Tania Reza and Enrique Tovar were out of a job this when a viral video of their "A Toda Máquina" (ATM) show went viral. The clip showed the pair of presenters on-air, in a local Televisa affiliate in Ciudad Juarez, reading comments from their viewers when Tovar got a little "handsy" with Reza. The mood turned sour when she had had enough of his unwelcome sexual advances. Tania took off her mic and said "I can't work like this," and walked off the set. Enrique said, "sorry, I think my co-host is a little hormonal," which did not help out the situation. It was later found that the video was a publicity stunt and the presenters just wanted this moment to go viral.
After the video took social media by storm Human Resources at Televisa investigated the situation and they concluded that they were both in on the joke. They wanted this moment to go viral and spread across the web, as it did. The problem here was that the hosts didn't advise the production that they were doing this "offensive act" and were also taken aback as to what was happening on-air. "Televisa strongly condemns this act and any type of harassment," the network said in a statement. "In conjunction with [ethics code], we inform you that both presenters have been separated from the company."
Now, it seems that Televisa has further investigated the situation and concluded that both Reza and Tovar can go back to work. El Universal reports: "After a detailed investigation of what happened in Televisa-Ciudad Juarez in effect to break responsibilities of the alleged sexual harassment against ATM host, Tania Reza. Taking into account new information that has come up, (both Reza and Tovar will be reinstated) with the provision of dedicating time to talking about the prevention of sexual harassment and other topics relating to discrimination in the workplace." Word is that the show was not live and production was well aware of what had happened on the show.
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