Gustavo Yankelevich asks for privacy for granddaughter after abuse account

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  Gustavo Yankelevich asked social media users not to compare his granddaughter Azul with her father after comments followed her brother Valentín’s account of abuse.

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  Yankelevich said Azul had also suffered and lives in the United States, where she studies.

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  Valentín said in an interview that he experienced physical and psychological abuse by his father, Darío Giordano, after his mother Romina Yan died.

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  He said the abuse began when he was nine or ten and also affected his brother Franco.

Who

Gustavo Yankelevich defended his granddaughter Azul Giordano. Her brother Valentín had publicly described abuse he said he suffered from their father, Darío Giordano.

What

Yankelevich urged people not to compare Azul with her father and said she had also suffered.

When

Yankelevich responded on social media after Valentín’s account was published; the exact date of the exchange is not stated.

Where

The exchange took place on social media. Azul lives and studies in the United States.

Why

Comments about Azul followed her brother’s account of abuse by their father.

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