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Jesulín's Daughter Responds to Belén Esteban Row

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Juls Janeiro is the daughter of Jesulín de Ubrique. Jesulín is a famous bullfighter in Spain. Juls has a problem with a woman named Belén Esteban. Belén Esteban is a famous Spanish TV personality.

People think Juls said bad things about Belén. These bad things are called digs. The digs were not direct. People say Juls talked about Belén without using her name.

Juls spoke about this again. She said, "I do not regret anything." This means she is not sorry for what she said.

Juls also said something important. She said no one should feel like the comments are about them. In English, this idea is called denial. She wants people to stay calm about it.

The public in Spain loves this kind of news. Many people follow Juls and Belén on social media. This story is part of a bigger feud between the two women.

Vocabulary7 words

bullfighter
a person who fights bulls as a job
TV personality
a famous person who often appears on television
digs
unkind comments about someone, often without saying their name
regret
to feel sorry about something you did
denial
saying that something is not true
public
all the ordinary people
feud
a long fight or disagreement between people

Quiz

1. Who is Juls Janeiro's father?
2. What did Juls say about her comments?
3. True or false: Juls asked people not to think the comments were about them.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Juls Janeiro is the daughter of _____ de Ubrique.

Jesulín is a famous _____ in Spain.

Juls has a problem with a woman named Belén _____.

Belén Esteban is a famous Spanish TV _____.

People think Juls said bad things about Belén, called _____.

Juls said, "I do not _____ anything."

She said no one should feel the comments are about _____.

This story is part of a bigger _____ between the two women.

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