Sean Penn wears a motorcycle jacket and jeans in NYC... after calling for the movie industry to 'take the lead' by insisting employees get vaccinated
Sean Penn was spotted out in New York City on Wednesday.
The 61-year-old movie star, who has been making the rounds to promote his new film Flag Day, was seen picking up some supplies at Walgreens.
The ex-husband of Madonna cut a casual figure in a leather bomber jacket which he paired with light wash blue jeans.
![Out and about: Sean Penn was spotted out picking up supplies at Walgreens in New York City on Wednesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/25/15/47087685-0-image-a-1_1629901006585.jpg)
Out and about: Sean Penn was spotted out picking up supplies at Walgreens in New York City on Wednesday
The Mystic River actor donned a black t-shirt underneath his bomber jacket and added a black leather belt with a silver buckle.
Penn sported white sneakers as he stepped between flowers beds on the side of the street.
He wore his light brown hair tousled and carried a white paper bag during his early morning errand run.
The Santa Monica native covered his face with a black mask embossed with the logo of his disaster relief organization Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE).
![Dressed down: Sean cut a casual figure in a leather bomber jacket which he paired with light wash blue jeans](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/25/15/47087679-0-image-a-2_1629901023984.jpg)
Dressed down: Sean cut a casual figure in a leather bomber jacket which he paired with light wash blue jeans
Sean founded CORE in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010.
The organization has been on the ground in Haiti to help with the response to 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the Caribbean country almost two weeks ago.
CORE recently partnered with businesses and local governments to expand COVID-19 testing and vaccinations across the United States.
The organization is now distributing free vaccines in Haiti and operating free test sites across the island.
![Masked up: The Santa Monica native covered his face with a black mask embossed with the logo of his disaster relief organization Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/25/15/47087677-0-image-a-3_1629901037330.jpg)
Masked up: The Santa Monica native covered his face with a black mask embossed with the logo of his disaster relief organization Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE)
During a recent interview, Penn said he believes coronavirus vaccines should be 'mandatory'.
He has urged everyone to have their COVID-19 jab, unless medically exempt, and he has called for the movie industry and other businesses to 'take the lead' by insisting employees get vaccinated amid the pandemic.
He said: 'My deep belief, personally, is that it's no different having everybody being able to drive 100 miles an hour in a car.
'This is one of those things that should be mandatory.
![Taking a stand: During a recent interview, Penn said he believes coronavirus vaccines should be 'mandatory.' Seen in July 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/25/16/47089531-0-image-a-8_1629904054997.jpg)
Taking a stand: During a recent interview, Penn said he believes coronavirus vaccines should be 'mandatory.' Seen in July 2021
'I think that vaccines need to be mandatory and that businesses - the movie business and all businesses - need to take the lead and not be so timid when dealing with their collective bargaining partners.'
The Into the Wild star also insisted there is no excuse for anyone claiming there is not enough 'information available' about the vaccine.
Speaking to Yahoo! Entertainment, he added: 'There's different kinds of hesitancies, and so I don't think that there's much excuse to not know the information available anymore.
'That's part of why I think it should be mandatory.
'A resistance that's just based on a certain kind of ... lack of imagination and understanding of anything that's helpful to the human race, I've become very frustrated by that.
'But I can only work within my own bounds and say that, for me, it should be mandatory.'
![Boycott: It was reported last month that Sean wouldn't return to work on his new TV series Gaslit until the entire cast and crew had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Pictured in July 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/25/16/47089533-0-image-a-5_1629903688536.jpg)
Boycott: It was reported last month that Sean wouldn't return to work on his new TV series Gaslit until the entire cast and crew had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Pictured in July 2021
This comes after it was reported by Variety last month that Sean wouldn't return to work on his new TV series Gaslit until the entire cast and crew had been vaccinated against COVID-19.
He appears in the Starz limited series alongside Julia Roberts. NBCUniversal, the studio making the show, mandated vaccinations in 'Zone A' - which includes the cast and those in close proximity - last month.
An email was sent to cast and crew a few weeks ago informing them that a clinic was available on site to provide free jabs, and it is also offering vaccinations to NBCUniversal and production crews on the upper lot.
The message advised several choices of vaccine were available and the team would return in three weeks to administer a second dose where necessary.
Members of production were asked to present evidence of vaccination to the testing team when they arrive for their next shift on the project.
Zone A is the most restricted area on set in terms of coronavirus safety protocols because it is where unmasked actors work.
![Speaking out: He has urged everyone to have their COVID-19 jab, unless medically exempt, and he has called for the movie industry and other businesses to 'take the lead' by insisting employees get vaccinated amid the pandemic. Seen in May 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/25/16/47089559-0-image-a-6_1629903709557.jpg)
Speaking out: He has urged everyone to have their COVID-19 jab, unless medically exempt, and he has called for the movie industry and other businesses to 'take the lead' by insisting employees get vaccinated amid the pandemic. Seen in May 2021
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