Stefany Budan, partner of Mariano Páez, stated that Agostina Páez's father was "under the influence of alcohol" when he made the gesture of a monkey in a bar, and the images went viral last Friday, as his daughter is undergoing a judicial process in Brazil for having performed the same pantomime. According to the post published on social networks, to which Argentine News Agency had access, Budan emphasized: "My partner was under the influence of alcohol, in an evident state of drunkenness." "We are not going to justify anything," she stated. "All this served to generate more hatred towards this family. This has nothing to do with Agostina because she is not responsible at all for the things that a 57-year-old adult does when he goes to a bar." "There is no reason to transfer the hatred that a father felt for his daughter." "Agency NA confirms that you are not a drug trafficker, a loan shark, or anything you said last night in a state of drunkenness." Nevertheless, the woman returned to the episode: "What happened last night involved alcohol, mistakes, and consequences. We went out to have fun and celebrate that his daughter is finally here, in Santiago del Estero." "It originated from an argument where another person asked my partner how much money he had to pay for Agostina to be able to return, he responded that it was an approximate of $21 million." "That person shouted and said that that money had come from the state. An unfortunate situation where they took advantage to make you react and say things, things that cannot be interpreted literally in the state you were in." "Taking literally what someone says after having consumed alcohol is, at a minimum, irresponsible. And it is I who assume that responsibility," Stefany concluded. However, in a previous post, the lawyer elaborated on another episode linked to her partner: "I have always liked to tell the truth. Last night we went to a bar, with my partner, Mariano Páez. And I'm not going to cover it up so that you can close the narrative. But we are not the same either. However, today I can say something with total conviction: there are no longer words that can bring me down." "I am not going to hide, or stop going to the kiosk, or walking in the plaza with my children, or exercising my work in the courts. Only I know my story, my decisions, and the reasons behind each step I take. I question myself if a person, after consuming three bottles of champagne, can say something with lucidity and coherence. Faced with this, my partner got angry and told him that the government had not given him anything because it does not correspond to them either, since it is a judicial issue that the family must resolve," continued the account. Likewise, Budán apologized to the governor of Santiago del Estero until 2025, Gerardo Zamora, for the inappropriate statements of Mariano Páez and added: "He was under the effects of alcohol and, at those moments, people say barbarities at times. Yes, everything happened. My logic says no," he added. Meanwhile, she explained: "A year ago I am going through a deep escalation of criticisms and judgments. We are not facing a confession, we are facing an intoxicated person saying things without coherence or foundation," concluded the lawyer as well. Previously, the same lawyer had shared a dedication on the first anniversary of her relationship: "April 4, Today we complete 1 year. I learned that I cannot, nor should, control what others think of me. They have put labels on me like 'the woman of the drug trafficker', 'the violent one', 'the one who denounces and returns' and 'the one who mocks justice'. They have also mocked my image, even of a facial paralysis that I am still going through. To pretend that a phrase said like that has real or legal value is completely unfounded. In those conditions, any manifestation lacks lucidity, control, and seriousness." "Alcohol alters judgment, distorts perception, and eliminates filters. Yes, there was violence. There is no lucidity, control, or real intention in those words." Buenos Aires, April 4 (NA)--Stefany Budan, partner of Mariano Páez, stated that the father of Agostina Páez was "under the effects of alcohol" when he performed the mime and gesture of a monkey, in a bar and the images went viral last Friday, since his daughter is going through a judicial process for having performed the same pantomime in Brazil.
