Overview
- On July 12 José Said posted on Instagram that he has not seen his daughter Emma in more than 250 days and asked the public for help, saying the child may be hidden in Cancún, Playa del Carmen or Tulum.
- Said published videos, audio clips and screenshots that he says show Marianne Gonzaga threatening him with a knife, physically attacking him and exposing or monetizing their child.
- Hours later Marianne Gonzaga posted her own recordings, documents and fuller conversation logs that she says prove Said edited material and that he previously told her he did not want the pregnancy.
- Emma’s location remains unresolved even though a judge granted custody to her father in December 2025 and authorities issued an Amber Alert in March 2026 and searched Gonzaga’s home in May 2026 without finding the child.
- The case is shaped by Gonzaga’s February 2025 stabbing charge and later release, and the ongoing social media battle is intensifying public attention while potentially complicating formal police and court processes to secure the child’s safety.