Stop Toying With Us Already....

Newly minted Oscar winner Sean Penn and his missus Robin Wright Penn have apparently milked their reconciliation for all its worth.

It seems the second time round wasn't enough for the stars to make it work. Sean has filed for a legal separation from his wife of more than 10 years.

He first filed for divorce in 2007 but his petition was later dismissed.

Robin subsequently filed her own legal docs citing the usual "irreconcilable differences," blah, blah, blah but evidently the differences were reconcilable as the couple's divorce petition was dismissed at their request in 2008. They were soon back to living in what appeared to be marital bliss.

Robin even played the part of doting wife at the Academy Awards ceremony in February when he took home his second Best Actor trophy for Milk.

We bet forgetting to name check her during his acceptance speech is what finally caused the split. Humpf, "implicit" gratitude indeed.

Really, did he learn nothing after the same fate felled the relationships' of Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry and Hilary Swank when they failed to give their SOs a shout-out?

If you can take the time to thank your manager, craft services, your trainer and tell some tear-jerky story about the person who inspired you to never give up, you can take a few and show some love for the person you wed. And who presumably WAS SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU DURING THE ENTIRE SHOW! Seriously, write their name on a Post-it note if you have to before you get in the limo, people!

Anyhoo (climbs down off soap box), here's hoping their split goes more smoothly than Mel Gibson's.

By Paige Muller

Paige Muller, Gossip & Hollywood Hijinx
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		Paige Muller is a gossip gal with an appreciation – some would say obsession – for Hollywood hijinx, celebrity style and the latest fashion trends.  From who hooked up, who's knocked up and "WTF are they wearing?", Paige offers all the dish, with a side of snark. When not pondering Jennifer Aniston's perplexing post-breakup PR strategy, Paige is a published writer and communications professional who has worked with brands like Dove, L'Oreal, More magazine, Gap and WE: Woman's Entertainment.
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