Sean Penn’s son Hopper pleads no contest after drug arrest

Sean Penn and Robin Wright’s son has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after he was arrested for possessing marijuana and mushrooms. 

Hopper Penn, 24, and his girlfriend Uma Von Wittkamp, 26, were arrested during a traffic stop on April 4 on Interstate 80 in Nebraska. 

The couple were initially pulled over because they failed to signal. The car was then searched after officers at the scene suspected drug activity. 

Authorities discovered 14 grams of marijuana, four amphetamine pills, and three grams of psychedelic mushrooms, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. 

Sean Penn’s son Hopper Penn (left) and his girlfriend Uma von Wittkamp (right) have pleaded no contest after they were arrested for possessing marijuana and mushrooms 

Authorities discovered 14 grams of marijuana, four amphetamine pills, and three grams of psychedelic mushrooms in the car. Hopper is pictured here with Penn in 2011  

Authorities discovered 14 grams of marijuana, four amphetamine pills, and three grams of psychedelic mushrooms in the car. Hopper is pictured here with Penn in 2011  

Hopper was arrested for the mushrooms and less than an ounce of marijuana, while Wittkamp, who is also an actor, was booked for the amphetamines and mushrooms.

Wittkamp was behind the wheel at the time of the arrest, according to police.

Hopper and Wittkamp were initially charged with felony drug possession.

They have both pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of attempt of a felony and were ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.   

A no contest plea allows a defendant to not admit guilt but acknowledge that there is enough evidence for a conviction. 

Hopper has been candid about his past drug struggles, even revealing that he would have taken his life if it wasn’t for Penn.  

Hopper  pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of attempt of a felony and were ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. He is pictured here with Penn and his sister Dylan in 2017

Hopper pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of attempt of a felony and were ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. He is pictured here with Penn and his sister Dylan in 2017

Last year Hopper told the Evening Standard that he fell into drugs, including crystal meth, after Penn and Wright divorced in 2010 following 14 years of marriage. 

Two years after the divorce, Hopper and Wright moved back to Los Angeles so he could be closer to his father and she could get more work in Hollywood.

But just one month after the move, Hopper got into a brutal skateboarding accent that required brain surgery. 

No longer able to pursue his passion for the sport, Hopper fell into drugs – and wiht a ‘bad crowd – instead.   

‘I was doing a lot of stuff but meth was the main one that brought me down,’ he said. 

‘I went to rehab because I woke up in hospital and my dad said, “Rehab? Or bus bench?” I was like, “I’ll take the bed.”

‘Thank God I got out of that because that was the worst time in my life. Because it’s not fun when it gets to a point where you just need it.’  

Hopper has been candid about his past drug struggles, even revealing that he would have taken his life if it wasn't for Penn. They are pictured here with Dylan in 2016 

Hopper has been candid about his past drug struggles, even revealing that he would have taken his life if it wasn’t for Penn. They are pictured here with Dylan in 2016 

'I went to rehab because I woke up in hospital and my dad said, "Rehab? Or bus bench?" I was like, "I'll take the bed,"' he recalled, explaining how Penn helped save his life

‘I went to rehab because I woke up in hospital and my dad said, “Rehab? Or bus bench?” I was like, “I’ll take the bed,”‘ he recalled, explaining how Penn helped save his life

Shortly afterwards, Hopper’s father convinced him to take a small role in The Last Face, which Penn was directing.

It was the beginning of Hopper’s acting career, which has included appearing alongside Brad Pitt in War Machine as well as the film Puppy Love. 

He will next appear in the film Between Worlds, which stars Nicholas Cage and recently wrapped production.  

Penn has spoken in the past about how his parenting style with Hopper and daughter Dylan, 26, are at odds with his ex-wife. 

Penn has spoken in the past about how his parenting style with Hopper and daughter Dylan, 26, are at odds with ex-wife Robin Wright (pictured here together in 2004) 

Penn has spoken in the past about how his parenting style with Hopper and daughter Dylan, 26, are at odds with ex-wife Robin Wright (pictured here together in 2004) 

The actor, who recently appeared on Marc Maron’s ‘WTF’ podcast, revealed he and Wright have ‘very separate relationships with our kids at this point’.  

‘It’s better that way because they are making their own decisions,’ he said. 

‘As it turned out she and I did not share the same ethical views on parenting, including the continuing parenting of adult children.’  

‘We’re always going to have conflicting ethics.’ 



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