Bad Boy Sean Penn
De Canadese overheid is boos op acteur Sean Penn. Tijdens het Toronto International Film Festival stond Sean al rokend de pers te woord en dat was zeer tegen de zin van de Canadese gezondheidsminister. In een officiële uitspraak gaf de minister aan dat hij het zat was dat grote sterren voortdurend de rookverboden in Canada overtreden en dat ze maar eens vervolgd zouden moeten worden om dat feit.
Helaas voor de minister kan dat alleen wanneer er een officiële klacht wordt ingediend tegen de acteur en dat is tot nou toe nog steeds niet gebeurd….
Hollywood bad boy Sean Penn should be charged with violating the province’s smoking ban after he puffed his way through a news conference promoting his latest movie at the Toronto International Film Festival, Ontario Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson said Wednesday.
Photos of Penn enjoying a cigarette during the news conference have been splashed across local and national newspapers since the actor arrived in Toronto last week for the annual festival.
“No one is above the law, whether it’s Sean Penn or someone at the local tavern,” Watson said.
“Sean Penn’s a great actor, but quite frankly … if he was smoking and in breach of the law, he could be charged, and he should be charged.”
Watson also said public health inspectors could be doing a better job of enforcing the controversial ban at film festival venues, where Penn and other stars have often been seen with cigarettes in hand.
“If we know that there are continuous annual re-occurrences of problems like that, perhaps the Toronto Public Health Unit should be more proactive,” he said.
