According to Los Angeles Mag’s February 2009 Issue, It’s True, Anyway…

It says, on the very back page; in the final little blurb that a CPA named Tony Knapp, listed nine million dollars, for Sean Penn’s”Gay Lessons”, in ‘Milk’.

At first I thought that this was perhaps Penn’s personal accountant, and this was a tax write off type of thing.

No, it appears to be part of a list about mentionable, “below the line” crew people; of all interesting kinds and of all different functions/talents.

Therefore, that would make Mr. Knapp a film accountant.  I’m guessing.

I would check it, but this is kinda in the gossip category, and since that’s not my thing, I’ll just leave this as is.  So why put it at all?

I don’t think it’s harming anyone, because neither Mr. Knapp, nor Mr.Penn, seem responsible for it–rather, it seems more, to me, that it’s just one of those Hollywood-runaway-train type of examples.  

…Spending galore, on many films…  

…Social life situations here too, when ya hear about this-or-that…

As kooky as so much EX-cess Hollywood can seem…I don’t know…This one just administers a bit of a jolt.

Something ’bout, it’s simplicity of description.  

Doesn’t it?                                                              

Actor Sean Penn with his Oscar for 'Mystic River'

Quote, from page 236, just inside the back cover:

Most Creative Accounting

CPA Tony Knapp who listed 9 million in “Gay Lessons” for Sean Penn on Milk.

                                                                               Quote, unquote.

                                           From Article titled : Hollywoodland*, by Brian Frazier.