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Marilina Bertoldi says Independiente tattoo brought threats
Argentine singer Marilina Bertoldi has an Independiente crest tattoo that she says she got because she thought it supported the LGBTQ+ community.
She told the story on the television show Otro día perdido, explaining that the image she saved already had the word “gay” where the club’s initials would normally appear.
The tattoo went viral in February 2026, drawing criticism from Independiente supporters who felt she had misrepresented the club.
Bertoldi said she received serious threats, including death threats, and stopped arguing about the issue on social media.
Racing supporters also contacted her amid the rivalry between the two football clubs.
She is considering covering the tattoo with a small heart because strangers sometimes react to it in public.
Bertoldi also said she plans to remove several tattoos, and host Mario Pergolini offered to film the process if he helped pay for some of the treatment.
Argentine singer Marilina Bertoldi said a tattoo based on Independiente’s crest led to serious threats from some club supporters.
She said she had mistaken the design for a symbol supporting the LGBTQ+ community and did not know it was linked to the football club.
The tattoo went viral in February 2026, after which she faced criticism and, by her account, death threats.
Bertoldi also said Racing supporters contacted her amid the rivalry between the clubs.
She is considering covering the tattoo with a small heart because people react to it in public.
- Who
- Argentine singer Marilina Bertoldi, and supporters of Independiente and Racing.
- What
- Bertoldi said her tattoo, which uses the word “gay” in a design based on Independiente’s crest, brought criticism and threats.
- When
- The tattoo went viral in February 2026; she later discussed the incident on Otro día perdido.
- Where
- The tattoo was discussed during Bertoldi’s appearance on the television program Otro día perdido. She said people also reacted to it in the street.
- Why
- She said she had mistaken the design for an LGBTQ+ support symbol and did not know it was associated with Independiente.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bertoldi said she received the design as a sticker and saved it, believing it was a symbol supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
The tattoo went viral, and Bertoldi said she received criticism and threats.
Bertoldi recounted the misunderstanding on Otro día perdido and said she was considering covering the tattoo.
- Tattoo design
- Independiente crest design with the word “gay” in place of the club initials
- Viral date
- February 2026
- Television program
- Otro día perdido
- Threats
- Bertoldi said she received death threats
- Possible cover-up
- A small heart
What people are saying
Y me metí en una que ya amenazas de muerte me escribieron
A mí me llegó como un sticker, me lo guardé, dije ‘algún día me lo tatúo, me gusta’
Estaba pensando en un corazón, hacerlo un corazoncito