Overview

• Hosts on Chisme TV claimed on July 15 that Montiel was at death’s door after a relapse-related beating that broke his trachea and caused him to vomit blood.
• In a TVNotas interview, Montiel said he has a history of alcohol rehabilitation but insists he did not relapse before his June 24 accident.
• He describes slipping on rain-soaked pavement outside an Oxxo convenience store and sustaining facial abrasions and cerebral inflammation without any indication of assault.
• No third-party evidence has surfaced to corroborate reports of a violent attack or addiction relapse prior to his hospitalization.
• After a week in hospital, Montiel is recovering at home under medical supervision and anticipates returning to his duties on Hoy and Cuéntamelo Ya! when fully healed.