What happened between Florencia Peña and Laura Ubfal, and why it ended in scandal

Argentine actress Florencia Peña has publicly responded to criticism from entertainment journalist Laura Ubfal, who commented on a video featuring Peña's eight-year-old son, Felipe. The controversy ignited after Felipe appeared on the streaming program "El Show del Verano," co-hosted by Peña and Marley, and recounted an anecdote about a classmate.

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I don't know, because the truth is she was literally the girlfriend of a whole classroom. Because one moment she likes someone and the next she likes someone else. So we don't understand anything.

During the segment, Felipe described his classmate as having "literally been the girlfriend of a whole classroom" because she would like one boy one day and another the next. He expressed his own confusion about the situation, which elicited laughter from the studio audience.

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That's where it all begins, Flor. You didn't realize. That's what incels say, that women are all... That girl has the right to have as many boyfriends as she wants.

However, Ubfal later addressed the anecdote on air, suggesting that Peña was raising an "incel", a term used to describe men who harbor resentment towards women. Ubfal linked the child's comments to broader issues of gender dynamics and cultural upbringing, stating, "It all starts when a man thinks that a woman and her children belong to him, and that he can do whatever he wants with that woman and those children because they are his property."

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It all starts when a man thinks that a woman and the children of that woman belong to him, and that with that woman and those children he can do whatever he wants because they are his property. It is very difficult to eradicate this because it has to do with culture and education.

Peña strongly refuted Ubfal's interpretation, emphasizing that her son was merely sharing an experience without judgment. "He is a child. He wasn't using adjectives, he was recounting an experience without any value judgment," Peña stated. She further defended her parenting style, asserting that her children are raised by a "crazy, free mother who supports strong women."

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He is a child. He wasn't using adjectives, he was recounting an experience without any value judgment. Besides, imagine how my children are raised, (...) they have a crazy, free mother who supports strong women.