Sean Penn's El Chapo Interview Sparks Criticism

On Saturday, Rolling Stone magazine published an interview with the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo. The interviewer? Not a seasoned journalist, but Sean Penn, the actor. El Chapo was captured last week after breaking out of prison, but Penn conducted his interview back in October, when the kingpin was still on the run. Apparently El Chapo did the interview at least in part because he wants a movie made about his life. The whole situation is so surreal, it sounds like a movie already. But not everyone is amused. We hear from a critic.

Sean Penn with Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán

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