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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Sean Penn will reportedly adopt Charlize Theron's son. The 54-year-old actor is said to have filed documents requesting to adopt three-year-old Jackson. Theron adopted the toddler as an infant from her home country of South Africa in 2012.
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"Charlize and Sean are very serious," an insider told People magazine. "Charlize says this is it. Jackson already calls Sean 'daddy.' This is the first step toward them getting married."
"Sean always knew that to truly earn a place in Charlize's heart, connecting with Jackson was one of the most important parts," a source added to Us Weekly. "There is still talk of adopting again and giving Jackson a brother or a sister."
Penn and Theron have been dating since January 2014, and confirmed their relationship in May. The couple were not engaged "yet" as of April, but reportedly plan to marry and adopt another child in South Africa.
Penn was previously married to Robin Wright from 1996 to 2010. He and the 48-year-old actress have two children, 23-year-old daughter Dylan Frances and 21-year-old son Hopper Jack. Dylan told Us Weekly she approves of Penn and Theron dating in October.
Penn will direct Theron and Javier Bardem in romantic drama The Last Face. The actor will also co-star with Bardem in an adaptation of Jean-Patrick Machette novel The Gunman, while Theron is scheduled for Mad Max: Fury Road with Tom Hardy.
