The ‘Urraca’ lawyer was blunt when stating: “There is no slander. They are taking all the expressions used out of context. “You, Magaly, are exercising your right to freedom of expression and information.” Furthermore, he explained that Yahaira, as a public figure, should expect a certain level of criticism for her work in the artistic medium.
Magaly Medina responds to notarial letter from Yahaira Plasencia
Regarding the term ‘escort’, which was the trigger for Yahaira to send the notarial letter, Magaly and her lawyer tried to explain the meaning: “The term ‘escort’ does not mean prostitute, it is synonymous with companion, since it is an English expression “Espinoza said. Magaly justified her use of the adjective: “The day I have to call someone a prostitute, it has to be duly proven, let me know, that there is evidence. What Yahaira Plasencia has done, and I still maintain it, is that the festivals she goes to, she is Sergio’s companion, and I’m not saying it, he has said it himself, she is a companion, what else am I going to call her?
As for other qualifiers mentioned in the letter, such as ‘bataclana’ and ‘run runa’, Magaly Medina He clarified: “You have to see the context in which I say it, I give my opinion on certain facts. How we waste the time of the judiciary, if one sees the videos I have never said ‘Yahaira Plasencia is a bataclana’, I have said ‘ “He behaves like a ‘bataclan’ with a lack of finesse, because he has been very vulgar in his way of expressing himself, and that is what I criticize him for, as I criticize anyone.”
Magaly Medina responds to a notarial letter from Yahaira Plasencia. Photo: ATV Capture
The lawyer Benji Espinoza concluded that Magaly was only reacting and giving her opinion, reaffirming that she was exercising her freedom of expression, since, according to the Constitution, it allows her to “criticize art.” He added that Magaly never referred to the intimacy of the salsa singer, but only expressed herself about her work as a singer: “Magaly, you can take charge of what you say, not what third parties interpret.”
