No it’s not. Speculations that the Hollywood star is dating a man started spreading after he was recently spotted holding hands with his 30-year-old girlfriend in Santa Monica, California.
Some people assumed that he was dating a man because Valeria Nikov has an athletic build. Such assumptions are often made about burly celebrities.
The 65-year-old American actor reportedly began dating Valeria Nikov, an Eastern European from Moldova, in 2024.
She was not married or in a relationship with anyone before she started dating Sean Penn. According to some reports, she is friends with French actress Camille Razat, who plays Camille in the Netflix series Emily in Paris.
Notably, Valeria has appeared in independent films and television shows, including a small role in… Emily in Paris.