Actor Sean Penn said in a Friday preview of an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that his article based on a secret interview with then-fugitive cartel leader “El Chapo” “has failed” to achieve his goal of sparking conversation about the War on Drugs.
Penn met the notorious Sinaloa Cartel leader, whose real name is Joaquin Guzman, back in October with the help of Mexican actress Kate del Castillo. His story for Rolling Stone went live on Saturday, one day after Mexican authorities announced the fugitive’s capture. Journalists immediately criticized the piece.
“I have a regret that the entire discussion about this article ignores its purpose, which was to try to contribute to this discussion about the policy in the War on Drugs,” Penn told host Charlie Rose.
He continued: “Let me be clear. My article has failed.”
Penn also suggested the journalists who tore apart his article were “green-eyed monsters.”
“When you get the story that every journalist in the world wanted, there’s a lot of green-eyed monsters who gonna come give you a kiss,” Penn said.
He also said he wanted to see the “license that says that (his critics are) journalists.”
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