Sean Penn gets married to girlfriend Leila George on Zoom
Sean Penn, 60, and Leila George, 28, tied the knot last Thursday with just a few people present
Sean Penn, 60 got married to his longtime girlfriend Leila George last week in a secret "Covid wedding" held via Zoom.
The actor, who turns 60 this month, confirmed on Monday's 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' that he married his 28-year-old bride last week with just a few people present — and the officiant on Zoom, reported by CNN.
The couple have been dating since 2016 and are very much in love with each other despite the age gap.
The talk show host Seth Meyers' asked the actor , "There are reports that you recently got married, is this true?" to which Penn replied by raising his left hand in front of the camera to show off his new wedding band.
"It was Thursday," Penn told host Seth Meyers after showing off his ring. "We did a COVID wedding. By that I mean it was a county commissioner on Zoom and we were at the house, my two children and her brother. And we did it that way."
This is Penn's third marriage, first one was with Madonna which lasted only 4 years. His second marriage with actress Robin Wright from 1996 to 2010.
Penn shares two kids — daughter Dylan Frances, 29, and son Hopper Jack, 26 — with ex-wife Robin Wright.
Rumors of their nuptials started swirling over the weekend when they were spotted wearing gold rings. Their friends later started congratulating them on Instagram before Penn confirmed the news Monday night.