Overview

• Claudia Mollinedo remains suspended from her weekly column at El Independiente while the facts of her viral Bagatelle video are clarified.
• She publicly apologized in a Radio Fórmula interview and was defended on air by Ciro Gómez Leyva, who criticized the online backlash.
• Attorney Carlos Odriozola has signaled that Bagatelle may pursue a civil suit seeking damages for reputational harm.
• Bagatelle issued a measured social media post praising its staff’s professionalism without directly referencing the incident.
• The case has intensified discussions about social media’s role in judging customer disputes and upholding business closing policies.