Lawyers

• ‘Empire’ creator Lee Daniels slams Sean Penn in defamation lawsuit: "Spicoli understands the US Constitution better than Penn"

  How far does a "provocative rhetoric" go before it becomes an absolute defamatory act? In his motion to dismiss and strike, Daniels invokes the anti-SLAPP law which brings down lawsuits that curtain the exercise of the cherished First Amendment.

• Lawyer Wants Sean Penn to Testify in Mexican Court on El Chapo Case

  Sean Penn should be called to testify in a Mexican court for an article he wrote on Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman for Rolling Stone magazine says one of Guzman's lawyers. In the article, El Chapo was quoted as saying that he was the world's biggest drug dealer.

• El Chapo's Lawyer Calls Sean Penn's Statements 'Stupidities,' Accuses Actor of False Trafficking Claims

  Sean Penn and El Chapo engaged in a secret interview last October leading to the latter's arrest. The attorney of the drug kingpin claims that the statements of the actor are stupid and false.

• Sean Penn-El Chapo Meeting Now Part of Criminal Investigation

  Sean Penn and El Chapo had secret meetings in the past while the latter has escaped from jail. Mexican authorities are now launching a criminal investigation regarding the encounter.

• Famed drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman arrested, faces indictment and other cases in the United States

  Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is finally back in chains after he was recaptured last January 8 following a trail based on Guzman’s secret interview with Hollywood actor Sean Penn. El Chapo, with his release, is facing a possible extradition to US.

• Madonna Supports Ex-Husband Sean Penn against Domestic Abuse Accusation

  The Queen of Pop Madonna recently opened up about her now former husband Sean Penn during her concert. The singer also supported him in a defamatory case where he was accused of beating her up during their marriage.

• Sean Penn Says Freed New York Jewish Businessman Jacob Ostreicher Safe & Receiving Medical Treatment After Bolivia Release (Video)

  Actor-activist Sean Penn told The Associated Press in an email on Tuesday that Jacob Ostreicher, the New York businessman held in Bolivia since 2011, was safe and receiving medical care in an undisclosed location in the United States

• Sean Penn on Capitol Hill: Actor-Activist Testifies in Effort to Free Jacob Ostreicher, an American Being Held in a Bolivian Prison (Video)

  Activist and actor Sean Penn appeared on Capitol Hill on Monday, testifying before the subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Penn was introduced to the case in part by fellow actor Mark Wahlberg, regarding the case of Jacob Ostreicher, a New Yorker being held in Bolivia.