Friends through thick and thin! Mariana Ochoa defends Kalimba when accused of sexual abuse

The Mexican musical group OV7 is celebrating its 30 years of trajectory. As part of their new tour to celebrate their anniversary, they held a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, United Stateswhich took place at the Pearl Theater of the Palms Casino Resort, where they performed their greatest hits. In one part of the show, the members of the band, as well as the public, expressed their support for Kalimbawho a few days ago was accused of alleged sexual abuse by Sinaloan singer Melissa Galindo.

Kalimba received a group hug from his friends and fellow OV7 members, while the fans also cheered for him by shouting his name. Later, the singer and actress Mariana Ochoa came to his defense, mentioning that he has a heart of gold and he will know how to demonstrate, with honor and evidence, that the accusations against him are false..

“I want to tell you something, this person that we have here, shoulder to shoulder, because he has also given us his shoulder to cry on, if someone has respected his co-workers, if we have seen him grow, it is us, I want to give them my thanks. Thank you for this empathy, because he has a heart of gold and he will know how to demonstrate with honor and deeds the lies that other people (make)”.

Mariana Ochoa externalized that it was difficult to talk about this situation, because I was a woman and was in favor of women’s rights, “and I have fought for them, but it is not worth going out to defame”. Immediately afterwards, the singer told Kalimba: “black boy, thank you for being on this stage, with all this effort that you are having to make.”

For his part, Kalimba said that despite the scandal, his fans deserved him to be at the concert: “You didn’t deserve that I didn’t stop here today because of someone else, so crying and whatever, I’m here to you”.

It is worth mentioning that in a statement that he shared on his social networks, the brother of the singer M’balia Marichal “categorically denied the demonstrations” made against him, making it very clear that he will demonstrate, with evidence and before the corresponding authorities, the falsity of these accusations at the hands of his legal team. He mentioned admiring and celebrating the movements that have given women a voice, but it is very sad that they are misused, whether for revenge, to seek a benefit or to seek to evade economic and legal responsibilities.

“I inform public opinion that I will take legal action for the defamation of which I am being subjected, including against those who have replicated this message without safeguarding my identity and my rights,” he reported. Kalimba.

Graduated from the Universidad de Occidente in 2010 with a degree in Communication Sciences, passionate about human journalism. After participating in the “La Oveja Negra” Talent Workshop given by the Máquina de Ideas, I was recruited by El Debate companies and months after graduating, I began working as a reporter for general and police information. I am the proud founder of Periódico La i (where I served as editor and reporter) in the city of Guamúchil, Sinaloa, the popular newspaper of El Debate. Two years later I became editor of the newspaper La Sirena, another of the company’s popular newspapers. Later I migrated from paper to digital, when I went to our web portal www.debate.com.mx, witnessing the evolution and growth it has had. I am currently a web reporter and entertainment journalist, conducting interviews with local, national and international singers, groups and actors, I have also specialized in K-Pop and K-Dramas. In these years working in the company, I have acquired knowledge about SEO positioning in Google and Analytics, as well as content development for social networks.

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