Penn withdraws separation filing from wife Robin

Sean Penn has withdrawn his petition to separate from his wife of 13 years.

The Academy Award winning actor was granted a dismissal Tuesday of his request for a legal separation from actress Robin Wright Penn.

Penn filed for separation in Marin County last month, but records show he moved to dismiss that filing. The record does not indicate why.

Penn told the New York Daily News that the filing was "an arrogant mistake."

The couple have had an on-off relationship. They filed for divorce in December 2007 but dismissed that petition several months later.

In February they attended the Academy Awards together, but the 48-year-old actor neglected to thank his wife after winning for his role in the drama "Milk."

Studio: Sean Penn to play Larry in `Stooges' movie

In this march 3, 2009 file photo, actor Sean Penn talks during a press conference lobbying the state of California to recognize Harvey Milk Day in San Francisco.

Sean Penn is going slapstick.

The studio MGM says the double Oscar winner has signed on to play Larry in the Farrelly brothers' big-screen update of "The Three Stooges."

Jim Carrey was "in negotiations" for the role of Curly, said MGM spokesman Grey Munford. The studio first featured the stooges in a series of shorts and features beginning in 1933.

Munford would not confirm reports that Benicio Del Toro will play Moe.

He said said filming begins this fall on the comedy, which is expected to be released in 2010.

The casting of a serious actor like Penn in the assuredly goofy comedy isn't such a stretch: The actor launched his storied career as goofball Jeff Spicoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

Hathaway,Cruz and other celebs arrive at nominees luncheon for 81st Oscars

Actor Robert Downey Jr (R), nominated for best supporting actor for his role in "Tropic Thunder", arrives with his wife Susan Levin at the nominees luncheon for the 81st annual Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California February 2, 2009.

Actor Sean Penn, nominated for best actor for his role in "Milk", arrives at the nominees luncheon for the 81st annual Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California February 2, 2009.