Sean Penn Files For Divorce From Robin Wright Penn For The Second Time In 2 Years 

Sean Penn, 48, and Robin Wright Penn, 43, just couldn’t make their marriage work this time around.

Back in December of 2007, Sean filed for divorce from Robin, but his request was later dismissed. Just three days after, Robin filed her own paperwork, but in April of 2008 the couple mutually decided to dismiss the petition.

Now, Sean has yet again filed for “legal separation with minor children.” Penn and Wright have been married since April 27, 1996 and they have two children, Dylan, 18 and Hopper Jack, 15.

In February the couple stepped out together for the Academy Awards, where Penn won Best Actor for his role in Milk. During his memorable acceptance speech the 48-year-old actor left his wife out of his speech, later claiming “she knew there wouldn’t be enough time.”

He told Oprah Winfrey that his gratitude for his wife was “implicit.”

“I wanted to keep things focused on the professional team around this movie,” he explained. “Because with Robin comes my mother and my son and my daughter, and half of them will punish me if I mention them.”