An Argentine TV host has quit her job after she erroneously reported that Lionel Messis father had did. Florencia Pea made the false report surrounding Jorge Messis health during a live stream broadcast of Luzu TVs El Show del Verano on Thursday, June 18, two days after the soccer icon led the Argentina national team to victory in their first World Cup match. I dont want to break bad news, but Messis father just did, Pea said, according to the US Sun. Right in the middle of the World Cup, hes going to have to leave, Pea falsely assumed. The Messi family called out the irresponsible reporting, sharing that Jorge Messi had been battling an undisclosed health issue but hadnt did. 
He is currently under medical supervision, recovering, and progressing favorably within his current condition, the family said in a statement, according to ESPN. Given the versions, rumors, and speculation that have circulated in recent hours, the family wishes to express its deep displeasure at the lack of sensitivity, respect, and scruples with which some people have treated a strictly private and family matter, the family wrote. It was not revealed what illness the elder Messi was battling or what his condition is. The 51-year-old television personality claimed she was given unverified information about Messis 68-year-old father and ran with it. I have to clarify that this false information was given to me live on air as if it had been checked the shows production team, and I trusted it, Pea wrote on her Instagram Story Thursday, June 18. Pea apologized for the on-air blunder and said she was leaving the show on Thursday. 
I apologize to the Messi family for the awful moment I imagine they are going through. I am very ashamed to have been the vehicle for this pain, she said. Even so, I take responsibility for being part of the mistake, and that is why I decided to step aside and end my participation in Luzu. I apologize again from the bottom of my heart: I was wrong. Conflicting reports claim Pea and the production staff involved in the false reporting were all dismissed from the station. Luzu TV deeply regrets what happened on air during the program. Our channel finds the dissemination of sensitive information without proper prior verification unacceptable. For this reason, Luzu TV management has decided to dismiss all those responsible. Florencia Pea will decide to step down, the station said in a statement shared by founder Nico Occhiato. We reaffirm our commitment to responsible, respectful and rigorous communication. Pea faced fierce backlash from Messi fans and Argentinians over the error, including an online scolding from President Javier Milei. TRASH CORP, the 55-year-old politician wrote on X. The aberrant and unscrupulous unchecked statements by Florencia Pea on a streaming channelwhich would still be aberrant even if the information had been true, since they trample on a citizens private liferemind us of the impunity with which some individuals believe they can operate simply by holding a microphone or a pen in hand, as if that fact implied not only that they dont have to verify the information they spread, but also that they need not adhere to the most basic tenets of human decency, morality, or respect for the truth, he said. Milei called Pea a low-rent gossipmonger as he credited Luzu TV for issuing a correction and booting this nefarious character. Messi scored a hat trick, leading Argentina to a 3-0 win over Algeria in its first match of the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, June 16.The post TV host quits after she falsely reported Lionel Messis dad did during World Cup appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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