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Prosecutors Open Preliminary Probe Into Celine Aguirre Over Alleged On‑Air Discrimination

The case tests how Peru enforces anti-discrimination law on live television.

Overview

  • The Human Rights prosecutor’s office, which opened the case Thursday, assigned prosecutor Luis Valdivia and ordered a psychological exam for Aguirre plus statements from the broadcaster and witnesses.
  • The probe centers on a La Granja VIP charades segment where Aguirre linked Chincha to eating cats and used a racialized phrase reported as offensive to Afro-Peruvians.
  • Producers cut the audio, changed camera shots, and halted the YouTube live feed, yet clips spread on TikTok and drew broad public condemnation.
  • Aguirre posted an Instagram apology admitting her words were inappropriate, and the show said it removed her for acute tracheitis with businesswoman Melissa Klug replacing her.
  • Authorities are collecting evidence to decide if the remark meets the crime of discrimination under Peru’s penal code, a decision that could shape how broadcasters police live reality TV and on-air bias.