Overview

• Claudia Mollinedo issued a public apology on July 29, calling her original video ‘imprudent’ and admitting it lacked proper context.
• Imagen Televisión announced her separation and El Independiente suspended her weekly column in response to the controversy.
• The July 26 video showed diners being escorted out of Bagatelle Mexico City Restaurant in Polanco at 1:30 AM despite settling a nearly 25,000-peso bill.
• Social media remains divided between users defending strict closing-hour enforcement and others decrying perceived customer entitlement.
• Bagatelle has praised its staff online, and supporters have urged that the employee who enforced the closing policy not face reprisals.