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  • Kate Del Castillo Faces Investigation For Money Laundering

    Kate del Castillo is currently on the radar of the Mexican authorities after signs of her alleged involvement in money laundering were discovered.

    The film and TV actress reportedly used money given by drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in order to fund a tequila business named Honor Del Castillo.

    The government requires del Castillo to appear before a Mexican consulate in order for the investigation to commence. She was supposedly expected to attend a meeting on Monday, but failed to appear at the consulate in Los Angeles.

    However, a report stated that she can choose from two more dates in which she can go to a Mexican consulate, although it would no longer be in Los Angeles.

    The 43-year-old Mexican-American actress was in the headlines earlier this month after a Rolling Stone article stated that she was the person behind the meeting between El Chapo and actor Sean Penn.

    According to the entry written by Penn, he and Kate del Castillo went to the Sierra Madre mountain range in Mexico where they met Guzman in the middle of a jungle.

    Penn and El Chapo agreed to have an interview at a later time, although the initial plans did not push through. Instead, Penn asked questions through a BBM device, and Guzman answered them through prerecorded videotape.

    In the initial meeting between Sean Penn and El Chapo, it was believed that Kate del Castillo brought some of the tequila from her budding business. At this time, Mexican authorities believe that Guzman gave del Castillo some money to finance her business.

    El Chapo is a notorious drug lord who began his operations in the Mexican region of Sinaloa. He was first arrested in 1993, but bribed guards so he could escape in 2001. Guzman was again arrested in February 2014 before escaping in July 2015.

    The meeting organized by Kate del Castillo allgedly led to the kingpin’s recent recapture.

  • Salma Hayek Says Women Don’t Know Their Voice, Actress Gives Girls Profound Advice

    To show her support for female empowerment, Salma Hayek stated that she believes that the mindset of a strong woman should start early among the young generation. Hayek said that girls should start feeling confident and strive to be unique.

    “I think the most important thing to tell for the new generations is to have the courage to be unique, to be curious about who they are, instead of trying to blend in,” said Hayek. “The most important thing to say to the girls is to not try to be like the other girls.” Hayek said that women have been busy trying to fit in the role assigned by the society that is mainly designed by men. She also said that girls of this generation try so hard to fit in.

    “Try to really be profound thinkers that are excited about their differences and explore what they are and who they are and what can come out of the new,” Hayek said.

    “I think the voice of women can change the world, but we don’t know our voice. I don’t think we really have tapped into our potential or our own creativity,” Hayek added.

    Hayek supports Chime for Change, a nonprofit that seeks to provide education, health, and justice programs for girls and women around the world and she proudly talked about the organization’s accomplishments.

    “In only two years – now I’m going to brag a little bit – we have directly benefitted the lives of 400,000 women,” Hayek said. “We affected 3 million families and communities in two years.”

    She believes that starting with this generation, we can start to see changes on how women are viewed as well as their roles in different industries.

    “I’m feeling very confident that we are the generation that is going to experience the difference, the transformation… We are such an economical power, women, in the country, and we represent such a strong part of the audience that they cannot ignore us anymore.”

  • Salma Hayek Is a ‘Woman Of Power,’ Actress Speaks To Crowd Of 60,000 People In New York City

    Aside from their busy schedules that involve shooting films, appearing in advertisments, and attending awarding ceremonies, a lot of famous stars are also spending their time supporting good causes.

    One of these stars is Salma Hayek, who hosted the Global Citizens Festival last Saturday in New York.

    Hayek, together with co-hosts, Stephen Colbert and Hugh Jackman, encouraged the 60,000 attendees to be aware that the goal for this year’s Global Citizens is to end poverty by 2030. This humanitarian event did not stop the stars who were in attendance from looking their best. Hayek’s look combined edgy and feminine with her white flowing voile top accentuated by a poufy red flower choker, skintight leather pants, wide belt, and a black leather jacket. “This is me just before facing 60k people at the #GlobalCitizen festival who are really waiting for Beyonce,” Hayek shared her photo in Instagram.

    Hayek also met her friends, Susan Sarandon and Kerry Washington, backstage. She also shared a photo of her and Washington.

    “Hanging backstage with my beautiful sister,” Hayek captioned.

    Hanging backstage with my Beautiful sister @kerrywashington #globalcitzienfestival #chimeforchange #gucci

    A photo posted by Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek) on

    Washington, Sarandon, and Hayek are well-known for their work with UNICEF and other organizations that help the needy and vulnerable all over the world.

    In addition, Salma Hayek is also set to be honored at the Variety Power of Women event on October 9 in Beverly Hills, together with Anna Kendrick, Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah Winfrey, and Susan Wojcicki. Variety described the group as being “the perfect embodiment of the Power of Women initiative.”

    The event celebrates the entertainment industry’s most inspiring and charitable females.

    “We salute Salma Hayek Pinault, Anna Kendrick, Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah Winfrey and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki for their incredible philanthropic work and their personal commitment to fostering change,” said Variety publisher Michelle Sobrino-Stearns.

    Salma Hayek will be recognized for co-founding women’s rights initiative Chime for Change.

  • Salma Hayek Will Eat Almost Anything, Even Worms [Video]

    Actress, Salma Hayek has an odd taste for food and this was proven when she appeared on Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday.

    The Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen challenged the Oscar-nominated actress to sample some foods they prepared. In the game “Will Salma Eat It?” the host first offered Salma deep-fried frog.

    “Deep-fried frog or frog legs?” she asked. “What you’re supposed to eat is the frog legs.”

    She revealed that there is no problem with eating them because it is a common French food. Salma lives in France with her husband, François-Henri Pinault, a French businessman.

    Next, she was given a Jalepeno, which the star willingly ate. The Mexican-born actress said she can eat almost anything but onions.

    The game became more challenging when the host offered Salma stir-fried silkworms. The actress ate the silkworms without a second thought. The exotic food might be gross-looking for some people but Salma quickly told the the viewers, “These are Mexican.”

    As the game was about to end, the host offered yet another dish- gefilte fish- to which Salma commented that she would rather eat the worms.

    When asked about how she maintained her fit body after giving birth, she revealed that she is strict with her diet.

    According to her, she does not starve herself even when on a diet. The key is to eat healthy foods. A word of advice from her:  “It’s always great to breast feed,” Salma said. “Don’t worry about it while you breast feed, but after you stop – eat less, exercise.”

    Salma Hayek proved that she is worthy of the title “Champion” when it comes to chomping down exotic foods.

  • Salma Hayek Is Bare-Breasted In Allure Magazine — Wow! [Photos]

    This month’s issue of Allure magazine features the beautiful Salma Hayek looking still as sexy and radiant as ever.

    A close-up photo of the 48-year-old actress featured on the mag’s cover shows a glamorous face with lined eyes, long, thick, and lush eyelashes, and a sweet and romantic updo.

    Prepare to pick your jaws up from the floor as you open the mag to a bare-breasted Hayek. The confident and happy Frida star can be seen looking into a mirror while holding the Hayek twins.

    The black-and-white photographs showcase the Mexican beauty’s glowing and wrinkle-free skin.

    Lucky for us, Hayek shared a few tips on having ageless beauty. She also revealed the worst beauty advice she ever received.

    “You should start Botox. ‘When I was young, they tried to sell me on the idea: ‘if you do it now, then you won’t get the wrinkles,’ ” Hayak said in the interview. “And thank God I didn’t do that.”

    The mother of one admits her own Nuance Salma Hayek line keeps her face flawless.

    “The tension in the skin is beginning to give up,” the actress admits to Allure. “I use my AM/PM serum. I swear it works. I’m not lying! But you have to do it every day.”

    Talking about the shoot, “I got to work with the wonderful Patrick Demarchelier, and he always tries to do the minimum clothes possible. I kept my pants on though.”

    Hayek praised the photographer’s work saying that the final product “looked very nice” and “doesn’t look vulgar”.

    Hayek also shared a few of her opinions on her previous red carpet looks through the years. She admitted that some were good and some weren’t so good. The actress then pointed out the greatest benefit of being a woman saying, “I think we change, and that’s part of the beauty of being a woman,” she explained.

    “We get to be our own canvas every day when you wake up.”

  • Salma Hayek Visits Her Ancestral Homeland To Launch Animated Film ‘The Prophet’

    A line from a poem by the poet Khalil Gibran was a fitting ode to Salma Hayek on her return to her ancestral homeland of Lebanon.

    A poster with the poem “The children of my Lebanon, those who migrate with nothing but courage in their hearts and strength in their arms but who return with wealth in their hands and a wreath of glory upon their heads” welcomed the actress on her visit to the Gibran Museum.

    The 48-year-old Mexican-American actress is visiting the country to launch the animated feature-film The Prophet.

    Hayek co-produced the film, which revolves around the friendship of a young girl and an imprisoned poet. The actress voiced the character of Kamila, while renowned actors Liam Neeson and John Krasinki lent their voices to bring the characters Mustafa and Halim to life.

    The film is an adaptation of Gibran’s beloved book The Prophet, which showcased 26 philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book has never been out of print since it was first published in 1923 and has been translated into more than 40 languages.

    The Ugly Betty actress was accompanied by the film’s director, Roger Allers, who also directed two of Disney’s most popular animations – Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.

    Allers was particularly moved by the visit after “living with the spirit of Gibran for the last three years.” He added that “it has been a very intimate experience and now to come to his home is very moving.”

    The visit to Gibran’s quaint mountain hometown of Bcharre was also deeply personal for Hayek, whose grandfather was Lebanese. Looking sophisticated in a colorful floral top and black peplum skirt, the Frida producer was warmly received by Lebanese Member of Parliament Sethrida Geagea.

    When asked about the renowned Lebanese sculptor, painter and poet’s defining work, Hayek said that The Prophet is “about the courage to speak up, to believe you are worth being listened to.”