Chivis republished from Daily Mail and TMZ
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Sean Penn is 'trying to block a Netflix documentary that suggests he told authorities he was secretly meeting with El Chapo' in Mexico
Sean Penn has reportedly tried to block or edit a Netflix documentary that suggests he told authorities that he was meeting drug kingpin El Chapo prior to his capture.
The documentary, which is set to be released on Friday, apparently includes interviews with some people who suggest the Hollywood actor ratted out El Chapo to the US Department of Justice, TMZ reports.
They claim Penn told the DOJ that he was traveling to a secret location in Mexico to interview El Chapo for his now infamous Rolling Stone article.
The interviews feature in the documentary - The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story - which includes details of the meeting and background on what led to Penn's article.
Several of Penn's lawyers have reportedly been in contact with Netflix multiple times to pressure them to edit out any reference that he contacted the DOJ prior to the meeting.
TMZ obtained an email from the executive producer of the film, David Broome, in which he seemingly details his concerns about pressure from Penn.
'My concern is that we are taking an immense amount of pressure from all directions related to Sean Penn and currently Netflix has done a great job of hanging tough... but their nerves are on edge,' he wrote.
'I'm worried that there's a chance Netflix hits the brakes for a while.'
Actress Kate del Castillo, Penn and two producers met with the drug kingpin back in October 2015 at a secret location organized by El Chapo.
Mexican authorities raided the site soon after they met by El Chapo had already fled.
Three months later after the meeting, El Chapo was captured during a shootout that killed five of his associates.
Penn's infamous interview was published a day later in Rolling Stone.
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