Hollywood television host and Golden Globe anchor Marc Malkin was returning to Los Angeles from the Palm Springs Film Festival on Friday when his electric car's battery died, leaving him stranded on a desert highway on Jan. 5. I noticed that there was.
The TV host, who co-hosted the official Golden Globes pre-show on Sunday, ended up calling a tow truck to take his EV to a nearby charging station to replenish the electricity.
But according to insiders, page 6When Malkin dropped his car off at a charging station, he encountered an unusual situation.
When Malkin arrived at the charging station, he noticed he was charging right next to Oscar winner Sean Penn, who was also charging his EV. And next to Penn, longtime publicist Mara Buxbaum was charging her EV as well.
The cozy moment didn't last long, as Malkin realized his car wouldn't charge.
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When he called the EV dealer, he was reportedly told that the car could not be charged because the battery was completely depleted.
But he decided to push his car to another charger and try his luck again.
But Malkin realized he wasn't Arnold Schwarzenegger and was having trouble pushing his car to the charging station. The next thing he knew, both Penn and Bucksbaum were behind his car, helping him push it to the stall.
Buxbaum “came up to him and asked if he needed his car pushed,” a source told Page Six. “She said, 'Do you need someone to push your car?'” And then Penn joined the party.
“It was the funniest thing ever,” the source added. “Sean was a real-life hero.”
With the new stall, Malkin's EV was back up and running and all was well, allowing him to get home in time for several pre-Globes parties on Friday night and co-hosting the Golden Globes show on Sunday. Ta.
Mr. Penn, who has recently been a very vocal defender of Ukraine in its desperate war with the invading Russians, was in attendance. of variety At the Creative Impact Awards in Palm Springs, winner Penelope Cruz was featured at the event.
Cruise won the Creative Impact in Actor award.
Penn gushed about Cruise on stage, saying: We feel when she wants us to feel, because she lets us do it. ”
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