penn is jetting back to Haiti

Sean Penn is returning to Haiti
this weekend (20Feb10) to do
what he can to help the
survivors of the 12 January
earthquake, which ravaged the
nation, before storms cause
more damage and claim more
lives.
The movie star and activist was
among the first celebrities to jet
to Haiti to aid the relief effort
and insists he can't wait to get
back.
Speaking to U.S. news show
Extra just before his planned
flight back to Haiti's capital
Port-au-Prince, the worried
Oscar winner says, We have to
save Haiti.
During his recent three-week
stint in Haiti, Penn slept in a tent
and survived on just a few
hours of sleep a night, but a
return to that hardship will be
worth it if he can help get
homeless Haitians to safety
before the rains come.
He adds, Relocation is, right
now, the primary focus.
And the actor wants more
people to join him: You can
come to Haiti and do work if
you're a doctor or a relief
worker or if you can write a
cheque... Everything helps.
Penn admits the suffering he
has seen in Haiti could keep him
away from Hollywood for some
time - and that means he might
be forced to quit a planned
Three Stooges movie.
He explains, I'm not in a very
funny state of mind right now.
The movie star's return to Haiti
comes as a legal matter hangs
over him - on Friday (19Feb10),
Penn was charged with criminal
battery and vandalism
following a violent run-in with
a paparazzo in California last
year . (Kl/wnvex/rl)
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