Daily entertainment news covering Chris Penn en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/25/sean_penn_still_feels_his_dead_brother_s Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:28:24 EST Entertainment News 61255@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sean Penn still catches glimpses of his tragic brother Chris when he walks past the actor's home. Chris Penn died in January 2006 from an enlarged heart brought on by obesity, but his big brother still feels the star's presence - especially when he walks his old neighborhood.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/24/marijuana_morphine_aamp_other_drugs_cont Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:28:51 EST Entertainment News 3610@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chris Penn was highly intoxicated with a combination of substances including marijuana and morphine at the time of his death last month. The star's official cause of death was an enlarged heart, which weighed over 1.54 pounds, and would have been exacerbated by the cocktail of drugs in his system.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/14/lethal_combo_an_enlarged_heart_aamp_medi Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:14:27 EST Entertainment News 3071@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chris Penn died accidentally from an enlarged heart and the effects of a combination of various medications, according to autopsy and toxicology tests. The Los Angeles coroner's office released a statement late Monday confirming the reasons behind the shocking death of Sean Penn's younger brother in his Santa Monica, Calif., apartment on January 24.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/06/this_time_it_s_justified_sean_penn_lashe Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:57:52 EST Entertainment News 2679@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sean Penn and his All The Kings Men co-star Mark Ruffalo were reportedly involved in a fracas with a photographer at the funeral of the Oscar-winner's brother Chris Penn on Saturday. Sean, 45, and Ruffalo, 38, were amongst family and friends paying tribute to the 40-year-old star, who was found dead in his Santa Monica, Calif., apartment on Jan. 24.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/30/friends_say_overeating_aamp_drugs_caused Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:19:28 EST Entertainment News 2383@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chris Penn allegedly died after a dangerous last supper of steak, alcohol and chocolate milkshakes. The actor is believed to have had a huge heart attack caused by his unhealthy diet and alleged penchant for alcohol and drugs. Chris - who was found dead at his Santa Monica home Jan. 24 - was last seen three days earlier during a nine-hour food and drink binge at local pub Chez Jay.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/27/movie_snippets_kilmer_aamp_washington_te Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:08:13 EST Entertainment News 2358@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Val Kilmer and Denzel Washington are to team up for the first time to play time-travelling FBI agents in new movie Déjà vu. Kilmer will reteam with his director Tony Scott for the thriller, in which his and Washington's characters step back in time to stop a terrorist from blowing up a ferry. The film will shoot next month in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/27/natural_causes_or_accident_caused_chris_ Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:00:54 EST Entertainment News 2306@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chris Penn's death was the result of either natural causes or an accident, investigators have claimed. The official cause of death for the 40-year-old actor - who was found dead in his Santa Monica home on Tuesday - will not be known for six weeks.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/26/cause_of_chris_penn_s_death_still_a_myst Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:25:42 EST Entertainment News 2245@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chris Penn's death is still unknown, despite an autopsy performed yesterday. Toxicology tests were ordered on the Reservoir Dogs star, who was found dead in his Santa Monica home on Tuesday. It is still not clear how he passed away, but Los Angeles police are not treating the death as suspicious.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/25/sean_penn_s_brother_chris_dies_of_unknow Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:10:57 EST Entertainment News 2202@http://www.starpulse.com/news Reservoir Dogs actor Chris Penn has died. The 40-year-old's body was discovered by the maid at his Santa Monica apartment yesterday morning. It is not yet clear how he passed away but police in Los Angeles are not treating the death as suspicious. Penn, the brother of Oscar-winning actor Sean, starred in over 50 movies including True Romance, Mulholland Falls and Rush Hour.

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