Here’s how I think the Scarlett Johansson-Sean Penn split went down: for a while they were happy, until Scarlett had to leave LA to work on The Avengers. Sean took that opportunity to play the “No, I’m not going to come visit you, this was just a casual thing, remember?” card, to which Scarlett was all, “BUT WE’RE LIVING TOGETHER, I thought we were REAL.” To which Sean was all “LMAO, GTFO.” Then Sean went to Cannes and boned a bunch of ladies, after which his rep confirmed the ScarJo split, under the table, to People Magazine, which caught Scarlett by surprise. So she decided to cling and force the issue when she ran into Sean at the Guys Choice Awards, making sure they were photographed together, and probably trying to talk him into coming back to her.

Well, Sean isn’t coming back. At least not right away. According to E! News, Sean was spotted out on a date with Garcelle Beauvais. The only thing I really know about Garcelle is that she was married to her dorky, vanilla husband for nine years, and when he dumped her for another woman, she went on a rampage, emailing all of his friends and coworkers with accusations of her estranged husband’s infidelities with “some slut in Chicago” (her actual words). It was a pretty good scandal, and now I’m really hoping Sean and Garcelle are a thing.

When Sean Penn has a night out in Hollywood, people notice—especially if he’s with a beautiful, and pretty well-known, fellow celeb. So who shared a meal with the outspoken actor and human-rights activists the other night at the celebrity haunt Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles?

Although he was arrived solo and sat alone at the bar for a bit, he was eventually joined by none other than Franklin & Bash actress Garcelle Beauvais.

“When she arrived, they moved to the front corner table, which put them on display,” a source tells us. “They sat inside for a while and even ordered food.”

Then they moved outside, where Penn was able to smoke—and perhaps have more privacy? Penn’s rep did not immediately comment. Beauvais’ issued the standard line about not commenting on her client’s private life.

So was it romantic? If it wasn’t, perhaps the two were discussing their efforts to help rebuild Haiti. Beauvais, who was born in Haiti, lost an aunt in the earthquake. “I did a short film, called Eyes to See, a lot of charity and raising money,” the 44-year-old beauty recently told Jet magazine about her work there. “My family in Miami is doing everything: sending coats, sending supplies. A lot of people have stepped up for Haiti. In that, there is so much hope.”

She was on hand in New York when Penn was honored earlier this year at the Help Haiti: Urban Zen HHRH & The Stiller Foundation event, which honored the Oscar winner for his work on the island nation.

Beauvais has been married and divorced twice and has three children. Her second marriage ended when she allegedly caught her agent husband Mike Nilon cheating on her. An email she wrote to his colleagues outlining his infidelities was leaked to the press. Penn, 50, who was married but now divorced from Madonna and Robin Wright, was most recently linked to Scarlett Johansson, 26.

[From E! News]

Obviously, if they are a “thing” now, Sean will definitely be cheating on her and Garcelle will definitely be cutting a bitch when that happens (and the “bitch” would be Sean). It should be an excellent adventure if and when that happens, although it does seem like they really could just have some kind of professional/humanitarian relationship.

My first thought was about Sean’s girlfriend before Scarlett – he was dating an African-American model named Jessica White. I kind of think Jessica and Garcelle look similar, so maybe he has a type. Or maybe his type is “biscuits, pulse”.

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