Informalia advanced Bárbara Rey’s lawsuit and his proposed agreement with Mediaset. The mother of Angel Christ is aware that a lawsuit against powerful companies such as Mediaset and several of its production companies is expensive, as well as long and with an uncertain outcome. They say that there are no vetoes or red lines but sources from the production company show that it has been requested that the current head of state and Queen Letizia be left out of the topics and that “the treatment of Queen Sofia be respectful.” The ‘omerta’ of outside doors has also been decreed to avoid leaks of these details that we reveal.
Telecinco, for its part, gets the demands out of the way (as it has done on many similar occasions) and focuses its hopes on the ‘bombshell’ to recover its battered audience data, which is at a minimum, extending the totanera’s interventions beyond from prime time, and clippings of interviews throughout its schedule, filled with magazines. However, it is worth remembering that the last time Bárbara went to a Telecinco set, with Jorge Javier in September 2023, she barely gathered viewers and did not reach 10% of the screen share.
Money in hand better than lawsuits flying
At 74 years old, time is a variable that the woman from Murcia understands well and prefers to charge now a much smaller amount than what she asked for rather than risk it to win (if she wins) in several years, spending a fortune on lawyers and we would see with what judgment. On the other hand, and apart from the main issue, which of course is money, the actress does what she has always done: give exclusives. And he also faces this project as an opportunity to share his truth after the media tsunami that has tested his personal and professional strength. Furthermore, as we announced this Thursday, he has included his daughter Sofía Cristo in the package, who has moved to Telecinco since Public Mirror, where it was until now.
As we reported weeks ago, Bárbara Rey had filed a lawsuit against Mediaset España, accusing the communication group and several of its production companies of violating her right to honor. However, in a strategic gesture that was as predictable as it was understandable, the former star left the door open to withdraw the lawsuit and reach an economic agreement that included her participation in a special program on the network. That agreement was confirmed with the announcement of his return to the sets. Next Monday, December 9, Sofía Cristo’s mother will star in a prime time special on Telecinco titled Bárbara Rey, my truth, produced by Mandarina and presented by Santi Acosta y Beatriz Archidona. As we already said, the format will include several installments and will be an exhaustive review of the most complicated moments of his recent life, marked by the leak of private photos and audios with the emeritus king Juan Carlos I and his media confrontation with his son, Ángel Cristo. Jr.
A million-dollar demand with a negotiating strategy
Bárbara Rey’s lawsuit, filed weeks ago, and to which Informalia had access, accused Mediaset and its production companies of using her figure to regain audiences after the cancellation of save me, through “false information” and content that, according to her, seriously damaged her image and honor, an image and honor that she has now put a price on. Despite the forcefulness of her accusations, Bárbara, through her legal team, expressed from the beginning her willingness to dialogue and reach an agreement. As confirmed by Informalia, the negotiation culminated in a six-figure economic pact in exchange for Bárbara participating in the Telecinco special program, in which no vetoes have been made explicit, although there have been warnings not to attack the current Monarch or Mrs. Letizia, in addition to asking that any references that may arise in reference to Queen Sofía be treated with respect. The space will allow the artist to address topics such as the leaks of her private photos, the audios of King Juan Carlos, and the conflict with her son, whom she accuses of theft and of being responsible for the dissemination of confidential material about her relationship with the monarch The special program, which will not be the only one, marks the return of Bárbara Rey to a Mediaset set after her interview with Risto Mejide in February 2023, and her time in Jorge Javier’s ephemeral Cuentos Chinos a little over a year ago.
Massive audience failure in Bárbara Rey’s previous appearance (with Jorge Javier Vázquez)
The Chester with Don Juan Carlos’s ex-lover worked very well. There he settled scores with the previous monarch: “He destroyed my career and never gave me money, although I told him many times that I needed it,” he said. But Bárbara did not trigger the hearing in what until now has been her last appearance on a Telecinco set. It was in September 2023, in the second program of Chinese stories and it was a surprise, because at that time she was banned from Mediaset, and it was said that she was joining the program as a collaborator.
Jorge Javier, who shares a representative with the star, tried to exploit his relationship with King Juan Carlos during almost the entire interview but, far from improving, the audience Chinese stories It was worse than its premiere. “Seeing what happened yesterday, I don’t even know how we got to the second program,” Jorge joked later. remembering that fateful 9.4%. It must be said that that second Chinese stories with Bárbara Rey as the big star, it competed against TVE’s football (24.5% and 3 million).
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