Argentinian TV presenter Florencia Pena has resigned after apologizing to Messi’s family for spreading false news about the death of world football star Messi’s father.
The TV presenter said that I don’t want to give bad news, but I have to tell you that Messi’s father just passed away, it all happened suddenly.
These were the words of the 51-year-old host Florencia Pena, who announced the news of Messi’s father’s death in the live program.
The news quickly spread on social media and a state of mourning was created across Argentina, however Peña stated that the news of the death had not been confirmed.
When this news reached Messi’s family, they rejected the news as baseless and said that of course Messi’s father is not well and is being treated for an unknown illness, but he is getting better.
After this announcement, the TV host Pena apologized on social media and said that she is ashamed of the family, that the news was given to her by her production team, which she believed, because she was part of the mistake, she is ashamed and resigned.
On the other hand, the television management has started to investigate the incident.
