The jurist and television contributor Rubén Gisbert has found himself embroiled in controversy after appearing a video of him in which he intentionally kneels down to get mud on his knees. just before recording a video for the program Horizonat Four.
The images, which have gone viral, have provoked among others the reaction of. Iker Jiménezpresenter and director of Horizonwhich has condemned this distortion and has assured that he will no longer count on Gispert, although he praised Gispert’s work in assisting the influencer is carrying out in the area affected by the DANA.
Now, Gisbert himself has given explanations with a video on social networks. “About my knees-in-the-mud smear campaign.“, he says, assuring that it is an attempt to discredit him, although he recognizes the facts.
“Did I kneel in the mud in the middle of the connections we were making? Yes. I did it to show mud on my knees. Even though I’ve had mud all over my knees for seven days? Yes,” he says.
According to the contributor he did so because “the first connection was recorded. “When I get inside the garage with mud up to my knees, the connection that is recorded.“, he explains.
“And I can’t show up on the second connection without mud on my knees when I’m supposed to be coming from a garage. So that you don’t notice that we’re not live I did that.“, he explains.
“I was wrong, I’m sorry. I didn’t expect them to be so on top of me, filming me, watching me and orchestrating this“, he says, hinting that there might be some sort of conspiracy behind the video, which was shot from the window of what appears to be a home.
The collaborator ended by making it clear that he has been “since the first day giving the callo”. in the area and that this error “does not invalidate” his work in this area.