Actress Kate del Castillo said she's suing former Mexican officials for $60 million in "moral and material damages" because of what she calls "political persecution" against her. Mexican authorities investigated del Castillo following the secret meeting she arranged with Sean Penn and former fugitive drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2015. She was never charged, but she claims prosecutors leaked information that damaged her reputation. Del Castillo arranged the meeting because she was considering doing a documentary or film about Guzman's life, but she said she currently has no plans to pursue such a project. She also said at a news conference in Mexico on Thursday that she's no longer in touch with Penn and believes he betrayed her.
"Sean Penn apparently helped in the location and detention" of Guzman, now on trial in New York, she said. "I was not aware of that situation, and that is why I have always referred to it as betrayal." The actress, who added she'd like to kick the American actor in the groin, added that Penn "behaved very badly because he didn't protect me and put my life at risk." Del Castillo accuses prosecutors in the administration of former President Enrique Pena Nieto of leaking info that suggested she may be linked to drug trafficking or sentimentally connected to Guzman, something she said cost her acting work. She remained away from her home country of Mexico for years because of concerns about investigations, but she returned to spend Christmas with her family. She said, "I hope that things go incredibly well for the administration headed by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador," who took office on Dec. 1. (More lawsuit stories.)
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