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Melissa Denes

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Melissa Denes

  • Melissa Denes
    Why can’t film’s leading women age like Sean Penn?

    The star of One Battle After Another is capitalising on his lived-in look, but Hollywood actresses are held to a different standard

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026

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