Argentine television presenter Florencia Peña has resigned following a major on-air blunder in which she announced the death of Jorge Messi, father of football superstar Lionel Messi.
According to a report by L’Equipe on Friday, the incident occurred during the programme “El Show del Verano” on Luzu TV. Peña was reportedly fed the false information through her earpiece by the production team.
The erroneous announcement quickly spread before it was debunked by members of the Messi family. Jorge Messi is alive and has been reported to be recovering from health issues.
The channel issued a statement immediately after condemning the lapse, describing the broadcast of sensitive information without proper verification as “inacceptable.”
Luzu TV said it had decided to dismiss those responsible for the error, while Peña chose to step down. “We regret deeply what happened on air,” the station stated.
Peña later took to social media to apologise to
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