Sean Penn worries fans after smoking throughout Stephen Colbert interview while on Ambien

Viewers accused the actor of being 'wasted'

Sean Penn has left fans concerned about his wellbeing after he smoked his way through an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and admitted to being on Ambien.

The actor was on the programme to promote his new book Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff but warned Colbert that he was still feeling the effects of the sedative.

“You’ve inherited a little of the Ambien I had to take to get to sleep after a red-eye [flight] last night,” he said.

Colber queried: “So in other words you’re still a little on the Ambien train right now?”

“How do you tell Sean Penn on Ambien, from Sean Penn not on Ambien? ‘Because you lay back in interviews in a really big way. You’re very low key.”

To which Pen replied: "I think it’s just the same. There’s a lot of times I’m just regular tired."

As The Gunman star lit up a cigarette, Colbert produced an ash tray from under his desk, saying: “I thought you might.”

Viewers expressed worries about Penn’s welfare, accusing him of being ‘wasted’ and ‘off’.

One wrote: "Did anyone else see Sean Penn on @StephenAtHome last night? He appeared wasted and at times didn’t make sense. #SeanPenn #StephenColbert"

Another tweeted: "Watching @StephenAtHome. What is wrong with Sean Penn? He's aged so much and just seems off...more than usual. Not buying the Ambien haze.#StephenColbert."

"Sean Penn look a tired hot mess on Stephen Colbert show as he lights up a cigarette. Maybe dude needs some rest. #SeanPenn," wrote a third.

He also went on to reveal while he is starring in fewer films, preferring instead to concentrate on writing.

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“The greatest thing that an actor can bring to the party is to play well with others,” he told Colbert.

“It’s the collaboration. And I increasingly don’t play well with others.

“So it becomes less enjoyable because I love that process when I love it but I’m not loving it anymore.”

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