Overview
- Rosángela Espinoza announced Saturday that she has denied an alleged extramarital relationship with footballer Christian Cueva and will sue Cueva and the entertainment program 'Amor y Fuego' for defamation.
- She says the dispute began with a May 11 broadcast on 'Amor y Fuego' that revealed a photograph of her and Cueva on a hotel bed in the United States and led to widespread speculation.
- Espinoza says she sent a carta notarial on May 14 asking for a public correction and received no rectification, and that reporters from the same program later approached her on camera despite the notice.
- Media reported Cueva told interviewers he 'assumed his errors,' a comment outlets treated as suggestive but not a formal admission, and neither Cueva nor the show has issued a public retraction in the coverage provided.
- The case will hinge on Peru's defamation rules and the failure to correct broadcast claims, and the lawsuit could set a precedent for how celebrity rumor coverage is handled by tabloid programs.