Telemundo Puts Reporter on Leave Over Relationship With Los Angeles Mayor

Fox News ^ | 06 Jul 07 | AP

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LOS ANGELES — Spanish-language network Telemundo has placed a newscaster on leave while it investigates whether her romantic relationship with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa breached journalistic ethics, TV station KVEA said Thursday.

The Telemundo affiliate announced the probe two days after Villaraigosa, whose wife has filed for divorce, acknowledged he had been in an extramarital affair with newswoman Mirthala Salinas for about a year.

"We will conduct this investigation with the utmost respect to personal privacy and journalistic standards," said Manuel Abud, the station's general manager.

The mayor's office had no comment, Villaraigosa spokesman Sean Clegg said.

Salinas said in a statement that she would cooperate with the investigation. She said, "I am confident that when all the facts are analyzed it will be clear that I conducted myself in an appropriate way."

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I'd hit it

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Poor Mirthala.

[3AngelaD]

Sin verguenza!

[Cyber Liberty]

Ping 2 self for later.

[Cicero]

My prediction:

Mirthala Salinas breached journalistic ethics, and will get a month’s leave of absence with pay.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa did not breach mayoral ethics, because there aren’t any.

Both of them committed adultery, but that’s like so old fashioned.

[CAWats]

Already posted several times.

[beaversmom]

Salinas said in a statement that she would cooperate with the investigation. She said, "I am confident that when all the facts are analyzed it will be clear that I conducted myself in an appropriate way."

Really Ms. Salinas?

[Hegewisch Dupa]

good

[stainlessbanner]

Having an affair with a married man is not appropriate conduct.

[Paleo Conservative]

[Old Grumpy]

“I conducted myself in an appropriate way.”

Yup. Having an affair with a married Mayor is very appropriate, isn’t it!

[OCCASparky]

You just posted one of the bigger reasons I left that socialist hellhole.

[Kuksool]

Quite a hottie.

This is why amnesty should be given to illegals. American men shall have access to millions of Latina babes. :)

[Domandred]

American men shall have access to millions of Latina babes. :)

I gotta agree. That's one import that we need more of. The more the better :)

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Dose r sout a dee boar-dur rules maing! Give a senority a break, home!

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Santa Maria! She’s hot!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Just tagging the mayors Americans won’t!

[TexasCajun]

Golpearía eso!

[DigitalVideoDude]

Just like these?