Social media influencer Julia Janeiro has announced that her father, retired Spanish bullfighter Jesulín de Ubrique, will file a major lawsuit against television personality Belén Esteban following statements made on Spanish television.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Janeiro rejected allegations raised during a prime-time broadcast last Friday and confirmed that her family is initiating legal proceedings to force Esteban to prove her claims in court.
Janeiro made her public appearance three days after Esteban returned to Telecinco television studios for an interview on the program ¡De Viernes!. Answering questions point by point for journalists, including reporters from news agency Europa Press, Janeiro consulted a sheet of paper on which she had written down the key points she intended to address.
Addressing the press at street level, Janeiro stated that she intended to speak with the truth upfront. She expressed frustration with individuals who tell lies and accused Esteban of using her own daughter as if she were a business.
Janeiro explicitly denied rumors of a personal rift with her half-sister, Andrea Janeiro. She declared that no argument had ever taken place between them and questioned where Esteban had obtained the story, asserting that the television figure had invented the conflict once again.
Legal Actions and Statements on Media Payments
Acting as a spokesperson for the Ubrique family, Janeiro announced that formal legal action would be taken over Esteban's Friday interview. She stated that Esteban would have to demonstrate the truth of her claims before a judge because too many incidents had already occurred.
Janeiro emphasized that all of her own public comments were delivered openly on the street without receiving any financial payment. She contrasted her approach with that of Esteban, accusing the television star of sitting on studio sets to receive warm banknotes in exchange for spreading lies.
Defending her father, Janeiro denied that the retired bullfighter directed any lingering anger toward Esteban at his daughter Andrea. She remarked that attempting to argue with her father was like arguing with a wall, adding that he was preparing a massive lawsuit against Esteban and forcing her to substantiate her claims in court.
Addressing her own standing within the family, Janeiro rejected public perceptions regarding her upbringing. She stated that she was tired of false claims and rejected accusations that portrayed her as a spoiled daddy's girl, insisting that she had never been treated as superior to anyone else.
Janeiro added that false and ugly insinuations were being directed at her father, her mother María José Campanario, and her family as a whole. She asserted that Jesulín had not maintained a closer relationship with Andrea because of Esteban herself, calling the media personality a liar who would now have to give explanations before a judge.
Belén Esteban's Television Claims
The legal threat follows Esteban's appearance on Telecinco's ¡De Viernes! on Friday, which marked her return to the network's television sets after three years away. The broadcast was among her most anticipated appearances in recent years as she revisited her long-running media feud with the Janeiro family.
During the interview, Esteban disclosed previously unknown details regarding her relationship with Jesulín and discussed her daughter's distance from her paternal relatives, claiming that Andrea had not seen her father's family for four years. Esteban also alleged that Jesulín had gone two years without wishing Andrea a happy birthday.
Esteban asserted during the broadcast that she was not intimidated by Jesulín or his legal team, stating that his lawyers would not frighten her. She also accused Janeiro of telling lies and detailed what she described as key differences between Janeiro and Andrea.
Family Background and Context
Belén Esteban became a household name in Spain following her high-profile relationship with Jesulín de Ubrique in the late 1990s and has since spent decades as a prominent media personality. Jesulín, whose full name is Jesús Janeiro Bazán, is a retired matador from Ubrique in the province of Cádiz. He married dental technician María José Campanario in 2002. Julia Janeiro is the couple's eldest daughter and works as a social media influencer and makeup artist.
