is that because you were working for him, by the way? >> i can pick them. >> one of the fascinating things is a relationship with a guy like sean penn and charlie sheen. two of the most the crazy controversial guys. were they that way as kids growing up? >> that is what makes them great. >> you have to have shirts on when you come in here. >> something happened to them, man. >> sheen is self-destructing. don't you feel bad for him? >> i have a particular perspective. i have known him since he was 13. like talking about one of your true childhood. >> were you close friends with him? >> very close. >> are you still close friends with him. >> we are still friends. >> you kicked the addiction thing. >> 21 years. >> good for you. he seems to embrace that kind of a culture still. do you talk to him about that? >> do i. he is not interested in recovery which worked for me

and millions of people. >> did it take you to long time to get there where you wanted to be cured? >> i was ready when i was ready and that was my blessing. >> so maybe that will happen to shen. >> he is not ready. >> penn is a left wing guy. he was at the correspondent's dinner and wouldn't put his hand over his heart during the star spanglea ban. sean penn? come on, you're making that up. >> i would never make it up. >> was he that way when was a kid. did he have the antiamerican chip on his shoulder? >> the sean that i know is hilarious and really, really smart and gets the joke and is arguably our best act. >> but intense. a very intense guy when it comes to politics. very far left. >> very, very much occupies that space. >> do you talk politics with penn? >> no. >> that is a good thing, right? don't want to get into that? >> i'm a centrist.

i don't want to get run over. >> when people read this book, what do you want them to think about you when they read the week? >> make it emblematic of who i am and people can take away what they want. >> have you become more conservative as you get older? >> without a doubt. i am a centrist. my son who is studying politics in high school had me take an online complicated poll. you couldn't have put me more in the middle than where i ended up. i don't know what that says about me. >> the one thing it says about you is that you are very wise not to talk politics with sean penn. thanks for coming in here. good to meet you. >> thank you, you, too. >> pin heads and patriots is next. tonight, featuring a woman who goes nuts in a kentucky courtroom, moments away. on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compartes side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ]

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>> laura: finally, pinheads and patriots. earlier this week in wayne county, kentucky a judge was hearing a domestic violence complaint a woman from her estranged husband. the woman got into an argument with the judge when she was sentenced for contempt of court. things got really ugly. >> you will be held in contempt of this court. >> i don't care. i haven't done anything to this court. i haven't done thinking to him. >> 10 days for contempt of court. go now. >> laura: after that outburst it took three other people to

bring her under control. while she was being led out of the courtroom she was still yelling threats. this is the kind of behavior i cover at length in my new book, "of thee i zing." i'm going to be signing books in denver, los angeles and this is all this weekend. monday, i'll be at the nixon library then on to st. louis. visit laura ingraham.com. information about the tour is there. sign up for the daily fix as well. >> you have to check out billoreilly.com. we only have a few navy seal shirts left. become a premium member and you get one free. if you want information about the miller and o'reilly tour check out billoreilly.com. that is it for us tonight. thanks for watching. have a great weekend. i'm laura ingraham in for bill