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Antonella Ríos Announces Lawsuit Against Journalist Sergio Rojas; He Responds Defiantly

Antonella Ríos Announces Lawsuit Against Journalist Sergio Rojas; He Responds Defiantly

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Actress Antonella Ríos announced legal action against journalist Sergio Rojas and her former TV channel, Zona Latina.
  • Ríos alleges Rojas revealed her private medical diagnosis on another program while she was on medical leave.
  • Rojas responded aggressively, threatening to reveal family matters if Ríos proceeds with her lawsuit.

A legal battle is brewing between actress Antonella Ríos and journalist Sergio Rojas, escalating a public dispute between the two. Ríos announced her intention to file a lawsuit against her former employer, Zona Latina, and specifically against Rojas for alleged "situations of mistreatment in the exercise of work."

emitted my medical diagnosis on the screens of another channel, saying everything that I had, putting a warning about what I was sick with. My lawyer considered it extremely serious.

— Antonella RíosRíos explained the basis for her legal action against Sergio Rojas.

According to Ríos, who spoke on the CHV program "Plan Perfecto," her lawyer deemed Rojas's actions "extremely serious." She claims that while she was on medical leave, she confided personal medical details to Rojas as her employer. However, she alleges he then broadcasted this private diagnosis on another television channel, disclosing her condition and "everything that I had."

Rojas, however, did not hold back in his response on his program "Que te lo digo." He expressed significant frustration with Ríos, stating, "I'm really fed up with her, I have been very decent with her." He issued a stark warning: "I just want to tell you that tomorrow I don't want to see you crying if I open my mouth."

I was on medical leave and I told him, as my employer, in detail, privately, but he went and said it on another television program.

— Antonella RíosRíos detailed how Rojas allegedly misused private medical information she shared with him.

The journalist asserted that if the lawsuit proceeds, he would abandon any pretense of decency. "Honestly, if I was in a place of affection, today I am no longer there," he stated. Rojas further threatened to reveal family secrets, mentioning potential disclosures about "family things, that I get into who knows what, that your husband, that your son."

I'm really fed up with her, I have been very decent with her. I just want to tell you that tomorrow I don't want to see you crying if I open my mouth.

— Sergio RojasRojas responded aggressively to Antonella Ríos's announcement of legal action.

He concluded with a strong personal attack, saying, "I am not the trash you are looking for... So, don't mess with me. Because I don't mess with you until you mess with me."

if the lawsuit proceeds, I will forget all decency, and I tell you honestly, if I was in a place of affection, today I am no longer there.

— Sergio RojasRojas threatened to retaliate with personal revelations if Ríos pursued her lawsuit.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.