Celebrities like Astrid Fontenelle65, e Xuxa Meneghel63, deleted their respective interactions in a video published by businessman Rodrigo Branco, 41.
In the publication, the TV director spoke out after being ordered to pay compensation of R$40,000, in addition to interest and monetary correction, to the anesthetist and former BBB doctor, 41, for moral damages, as a result of what happened in 2020, when she participated in Big Brother Brasil, on TV Globo.
At the time, he was participating in a live with the influencer and when he said that supporting the player was “racism”. Still in the broadcast, Rodrigo cited journalist Maju Coutinho with the argument that black women would be favored just because they are black.
In his statement, Rodrigo declared that he will pay the amount in full, and took the moment to apologize for his remarks, stating that he started to see the episode as part of a long process of learning and maturation.
The publication quickly received a series of comments from friends who praised the businessman’s position. However, throughout Tuesday (23), some of the messages began to be deleted due to the negative repercussions among the public.
Astrid Fontenelle, who had initially praised Rodrigo’s stance, encouraging him to engage in the anti-racist fight, deleted the message and shared a video stating that, after being warned by her son, Gabriel Fontenelle de Brito, 18, of a crime.
“The discussion at the moment, which involves me, is about a racial crime that, after six years, a long time, Thelminha won. And then, the racist in question made a post there, called me, annoyed me. I said I had nothing to say,” she explained.
The presenter claimed to have made a mistake and confessed to having learned about the call from her son “whiteness pact”a concept created by psychologist and researcher Cida Beto, in which white people mitigate violence committed by other white people against racialized people.
“I was wrong in the following aspect: I said: ‘he was wrong, but he committed a crime’. And that needs to be hammered home. And I called him to the anti-racist fight. I was wrong again. I learned a little better today the size and dimension of the pact of whiteness”, he said.
According to internet users, the presenter also deleted the comment and stopped following Rodrigo on Instagram.
