Fernando Burlando He went through Mirtha Legrand’s program and, when asked by the diva, confirmed that Florencia Pena is in condition of initiate legal action against Luzu TV, explained why the demand could reach a millionaire figure and revealed that The actress is still “beaten up” for what happened to him. “She is crossed by pain,” he said.
It all started on Thursday, June 18, when during the broadcast of The summer showhis Luzu TV program, Peña announced the false news of the death of Jorge Messi. Minutes later, upon realizing that the information was false, he corrected himself and apologized publicly. That same day, through a statement that he spread on his social networks, Nicolas Occhiato -founder and owner of the streaming channel-, announced the decision to “disassociate all those responsible involved” and assured that “Peña will make the decision to step aside.”
“Florencia Peña is in a position to sue Luzu,” Burlando confirmed when Chiqui asked him about the case. “There was a termination in which Florencia did not have any type of will,” He added immediately, and recalled how the actress experienced the episode that led to her departure. “It was a serious mistake, a serious mistake, but it also seems to me that The decision on the part of Luzu and also Nico was a bit hasty because she is a great artist, a good person who made a regrettable mistake,” he said.
Although he acknowledged that Peña was wrong, he highlighted his immediate reaction and explained that She was very affected by the episode. “The first thing she did, obviously, was apologize to the family. She called the Messi family once the program ended. She was very distressed. She couldn’t outline a single word, it was crying, crying and crying,” she said.
Regarding the error in particular, Burlando stressed that the actress was not the one who generated the information that aired. “The production was not hers, but precisely the channel’s, that is, she could not even control or check that,” he stated. In addition, he questioned the operation of some streaming programs. “This issue of streaming, where informality is what wins and what invades the entire study, also means that certain things are perhaps not treated with the seriousness with which the information is treated in this program, for example. It is different, it is a new modality,” he analyzed.
In relation to the agreement that united Peña with the channel and the way in which his separation occurred, Burlando was categorical: “There was a signed contract. That contract established certain conditions for termination. In this case they directly told him: ‘Don’t come again’, with what that means. Flor, to this day, continues to cry,” he said.
Regarding a possible lawsuit, he explained that the actress is in a position to initiate it, although he clarified that they are holding talks with the Luzu authorities. “I heard a large sum,” Legrand commented at the time in relation to rumors about a “millionaire trial” that circulated this week in the media. “He is an important figure,” Mocking reacted. “It has to do with what she earned, with the benefits she had. And we still haven’t even begun to evaluate the damage that was caused to her because she is not well today. She is really very beaten up, “She is crossed by pain,” he concluded.
Nicolás Occhiato’s reaction
Just a few hours after the episode, Occhiato took to his X account to share his discomfort. “I want to express that what just happened on the air of Luzu outrages me just like it does all of you, they do not represent me or what we want to convey from our work. My disagreement is total. An internal review and a forceful sanction is in order because it was an unacceptable error for my way of communicating,” he wrote.
After his first release, he shared a new statement in which he expressed the measures that later became effective: “From Luzu TV we deeply regret what happened on air in the program The summer show. For our channel, the dissemination of sensitive information without due prior verification is inadmissible. For this reason, the Luzu TV authorities have made the decision to Disassociate all those responsible involved and Florencia Peña will make the decision to step aside. We reaffirm our commitment to responsible, respectful and rigorous communication.”
