SEAN PENN - PENN DEMANDS PUBLIC APOLOGY FROM UNIVERSAL

SEAN PENN flew into a rage when he spotted a poster promoting his new movie THE INTERPRETER featured a logo he never authorised, forcing UNIVERSAL to publicly apologise to the actor.

The seasoned star - who has an agreement with film studio Universal stating he's to be consulted on all promotion-related decisions - was infuriated by the advert in Los Angeles newspaper LA TIMES, because it sported a banner for cellphone giant T-MOBILE.

Upon learning of Penn's disgust at the presence of the T-Mobile slogan - and his fury over not being asked about it - Universal published an ad in the Friday (22APR05) edition of LA Times to appease the star.

It read: "Sean Penn was not consulted about this advertisement, as is required in his agreement with the film's production company, WORKING TITLE. Universal Pictures regrets this oversight."