Mexican TV host Ernesto Chavana kicked a drone into the face of model Isabella Rojas during a live episode of the variety programme Es Show, leaving her with a cut lip and prompting widespread social media backlash.
Incident on Set
The incident occurred earlier this week during the show, when Chavana, 58, was seen talking to the studio audience before booting a low-flying drone across the studio. The drone, with its propellers still spinning, then struck Rojas in the face.
Rojas was taken off stage in tears by the production team, while Chavana continued presenting the show. She later returned to the set, where Chavana apologised, saying: 'I'm very sorry. I take responsibility for what just happened.'
Social Media Reaction
In a video posted on Rojas's Instagram, she showed her cut lip to Chavana. The post was captioned: 'Chavana will be held responsible for what happened.'
The clip has been widely shared on social media, provoking outrage. One user, MJB, wrote on X: 'I don't know who he is, but what a disgusting person, he shouldn't be the host of a show; he should pay for the moral and physical damages.' Another, @Javier_H_F, claimed: 'The blades could have gouged out one of the model's eyes. Not to mention leaving a scar on her face that's part of her stock-in-trade… Talk about idiotic.'
No Further Details
On Instagram, most commenters shared the outrage, but Diego Tavares defended Chavana, writing: 'Leave Chavana. It was an accident; he already admitted his fault; he never did it with the intention of hitting [her].'
No further details have been released by the production team about what action will be taken against Chavana.
