Report: Sean Penn under investigation after secret interview with Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’
On Sunday, The Blaze said that actor Sean Penn is under investigation for a secret Rolling Stone interview he did with notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, citing a report by ABC News.
Penn, said, “was in contact with Guzman for several months – through burner phones and emails, as he details in his piece — and authorities are investigating why the actor did not turn in the wanted man.”
Rolling Stone published the interview and according to a Mexican official, Penn is now under investigation.
The Blaze added:
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Kate del Castillo, the Mexican actress who Penn has said helped facilitate the meeting between him and Guzman is also reportedly being investigated. Variety reported that Castillo translated for the men during their meeting.
Penn’s interview with Guzman occurred while he was on the run from authorities following his second prison break last July. According to the Associated Press, it was Penn’s interview that helped authorities locate Guzman and recapture him.
Mexico Attorney General Arely Gomez said Friday that Guzman had contacted actors and producers apparently seeking a possible movie about his life which gave law enforcement a lead on tracking and eventually capturing him.
Here’s video released by Rolling Stone:
Penn defended his decision to not turn Guzman in.
“I take no pride in keeping secrets that may be perceived as protecting criminals, nor do I have any gloating arrogance at posing for selfies with unknowing security men,” he wrote. “But I’m in my rhythm. Everything I say to everyone must be true.”
The fact is, BizPac Review added, Penn feared for his life.
“The trust that El Chapo had extended to us was not to be f***ed with,” he added. “This will be the first interview El Chapo had ever granted outside an interrogation room, leaving me no precedent by which to measure the hazards. I’d seen plenty of video and graphic photography of those beheaded, exploded, dismembered or bullet-riddled innocents, activists, courageous journalists and cartel enemies alike.”
Meanwhile, calls are growing for Penn’s arrest on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/isataharmiller/status/686009340160000000
https://twitter.com/ebbitt/status/686012417407496192
And Rolling Stone is also under fire:
@RollingStone you gave a mass murderer editorial control. New low for your shitful mag not forgetting false rape story or terrorist cover.
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) January 10, 2016
@RollingStone Birds of a feather flock together. @seanpenn should be arrested for aiding and hiding a federal fugitive
— MICHAEL (@DRMBYRNES) January 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/Fiercely_/status/686007946136936449
Moreover, Variety said, “the entire Rolling Stone story was submitted to El Chapo for approval, and Penn says the drug lord did not ask for any changes.”
https://twitter.com/tlbutler1/status/686042355229655040
Ironic indeed.
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