Niurka Marcos is the go-to celebrity for reporters that want to get a real and honest opinion about anything going on in pop culture. The "Rica Famosa Latina" was asked about the incident that involved Eduardo Yáñez physically attacking an "El Gordo y La Flaca" reporter and her response was epic.
"The worst thing that Eduardo Yáñez did... what you did was publicly exhibit yourself, what a categorically idiot you are, the rage, the arrogance, the pride, cannot get the best of you because that only shows that you have a guilty conscience," she said according to El Gráfico. "If you don't want to show your face because you're going through a crisis, don't go, and I am going to tell you why Eduardo: there's a thin line between the interests of public figures and the public that wants to know about them, we need to accept that sensationalism has hit hard, but not only for celebrities, also politics, journalists... everyone in the world, sensationalist news has hit like a hurricane."
Eduardo Yáñez Jr. has also weighed in on the incident after his followers asked him about it on social media. "It's very bad," he wrote. "The video speaks for itself. Poor reporter he didn't deserve that." Paco Fuentes, the aggravated journalist, received en e-mail from the telenovelas star's son, which was revealed on the Univision gossip show. Another user on the social network commended him for reaching out. "Yeah, I sent him an email," he responded. "I felt bad for someone having to go through something like that, it's very demoralizing and embarrassing."
Univision released a statement after the video went viral. "Univision News, the award-winning news division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, condemns the act of violence perpetrated on October 10 by Eduardo Yáñez on Univision reporter Paco Fuentes", the statement reads. "Univision News demands respect for the physical safety of its reporters and expresses complete disapproval of any senseless act of violence against them. Censorship and acts of violence against journalists are reproachable no matter the source."
Alicia Machado also reacted to the slap and supported Yañez as she has had the urge to do the same to reporters. "What a good slap, now they'll probably give him a leading role, that's how the industry is," she wrote on Instagram. "Men always win and one that asks about the divorce about a chismosa or because you call things by their name, they close the doors on you. You need to be a hypocrite to continue having a job. It's just like when they asked me for nine years if the father of my princess was a narco. I get the urge to slap someone a la Yáñez, I'm his fan. Eduardo is a good person and a great actor, with his defects just like anyone. But the truth is that I'm a lady, you can't imagine how many times I've wanted to slap someone to they can respect."
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