Sean Penn’s next sequel

Dead Man Walking II: Mexican authorities say they used contacts among escaped drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a Mexican actress and actor Sean Penn to track down Guzman and re-arrest him. Penn, who interviewed Guzman for Rolling Stone magazine, said he had nothing to hide following news that Mexican surveillance of him may had aided the fugitive’s arrest

Rolling Stone, however, is now on the hook to hide a 55-year-old, two-time Oscar-winning actor.

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Hail to the chief gag writer: President Barack Obama has promised that tonight’s State of the Union address — the last of his two terms — will cut through the “day-to-day noise of Washington.”

Read that as you will, but we note that the president brought in Ricky Gervais, fresh from the Golden Globe Awards, as a guest speech writer.

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Affluenza Mary: The mother of a teen who used “affluenza” as a defense for a deadly wreck may be released on bail following her arrest for helping her son flee the U.S.

However, the Centers for Disease Control is considering quarantining her as a carrier of the disease.

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