Noelia denounced the silence of the hosts of El gordo y la flaca, Lili Estefan and Raúl de Molina, after she sued that she had been sexually assaulted by her stepfather and manager, Topy Mamery.
In an interview with Gossip No Like, the singer recalled what she was dealing with after denouncing 16 years ago that one of the most powerful in the music industry, Topy Mamery, had raped her twice. In addition to being rejected by many media outlets, she was also victimized again.
After the singer denounced her abuser, in addition to her family disapproving her statement, when she was invited to various programs to perform her version of events, Noelia recalls being on the Univision program, El gordo y la flaca , tried to silence her. and laughed at her.
They silenced me. Immediately Lili Estefan told me to shut up. I was in an extremely vulnerable state. He was in the most dangerous part of the process. […] They silenced me in a terrible way, I was on the air […] He told me different things like ‘don’t talk about your mom like that’, ‘you don’t know what you’re talking about’, he started calling me names. ‘
Noelia also recalled that it was very difficult for her to report and be heard because no one believed her at the time and very few people decided not to turn their backs on her. “Absolutely no one has supported me. Either they kept silent, or they attacked me or they teased me or they attacked me, ”recalls Clávame tu amor’s interpreter.
Among the people most accused and ridiculed was Raúl de Molina, as Noeli recalls, when she revealed that in every project she tried to advance in her career, she “destroyed everything by bullying me”.
The singer added that she is aware of the situation of Frida Sofía and is very pleased that the presenter has apologized this afternoon for the comments he made, accepting that he acted badly when the model in El Gordo y la flaca denounced the abuse suffered. for her mother. She also said she is awaiting an apology for the comments both presenters have been making against her over the years.
Tú’s interpreter reiterated her support for Frida Sofía as she says her case is very similar to hers and hopes the model can be strong enough to deal with the situation and not get carried away by her mother’s comments , Alejandra. Guzmán, approx.
“You have to be very brave, you have to want to get out of there, you have to decide why you want to get out of those clutches, who you think loves you but who has abused you all your life since you were little. When they are mothers, that’s the hardest part of all […] and I would like her to follow my lead, I hope she is just as strong as I am and so brave and able to break the umbilical cord making you look like prey, like when you have Stockholm syndrome ”.
Noelia was one of the first women in the music industry in Latin America to report a case of abuse. In 2005, he denounced that Topy Mamery, his mother’s partner, the singer Yolandita Monge, had sexually assaulted her twice. After her complaint, her mother did not believe her and she was banned from various media because her abuser was a big entertainment businessman and had to quit her career.
After several years, Noelia managed to restart her career and has always supported other celebrities who reported experiencing some form of abuse.