Former Amรฉrica de Caliโข Star Jairo ‘El Tigre’ castillo Accuses Journalist of Leaking Audio of Interview Fee
Colombian footballโค is buzzingโ after โคformer Amรฉrica de Cali player โJairo ‘El Tigre’ โฃCastillo publicly โconfronted journalist Steven Arce, alleging Arce released an audio recording of Castillo stating he chargesโข for interviews.โ The incident began when a media outlet reported being denied โฃan interview by Castillo, who reportedly responded, “No my brother, I charge. I am charging โฃto go โฃout and give interviews, I amโค charging,” according to reports.
Castillo later identified โArce, a caracol Radio journalist covering Amรฉrica deโข Cali, as the individual who leakedโ theโข recording. in a further response,Castillo stated,”Hey,not even Petro made me runโฃ hard like Arce.You got mad because I charged you. Why โคareโฃ you angry โif you are not my friend, Iโ don’t charge thoseโ who are friends. Ask Jaime Dinas. Let’s see if it had been Carlos Alberto โor Faustino if you had uploaded the audio, ask โขthem if they don’t charge or who doesโฃ and who โdoesn’t. We have to see โฃeach other out โthere on a court โคor at someโ event. Greetings.”
The exchange has โsparked debate โคwithin Colombian soccer circles regarding media access and professional conduct. As of now, Arceโ has not publicly โresponded to Castillo’sโ accusations, butโ the release of the audio has reportedly caused the player discomfort due to the unexpected exposure. A video related โto the โคincident has been shared on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2542470789463960%2F&show_text=false&width=476&t=0].
