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Mirthala says "I’m sorry"

April 10, 2008 by Veronica Villafañe

Mirthala Salinas, the Telemundo anchor/reporter who was at the center of the romantic scandal with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is on the May cover of Los Angeles Magazine. She talks about the affair with the Mayor, how it came about and the impact on her career.

In the interview, Mirthala apologizes for her actions saying she never imagined the consequences of her affair with the mayor: “I regret hurting people. I do. But I think we should learn from every experience. That’s what makes us better human beings.… And I’m taking the best out of this relationship to go on.”

She also reveals that she reached a legal settlement with Telemundo-52 when she quit her job last year. She had been working for the station for 10 years.

She obviously never imagined that the affair would ruin her reputation, her credibility as a reporter and her career. In February of this year, Mirthala landed a gig as a morning show co-host at a Tijuana-based radio station. She is no longer with the mayor and is apparently going to marry her ex-boyfriend.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: affair, Los Angeles Magazine, mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Mirthala Salinas

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Most recently, a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

She is also a Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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