Jewe had a relationship with Sean Penn when he was on a break from Robin Wright

Home Top

show ad

Having a ball! Stunning Michelle Obama and pregnant Priscilla Chan steal the show - as the titans of Silicon Valley and Hollywood gather for spectacular state dinner in honor of Chinese leader
EXCLUSIVE: Another FOUR women accuse Saudi prince of sex crimes after neighbors saw 'bleeding woman trying to climb out of his $37m Beverly Hills compound'
Go to Mars and back on ONE tank of fuel: Student creates radical ion drive system that he says outperforms Nasa's engines
Now MORE Hillary Clinton emails surface - between her and disgraced general David Petraeus - after she swore she turned over 'all of them'
Michael Sam says he 'would still be in the NFL' if he hadn't come out after stepping away from the Canadian Football League
First women to pass Ranger School were given extra training and lowered benchmarks after general vowed 'at least one of them will pass', report claims
Germany in a state of SIEGE: Merkel was cheered when she opened the floodgates to migrants. Now, with gangs of men roaming the streets and young German women being told to cover up, the mood's changing
Syrian rebel commander who completed a US training program admits to giving military equipment to an al-Qaida affiliate
United passengers 'disgusted' to find a FULL sick bag in their seatback pocket that spilled all over them
At least a dozen fake doctors performed botched surgeries on patients in elaborate $150M fraud scheme that spanned a decade
Super blood moon eclipse will not herald the end of the world this weekend, says Mormon Church after apocalyptic warnings from Doomsday pastor
The heavens smile down on Pope Francis: Dozens of 'rainbows' appear above New York as huge crowds flock to see the Pontiff
EXCLUSIVE: Little girl who begged Pope Francis to let her illegal immigrant parents stay in the U.S. is going to Philadelphia to see him AGAIN
The pope honors the 3,000 9/11 victims with interfaith ceremony in the foundations of the fallen Twin Towers
Holy water: Congressman steals Pope Francis' glass after White House address to sip remaining liquid with his wife - and then saves some to sprinkle on his grandchildren
Pope urges the end of nuclear weapons and protection of the unborn as he lectures world leaders about global warming, Christian persecution, drug trafficking and a 'Pandora's Box' in abusing the UN
An 'overwhelming' crowd of 80,000 people gathers to see the Pope in Central Park ahead of his huge mass at Madison Square Garden
Are you one of life's worriers? Your parents could be to blame for passing on anxiety through their genes
'I started having sex to pay back my student loans': Six escorts lift the lid on their lives since Rentboy.com was shut down
Manhattan heiress leaves $50,000 to each her nail technician, hairstylist and doorman in extensive handwritten will
Top NY prosecutor, 35, found guilty of choking woman in Halloween bar brawl while he was dressed as Superman
Mother 'murders her 17-year-old son as they move out of their home': Woman accused of shooting teen in the back as they packed up their house because of money problems
Delta Air Lines flight from Baltimore to Atlanta delayed after escaped TARANTULA was spotted by baggage handlers
Aaron Sorkin hits back at Tim Cook in row over Jobs film: Director says CEO has 'a lot of nerve' and accuses him of having 'a factory full of children in China assembling phones for 17 cents an hour'

Jewel talked about the clandestine romance in her book Never Broken
Sean called the singer in the mid Nineties when she first made it big
They bonded at a dive bar in San Diego when he asked to work with her
She wrote a song for his 1995 film The Crossing Guard
They went to the Venice Film Festival where he introduced her to stars
The ex of rodeo star Ty Murray said Sean was a 'fantastic flirt'

By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com

Published: 15:04 EST, 23 September 2015 | Updated: 19:15 EST, 23 September 2015

172

View
comments

Jewel is sure good at keeping secrets but even better at letting them free.

In her new book Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story, the 41-year-old singer reveals she fell in love with Sean Penn when he was on a break from Robin Wright.

'I enjoyed Sean,' the blonde said of their meeting in the mid Nineties. 'And would eventually fall in love.'

Scroll down for video

Talking the talk: Jewel, seen here on September 14 in NYC, has written in her new book that she fell in love with Sean Penn when he was on a break from Robin Wright

Penn - who is now 55-years-old - was on a break from girlfriend Robin Wright. This was before they wed and had two children together.

It started when Penn called her father's home in Alaska just after she became famous.

Her dad is Atz Kilcher of Discovery's Alaska: The Last Frontier.

'One day my dad came to find me, saying "Jewel, you must be getting some kooky fans out there in the Lower 48. Some guy just prank-called and said he was Sean Penn,"' she said.

Cool or just a cad? 'I enjoyed Sean,' the blonde said of their meeting in the mid Nineties. 'And would eventually fall in love'; here Penn is seen in May

She told her dad 'no s***; and asked what happened. The dad had hung up on Sean but Sean just called back.

The Dead Man Walking actor had seen her on Conan and liked her.

Penn said he was working on a movie he'd written called The Crossing Guard.

'He wanted me to compose a song for it. I told him I would and he said he would meet me anywhere to screen the movie, I could name the day. I gave him my cell number and figured I would never hear from him again,' Jewel explained.

They met up at a salon in San Diego, where Jewel was getting her hair cut.

The other woman: He ended up marrying Robin in 1996. They had two children together, Hopper and Dylan. They divorced in 2010; here Robin is seen at the Emmys on Sunday

They were together for almost 20 years: Penn and Wright side by side in 2001

Jewel and Sean did end up working together. She wrote the song Emily for his 1995 film The Crossing Guard.

'We spoke on the phone a lot and he was a fantastic flirt and I did not mind one bit,' she said.

'But I was no fool and knew I was most likely a trifle to him. I intended to give him no such conquest. I put that man through his paces and he took it in stride. He began to court me in earnest, following me around on tour, acting as my de facto roadie.'

But she was cautious,

'I moved very slowly with him but he was a persistent and inventive suitor, and I enjoyed it immensely,' she recalled.

'I kept our burgeoning relationship very quiet.'

Not lucky in love: Earlier this year Sean split from supposed fiancee Charlize Theron; here they are seen in Cannes this summer

And she liked him better when he was not drinking, he gave her a 'melancholy stare.'

'And then a canary-eating grin and said it would be impossible not to fall in love with me,' she wrote.

'I looked at him to see if he was serious. It seemed he was.'

The two even attended the Venice Film Festival together.

Her ex: Jewel split from rodeo star Ty Murray in July 2014 after six years of marriage; here they are seen in February 2011

'Sean would whisper in my ear and explain everyone's backstory to me. It was not my world and I was pretty sure it never would be. Sean took me to see the sights in Montartre and wrote me in notes that he hid in my pockets,' she said.

Later that year they split.

He ended up marrying Robin in 1996. They had two children together, Hopper and Dylan.

They divorced in 2010.

Earlier this year Sean split from supposed fiancee Charlize Theron.

Jewel split from rodeo star Ty Murray in July 2014 after six years of marriage.