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Sean Penn recalls bizarre Putin dinner with Jack Nicholson in Moscow

Stas Voyager by Stas Voyager
October 20, 2025
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Sean Penn’s Putin Dinner Story: Hollywood Meets the Kremlin

Hollywood loves a strange dinner party story. But even by Tinseltown standards, Sean Penn’s revelation this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! was a true curveball: back in 2001, he and Jack Nicholson dined with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Yes, that Vladimir Putin — the shirtless horse rider turned global villain — once broke bread with two of America’s most unpredictable movie stars.

Penn, 63, described the evening as surreal, admitting he was briefly “conned” by Putin’s act, the same way then-President George W. Bush famously claimed he saw the Russian leader’s soul after gazing into his eyes. “I was conned also,” Penn confessed. “I felt that there was something genuine there.” Spoiler: there wasn’t.

The dinner took place during the Moscow International Film Festival, where Nicholson and Penn were promoting their crime drama The Pledge. What should have been just another night of vodka toasts and cinephile small talk has since become a bizarre historical footnote in both Hollywood and geopolitics.

Sean Penn dinner with Jack Nicholson
Sean Penn dinner with Jack Nicholson

The Setting: Moscow, 2001

Picture it: Moscow in the early 2000s. Putin was newly minted as Russia’s president, still cultivating his image as a trustworthy partner on the world stage. Nicholson was in his late-career swagger years, and Penn was the bad-boy actor with a penchant for cigarettes, political rants, and occasionally punching paparazzi.

The trio ended up at a long table with roughly 20 others. Through an interpreter, Penn recalls that the conversation with Putin turned toward fatherhood. “He clearly speaks and understands more English than he lets on,” Penn quipped. Nicholson, meanwhile, appeared to be the real star attraction. According to Penn, everyone at the table seemed mesmerized watching Jack and Vlad chat like unlikely pals at a neighborhood poker game.

Jack Nicholson: Putin’s Real Obsession?

If Sean Penn felt momentarily charmed by Putin, Nicholson was the real bait. “He was clearly a fan of Jack,” Penn told Kimmel, noting that the room seemed more interested in Nicholson’s exchange with the Russian leader than in any statecraft. Imagine Putin leaning in like a starstruck fan asking about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, while Nicholson flashes that devilish grin and maybe tosses in a “You can’t handle the truth!” for good measure.

It’s a mental image too good to waste. Somewhere, there’s a parallel universe where Putin keeps a poster of The Shining in his office, and Nicholson is still wondering how he ended up as the Kremlin’s favorite Joker.

Sean Penn: Vladimir Putin Was a 'Creepy Little Bully' With Jack Nicolson
Sean Penn: Vladimir Putin Was a ‘Creepy Little Bully’ With Jack Nicolson SOURCE indiewire.com

From Vodka Toasts to War Crimes

What makes Penn’s anecdote resonate now, of course, is how radically Putin’s global reputation has shifted. Back in 2001, the West was cautiously optimistic about his leadership. By 2025, he’s accused of kidnapping Ukrainian children, launching a brutal invasion, and cementing his status as a pariah.

Penn himself has become one of Hollywood’s loudest voices for Ukraine. He traveled to Kyiv multiple times, shot the documentary Superpower for Paramount+, and even gifted one of his Oscars to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “It’s just a symbolic, silly thing,” Penn said at the time, “but if I know this is here with you, then I’ll feel better.”

Contrast that with the Putin dinner: once a Hollywood curiosity, now a ghostly reminder of how charm can conceal something far darker.

“I Was Conned”

Penn’s admission that he, like Bush, was fooled by Putin’s early persona is part confession, part warning. He recalls the dinner happening just “two to three weeks” after Bush declared he could trust Putin. Looking back, Penn admits he fell into the same trap.

It’s almost comical now — a table of vodka-sipping elites, Jack Nicholson doing Jack Nicholson things, and Sean Penn nodding along to a man who would later wage one of the bloodiest wars of the 21st century. But it also underscores how even seasoned politicians and cynical Hollywood actors can be swayed by charisma in the right setting.

Sean Penn: From Malibu to Kyiv

Penn’s career has always zigzagged between Oscar-winning artistry (Mystic River, Milk), messy personal scandals, and political activism. He once interviewed El Chapo for Rolling Stone, and he’s had a reputation for blurring the lines between Hollywood bravado and geopolitical stagecraft.

In the case of Ukraine, however, he’s found a cause that seems to have grounded him. His documentary Superpower started as a quirky profile of a comedian-turned-president and ended as a chronicle of wartime resilience. Along the way, Penn has recast himself as Hollywood’s resident Ukraine hawk, drawing both admiration and eye-rolls.

That arc makes the Putin dinner story all the juicier: it’s Penn acknowledging that even he, the eternal contrarian, once fell for the illusion.

Nicholson, Putin, and the Dinner That Won’t Die

And what of Nicholson? At 88, he’s retired from acting and largely off the radar. But the idea that he once chatted up Putin like an old friend feels like peak Jack. The sunglasses. The grin. The sense that he knew exactly how absurd it all was — and relished it.

One wonders if Nicholson even remembers the conversation. Did Putin lean across the table and ask about The Departed? Did Jack offer him a seat courtside at the Lakers? Did anyone at the table realize they were watching a moment that would later be dissected through the prism of global conflict?

It’s Hollywood-meets-Kremlin theater at its weirdest.

From Dinner Guests to Blacklists

Penn’s relationship with Russia, unsurprisingly, didn’t end well. By 2022, he and fellow actor Ben Stiller were both officially banned from entering Russia. The Kremlin issued the blacklist after years of sanctions tit-for-tat with Washington.

For Penn, the ban was almost a badge of honor. He’s continued to use his platform to slam Putin and push for more U.S. support for Ukraine. In that sense, the dinner feels like Act I of a three-act play — Act II being Penn’s public shift toward activism, and Act III still unfolding as the war grinds on.

Hollywood Loves a Sequel

At the end of the day, Penn’s story is both hilarious and haunting: the bad boy of Hollywood and Jack Nicholson, Hollywood royalty, sharing a Moscow meal with a man now branded a war criminal.

It’s the kind of surreal intersection of celebrity and politics that Page Six lives for. A dinner that once seemed like a quirky travel anecdote is now a reminder of how thin the line can be between charm and danger.

And let’s face it: if there’s ever a Netflix limited series about “The Dinner with Putin,” Jack Nicholson better play himself.

Tags: El ChapoFilm FestivalGeorge W. BushHollywoodinterviewJack NicholsonJimmy KimmelKremlinKyivMalibuMoscowNetflixpaparazziParamount PicturespoliticsPutinRussiaSean PennUkraineVodkaVolodymyr Zelenskyy
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Hi, I’m Stas Voyager, editor-in-chief of CelebrityOnlines.com. I’ve spent the past few years traveling through Asia, collecting stories and perspectives that shape how I see the world. Along the way, I’ve written for a number of publications, always drawn to the vibrant worlds of American celebrities, pop culture, and show business. This site is where I bring together my passion for entertainment and my own lived experiences—sharing what inspires, surprises, and connects us all.

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