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Penn Badgley Opens Up About How He Deals with the Moments He Loses His Patience as a Dad: 'It Can Be Tough'


Penn Badgley is opening up about an experience he had with his son. During the live taping of the New York Times' "Modern Love" podcast at On Air Fest, Badgley recalled the first time he had to say sorry to his son because he was being impatient with him.

On Friday, Feb. 21, the Gossip Girl alum, 38, spoke with the New York Times' Anna Martin about a time when he was impatient with his son James, 4, during a live taping of the Modern Love podcast at On Air Fest at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, New York. Penn Badgley and his wife Domino Kirke.Cindy Ord/Getty While appearing on the New York Times' Modern Love podcast in March 2024, the Easy A actor read an essay about a father who had to be vulnerable around his sons, prompting the star to share how vulnerable he is around his own kids. "I have an interesting situation where I have a biological son and a stepson," Badgley began.

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