Overview
- Speaking to reporters this week, the 90-year-old actor accused Penn of betraying Kate del Castillo by using her to reach Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
- He threatened to hit Penn and repeated that he has not forgiven him nearly a decade after the clandestine meeting and subsequent article.
- Del Castillo alleged the publication exposed his daughter to investigations and reputational harm, echoing Kate’s past claim that she was used as “bait.”
- He added that their lawyers are pursuing payment from the Mexican government for what he described as political persecution and public damage to Kate.
- He also addressed private matters, noting prepared inheritance documents for his daughters and offering praise for Kate’s partner, director Edgar Baena.