This Article is From Jul 15, 2012

Sean Penn completes anger management classes

Sean Penn completes anger management classes

Highlights

  • Actor-director Sean Penn has successfully completed the anger management classes he was ordered to take following a showdown with a photographer in 2009.
  • The 51-year-old pleaded no contest to vandalism after clashing with a paparazzo and as a result a charge of battery was dismissed - but in addition to probation, Penn was ordered to attend 36 hours of classes.
  • He was given top marks for his progress during a hearing in January and Penn has now completed the course, his lawyer told a court on Friday, reported TMZ Online.
  • However, Penn will remain on probation until next May.
Los Angeles: Actor-director Sean Penn has successfully completed the anger management classes he was ordered to take following a showdown with a photographer in 2009.

The 51-year-old pleaded no contest to vandalism after clashing with a paparazzo and as a result a charge of battery was dismissed - but in addition to probation, Penn was ordered to attend 36 hours of classes.

He was given top marks for his progress during a hearing in January and Penn has now completed the course, his lawyer told a court on Friday, reported TMZ Online.

However, Penn will remain on probation until next May. 
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