Toronto fest cracks down on lighting up

September 01, 2007 The Toronto International Film Festival is hoping visiting stars will butt out this year as it attempts to crack down on smoking for the upcoming Sept. 6-15 edition. Festival organizers are looking to avoid a repeat of last year when Sean Penn flouted Ontario's anti-smoking laws by puffing on a cigarette at a festival news conference promoting "All the King's Men" in full view of clicking paparazzi. Penn left town before Toronto public health unit officials investigated and ultimately fined the Sutton Place Hotel, which hosts festival news conferences, for failing to post proper signage warning Penn and others that smoking is forbidden in public spaces in Ontario.

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