Sean Penn, El Chapo and Hollywood's mutual fascination with Big Crime

It may be tempting to chalk up Sean Penn's recent encounter with Mexican drug lord and prison escapee Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to the actor's long-standing penchant for inserting himself into the heart of geopolitical intrigue. But the episode continues a well-established tradition of symbiotic co-dependence and mutual regard between Hollywood and organized crime.