned From Post-Oscars Party

Mon, 08 March 2010 22:44:54 ET

It was reported earlier that the Academy Award winner wasn't allowed to join the annual Governors Ball after he got into an argument with Robin Wright Penn's new boyfriend Greg Shapiro.

Sean Penn was not being excluded from the list of Hollywood elites allowed to attend Oscars' annual post party, the Governors Ball, on Sunday night, March 7. Asked about the truth behind the rumor, a representative for the Academy told E! News, "Sean Penn chose not to attend the Governors Ball." Another one added that Sean "was never not welcome at the Ball."

E! earlier brought up the story that the two-time Academy Award winner has been banned from the Ball. The site reported that the actor was kicked out of the bash after he had a backstage confrontation with "The Hurt Locker" producer Greg Shapiro who is dating his ex-wife Robin Wright Penn.

Contradicting the so-called false report, a representative for the "Milk" actor insisted that there was no confrontation. The rep told X17 that she never witnessed a fight between Sean and Greg. "I saw nothing between the two of them [Shapiro]," she stated. "Sean did not get banned nor kicked out of the Governors Ball or any other function last night."

At the 82nd Annual Academy Awards which was held on Sunday, Sean Penn served as one of the presenters. The 49-year-old handed the award for Best Actress to Sandra Bullock. As for his personal life, he has been separated from wife Robin Wright after she filed for divorce once again in August 2009 and announced that she doesn't have plan to reconcile.

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