Kate Del Castillo Breaks Silence After 'El Chapo' Interview Scandal, Promises To 'Share Story'

Kate Del Castillo has finally addressed everyone after news broke that she was involved with "El Chapo" while he was a fugitive. "Thank you for your support over the past days," the statement she posted on Twitter reads. "Not surprisingly, many have chosen to make up items they think will make good stories and that aren't truthful. I look forward to sharing my story with you." Her statement comes on the same day that her alleged text messages exchange with the drug lord were leaked. Del Castillo's sister, Verónica Del Castillo, had revealed that she would soon talk about the ordeal and at this time it is not known when she will do this.

Kate's family was in the dark about her contact with "El Chapo." Reporters caught up with Verónica Del Castillo at the airport in México City to get a reaction out of this whole debacle. "I found out the same day as all of you through the magazine," she said in an interviewthat aired on radio show "Javier Poza En Fórmula." "I don't know any more than you do, I was working and I found out about it the same day. I cannot judge my sister, we are different people, but as a sister I am with her." The "Al Extremo" host defended her sister and says that "it's not a crime meeting a fugitive, it's not a crime in [México]."

Kate Del Castillo is a well-known Mexican actress in Latin America having starred in telenovelas like "Muchachitas," "La Mentira" and "La Reina Del Sur." Throughout her life she has taken and fought for many social causes standing up against animal abuse and human trafficking. Del Castillo is on the rise in Hollywood securing guest-starring roles in shows like "Jane The Virgin," "Weeds" and "CSI: Miami" as well as starring in films like "The 33," "Without Men" and "No Good Deed." She recently made headlines when she was ousted as being the one who brokered the interview Sean Penn published on Rolling Stone magazine with "El Chapo," the drug lord that was on the run from Mexican authorities after he made a break from prison last year.