Overview
- The broadcaster and the producer executed the dismissal on November 19–20 after weeks of internal review prompted by Dell'Atte’s October interview in El País.
- Media reports say executives examined an order from Juzgado nº 35 de Madrid in 2004 that applied the exceptio veritatis, corroborating the accuser’s account despite no criminal conviction.
- Dell'Atte celebrated the decision in media appearances, calling herself “contentísima” and saying she was toasting the outcome with a glass of wine.
- Lecquio, a long‑time Telecinco collaborator, responded earlier by saying he had referred Dell'Atte’s assertions to his lawyer.
- Archival material circulated again, including a 1999 Tómbola clip in which Lecquio said he had slapped women and downplayed the conduct, intensifying public scrutiny.