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It has been frequently asserted in the media that del Castillo was romantically involved with Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán, allegations that the actress vehemently denies.
Although del Castillo has dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship, she defiantly insisted on showing her Mexican passport as she crossed the border. She had a tense 25-minutes or so when her passage was held up by authorities, but she was eventually cleared to enter the country.
The movie never happened and she felt betrayed by Penn, claiming she didn't know that he was going to publish an article. After El Chapo's arrest, del Castillo had to face a media frenzy, as well as Mexican authorities -- who subpoenaed her and opened an investigation for alleged money laundering.
“I don't think it was necessarily me, Kate del Castillo … It was more that he … probably had a crush on Teresa Mendoza in a way because he loved that series so much,” Del Castillo said in the interview with ABC News' Diane Sawyer that aired Friday night.
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