Charlize Theron was photographed at LAX yesterday and she totally pulled a Jennifer Aniston. Remember, back in the day, when Aniston’s people would drop hints about a possible engagement to whichever guy she was dating at the time, and then Jennifer would be swarmed by paparazzi at LAX and she would have a scarf or jacket carefully draped over her left hand? How many times did Aniston pull that trick? So many. Well, yesterday it was Charlize’s turn. Just days after Us Weekly said Charlize and Sean Penn are totally going to get engaged/married, Charlize was spotted at LAX trying (and failing) to hide her left hand. Her left hand which is now adorned with something sparkly and engagement-ring-esque. GO HERE to see the photos.
So, People Mag wonders aloud: are Sean and Charlize engaged?
Are Charlize Theron and Sean Penn engaged? The shiny new sparkler on her ring finger seems to suggest the couple is ready to take the next step after dating for six months.
Theron, 38, was photographed wearing new bling while walking through Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, the New York Daily News reports.
Though the A Million Ways to Die in the West star has said she’s in no rush to wed (“I never had the dream of the white dress,” she told Vogue in May), Penn, 53, may have been the man to change her mind.
“[Charlize] likes guys with more substance. She finds Sean very charming and he makes her laugh,” a source close to her tells PEOPLE. “She definitely has him wrapped around her finger.”
Reps for both Theron and Penn had no comment.
The actors have been dodging proposal rumors ever since they got together in January, making their first public appearance at Penn’s third annual Help Haiti Home gala. Friends for years, sparks flew between the stars during vacations to Hawaii and Mexico. One insider told PEOPLE in April that the pair’s pals “wouldn’t be surprised” by a trip down the aisle. Next, they’ll take their chemistry to the set of The Last Face, directed by Penn and featuring Theron.
Is it on? Probably. I’d say it’s about a 50/50 chance that Charlize is wearing an engagement ring. And if that’s not an engagement ring, I think Sean will be giving her one soon and then we’ll see if Charlize truly has the bride gene. Lord, just imagine how bitchy she’ll be if she finds her inner bridezilla. Everybody in the whole world is going to get an eye-roll and an “OH MY GOD.” Or maybe that was how she accepted Sean’s proposal – she rolled her eyes and he knew he had found his bride.
Oh, and I really don’t believe she “has him wrapped around her finger.” I just don’t think that’s their dynamic at all.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I surmise that I don’t care.
I experienced am overwhelming “ugh”
I too almost passed out not caring :p
*rolls eyes* ugh
*rolling eyes* OH MY GOD!!!
That’s how much I care about this trick being shoved in my face by saying, ‘Hi, am I or aren’t I getting married??’
None of you care, yet here you are reading the story and then commenting on it.
They both are gross.
I was googling her ex Stuard T…there is no info about his personal life.
When I look at her, all I think about are the stories how bitchy she is. He is just an aggressive leatherface. So yeah, don’t care.
Agreed. These are two awful people that deserve to rot together. I recently read about how Sean Penn physically abused Madonna and tortured her in a chair and it was horrifying. I can’t believe that he gives off such a sanctimonious attitude with his abusive past.
no one deserves an abusive husband, no matter how rude they are
I vaguely remember hearing this story..does someone have a link or can give full details on this please?
@Andrea, I read the story somewhere! A while ago, have read a lot so can’t recall direct link, but the jist was Madanna still thinks of him as her soul mate but she had to make the difficult choice to get out because he was alcoholic and full of rage, and couldn’t handle her icon status, and she was determined not to give that up. He was angry at paps, and tied her to her chair in their home, and berated her for I don’t know how many hours, but enough to really scare her to the point of divorce. I always thought that was classy of her to not talk about it until much much later. People knew he had anger issues, but she kept the gory details to herself. (sorry for bad sentence structure! Home sick!)
Andrea: Madonna didnt press charges, but she filed a police report after the incident – dont know how that works. Anyway, people look up the report and link it from time to time which is how the story remains alive more than 20yrs after the fact.
I agree, Mia. And yeah, with the others who don’t believe she has any so-called upper hand in this relationship. She’s slipping into battered-womanhood real fast.
RUN CT!
I can’t speak to the Aniston trick as I haven’t really seen those pix, but to me, here, it just looks like a woman is holding a coat, which we often deplane with. We only have two hands… What’s she supposed to do? And that ring is still obvious as heck. Really don’t believe she’s being coy about it.
Now that I’ve defended her, I am off to shower, because yeah, not a fan of hers.
Aggressive leatherface. I love it.
Aha, I read that story too, it is very interesting that Madonna use to refer to him as ” love of my life” until recently.
I surmise that if they do marry, it will be low-key. He’s not George Clooney.
and he appears to ‘like’ women, though after reading the Madonna scenario, I wonder.
There was some horrible manipulation of Robin Wright, too, when they were splitting up (the first time, I believe). Really controlling misogynist stuff–a letter I think? He has a pattern and any woman with him is in danger.
I wouldn’t sit in the same room as that man.
Right now I’m channeling my inner Charlize. I rolled my eyes so hard at the thought of these two, my eyes about rolled out of my head.
hahahaha LOL
Yep. Still don’t care.
Sigh. Here we go. Let the vitriol begin.
Do you deny that Sean Penn is a violent disgusting piece of scum and Chalize is super bitchy?
Not so much Chris. Cant deny these are good actors but Charlize has a black child. I feel quite bad for that kid getting mixed up with Penn and his son of the racist outbursts.
Ditto
I agree that it’s over-the-top.
She’s bitchy, he has an abusive past but the rampant hate makes me want to defend them.
Maybe he’s changed and they’re genuinely happy?
Who knows but the vitriol towards these two is starting to get boring.
Eh. Who cares.
Even if they are awful, isn’t actually better thatthey’re together instead of inflicting their awfulness on other partners?
i still can’t get on board the whole swimsuite-thing under a doilydress-thing fashion rage.
even on Charlize who has a good posture it looks mighty weird.
It’s not a good look on anyone!
Yeah, I can’t wait for the granny panty under a dress thing to end.
They had a thing on Sean Penn last night but I was busy and only half-watched it. I did notice that his nose seems to have grown exponentially since he played Spicolli. I guess it’s true that we age into our most prominent features, with those features becoming ever more prominent.
One thing that you can say about him is that he has always been an actor versus being a star-celebrity. Supposedly, he loathes attention from the paps, as does Charlize, so do we really think that they called the press? Not that I really care one way or another, though.
Not sure if they are pap calling, but they have spent a lot of time in well known pap haunts since getting together. Heck, they went to fashion week, which is a total photo op & always tacky for the oldsters unless they are in the industry…or hunting young models (see Leo, Stamos), ok, still tacky! Compared to Sean, Charlize seems to have more of a calm relationship with press/paps, but they both seem to have rubbed off on each other. As much as I appreciate Sean’s talent, his history of screaming at even fans who want an autograph or a selfie and then preening around fashion week is gross. No, I don’t think stars should have to pose for selfies, but at least be polite about saying no. I believe they both have big money PR, so that also shows that PR games are definitely part of their strategy, too.
I would think people who don’t crave the spotlight all the time, or who have had run-ins with paps, in the past, would be wise to have big PR. You still want work and audiences, you just don’t want to engage with the public or press too directly and too frequently. I think you could use professionals as a buffer instead of as a driving force, but I don’t know. Like I said elsewhere, I’m not a person who desires a lot of attention, (least of all fame where I’d be approached). It makes me uncomfortable.
@ Kiddo,
When one snorts substance, their nose can widen too. Just a possibility.
When one grows older your nose keeps growing as well your ears. Just a possibility.
Their both just “possibilities”, but I believe the former to be more likely. I think it odd that you go to such far distances to defend a person that constantly exhibits such petulant behavior. I believe that Charlize is on drugs and that Penn is still on drugs, and that is why they hang together. You know, if I were very mean to someone for no justifiable reason, I would feel terrible about it later. In fact, I would make it my business to apologize the next time I saw that person. I doubt Charlize ever does this or even feels this way. But the fact that you seem so defensives of Charlize’s offensiveness says more about you than it does her.
The more I read about her, the more I think they deserve each other. Meh.
Same for me. Wish them a healthy and bitchy wedding lol
On another note, skin of Charlize’s hands is awful. Go figure, the rest is ok.
Me too, but I feel very sad for any current and potential children.
BTW what on earth possessed Robin Wright to marry him? Robin has gotten a lot more gorgeous since they split.
mazel tov!
it takes a B to manage an A(rudeword) so they are well suited in that respect and will go the distance.
of course if they don´t, her B face will be epic…….
And this sums it up so well. B and A, together forever (maybe).
Two douches, perfect match!
Yup! These two assholes were made for eachother.
On another note, I love that ear cuff she’s wearing in the first pic!
Anyone see Shiloh Julie Pitt similarity to Charlize but with bigger lips or only my imagination?
No not at all.. at least I don’t
Sean’s alcoholism and violent tendencies + Charlize’s cocaine habit and bitchy tendencies
What could possibly go wrong?
is there proof that she’s cocaine user? beside blind items…
I feel like aging in Hollywood is skewing her perception, like all the age appropriate men are divorced and dating gold digging 22 year olds.
Good point. Saddly, some folks, especially women, seem to get less & less comfortable in their own skin as they age and the odd behavior/PR shenanigans increase. And, yeah, if you have such an issue with paps/fans/attention, Seano, stop frequenting KNOWN pap haunts…fashion week? Gawd, the hypocrisy….eyeroll to the max!
Charlize should learn a thing or two from Robin Wright: get serious with some hot, young and talented, promising actor like Ben Foster, not an old pussy hound like Penn. But she thinks that Penn will keep her relevant, they’re both Oscar winners but in the past years have been made stupid movies just for money and in supporting roles. They don’t have the clout they had a decade ago and this romance help them both. But they not considering how unsympathetic they are to the public and that will turn the tables on their PR plan.
She has worn rings on that hand with other beaus in the past. I doubt it.
Didn’t she say that marriage is outdated and if she did marry she won’t do it until it’s legal for everyone in USA?
The only thing I have to say is poor Charlize’s son who may end up having a violent stepfather in Sean.
I feel really bad for her son. Considering Penn’s history of violence and the fact that Penn’s son had a racist outburst what kind of crazy is Jackson going to be exposed to?
Her face says ‘ ice ice baby ‘ da da da da dadada da
Either way the son will be screwed because he would inherit social disorders and poor communication skills from seeing his mother behave herself with a superiority complex. I wouldn’t be surprised if Charlize turned out to be a “Mommy Dearest” at all. I believe both her and Penn use substances daily, so either the son will see it and start using by example, or he will be a victim of abuse and neglect from the results of the drug use by both. One drug addict parent in a family is enough. Two drug addicts in a family the child is straight up screwed.
Couldn’t think of two people more deserving of one another.
My theory is, her PR put out this “possible engagement” story to change the conversation from the rude way she behaved towards Tia Mowry at Soul Cycle.
There’s been speculation for weeks if they’re engaged. So no this is not PR to deflect from a D-list celeb running to the press about an encounter she had with Charlize.
Tia Mowry is hardly a D list celebrity. Charlie is not a super special snowflake. She was unnecessarily rude and was rightfully called out on it. How convenient for People to give credence to the engagement rumors just as Charlize gets negative press.
Tia does a reality show or she did. A successful actress doesn’t need to do a reality show. Her other claim to fame is a TV show that hardly anyone watches and a TV show from the 90’s. US magazine did a story about Sean and Charlize being engaged this week and this site covered the story.
Give it up. Charlize was and is still a stupid b!tch, and zut alors theory on the matter is plausible. Who give a damn if she has major covers, she will die a miserable old hag. Truth is, had Tia had and other actors of color had the same possibilities of success, Tia would probably be doing major films now. Either way, it doesn’t matter how successful a person is in their personal career, if their a bitter ass person, they won’t truly enjoy life anyway. The doping b!tch can go screw herself.
According to you, Charlize may be an A list celebrity who doesn’t feel the need to practice common courtesy, but she certainly pulled a Z list move on Tia. Hopefully she won’t roll her eyes at you if you ever encounter her, but then again, that might be a badge of honor.-
UsWeekly.com says it is not an engagement ring.BTW UsWeekly magazine had a cover story that Aniston was pregnant last year.So be careful believing tabloids.
As others have stated hopefully Hopper won’t get drunk and call Jackson a racial slur or gay slur.Hopefully Sean can control his violent temper
The only celeb I’ve met is Flavor Flav so I guess it would be kind of cool if Charlize Theron rolled her eyes at me. I’ll let let you know.
I’m shipping Flavor Flav and Charlize!! no wait-he’s too nice for her..it would never work.
You have such a weird hard on for Charlize, pal. Let it go. She and Penn would certainly ignore you and insult you if you ever dare to say hi to them.
I don’t know why, but it is my impression that their dynamic , this, is a business arrangement, that he is paying her huge amounts of money to be by his side…
In addition be being accused of being a rude coke head, now Charlize is a paid escort? Good grief. I’m pretty sure she has her own money. I guess he paid Madonna, Robin Wright,Scarlett Johansson,Petra Nemcova,Jessica White and Elle Macpherson too. This is getting a little silly now.
I’m not saying she’s an escort, just that, to me, there is no chemistry there, it seems forced and the only way she would be with him is that, money…
Petra and Jessica were paid for sure. They’re well known escorts. Also Elle.
I don’t think he’s paying her with money but I do think it’s a come-up. Two Oscar winners together- it’s supposed to mean something, nevermind they have douche reps.
I can’t seem to summon the energy to decide whether or not I like them as a couple, so I’ll refrain from commenting on that portion of the article.
What’s more interesting is her ‘hiding’ from the paps at the airport. It looks like she is more interested in hiding her (almost) make-up free face than keeping a piece of jewelry hidden…which tells me she or her people were not the ones that gave the photogs a heads-up. In the past, there have been oodles of photos of Charlize in full Kabuki makeup as she ran the paparazzi gauntlet that is LAX so I can’t imagine she would call the press and then not be photo ready.
It’s the classic Aniston school of pap-ops here: “I pretend that I’m hiding the ring, but oops! I’m not succeeding, wait! I’ll cover the hand but I’ll let the ring finger slipped out…damn it! they found I’m engaged, those intruder paps!
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Sean was acting like he was wrapped around CT’s little finger. Isn’t that what a lot of abusers do…put u on a pedistal until the wedding. Then BAM, they turn into a different person.
This exact thought def crossed my mind. I hope not.
I hope they’re happy together and have a healthy relationship, at least for the kid’s sake.
That’s what I thought unfortunately. And some of them, like my ex, don’t wait for the wedding…. 🙁 But they do make you feel like you’re this very special person, the best one in the world. Not even my husband was that nice at first… But now I can understand that is usually a red flag 🙁
The fact is… even if you could speak to CT, no matter what you say will ever change her mind. It is THAT bad sometimes, you prefer to alienate all of your friends who warn you against ‘him’ instead of dumping him.
If CT wakes up one day beside old Sean Penn, God save her….
Sadly, I share your concerns about the typical abuser pattern. The “honeymoon period” of worshipful treatment switches off like a light and is followed by verbal, physical and emotional nastiness, while the eyes begin roaming for new ego gratification. I hope it doesn’t happen.
+1
An ass and a bitch. Match made in heaven!
I used to love Charlize. She is still very beautiful and an amazing actress but lately she’s been a complete turn off. When I first heard she was dating Sean Penn, everything went downhill.
Just for fun.. What elements do you think a Super Sexy Power couple has to have.. I feel like so many of these new couple are vying for that Super Sexy Power Couple thing and not many of them are getting it and I wonder why or why not?
You have to imagine them having hot sex and a good laugh together- but not always at the same time. And both need to seem capable of seeing something new in each other, regardless of how long they’ve been together.
That header picture….
Budget Jimmy Durante.
She seems less attractive to me now that she’s with him.
She’s a goddess. Always liked her. She seems like a nice woman.
Sean likes stunning blondes it seems.
Love Charlize, Good luck to her.
Scratching my head a this pairing. Charlize should have stayed with Keanu (did they hook up years ago or do I have that wrong). Or hooked up with Statham when they did The Italian Job. Completely fail to see the appeal in Penn. Does Charlize have a bad rep? 🙁
Team Robin. She is amazing in House of Cards. Kudos to her for leaving Penn.
Water always seeks it’s own level.
He is gross and I almost think she is too now. He is a spoiled brat.
I smell coke and nicotine