Overview
- Iglesias lodged the conciliation filing on March 2 in a Madrid court against elDiario.es director Ignacio Escolar and other editors as the required step before a possible criminal libel querella.
- The complaint alleges a “journalistic montage,” claims use of professional actresses, and demands a public rectification, removal of articles and the podcast La casa de Julio Iglesias, a no‑defamation commitment, and damages to be set by experts.
- elDiario.es rejects any fabrication claim and notes the prosecutor’s archive reflected jurisdictional limits, not a judgment on truth, defending its three‑year investigation with testimonies that include two women alleging 2021 assaults.
- The filing signals potential actions against TelevisaUnivision’s N+ Univision and follows a separate February 24 action targeting Spanish Vice President Yolanda Díaz over her public comments.
- A second conciliation was presented against Spain’s Prosecutor’s Office, accusing it of blocking access to case information, with Iglesias warning he will move to the criminal route if his demands are not met.