When he arrives in Portugal, accompanied by Betty Grafstein, for the christening of his granddaughter Constanza, José Castelo Branco stays at the home of an old friend. That friend is now his greatest enemy: Marcela Fernandes.But who is the Mozambican businesswoman who has jumped from anonymity to the center of a controversy over court complaints? Marcela S.Owner of the nightclub Glitter's Gallery (formerly The Gallery) Art dealer support was in the early days until then Moving to her friend Marlos' house (ex-wife of presenter Carlos Cruz).
If José Castelo Branco turned to this friend for protection when the first accusations of domestic violence surfaced, time dictated that he change his face. Today, they have turned their backs. First, Castelo Branco claimed that she kept her bags, her belongings and her jewelry; after she had betrayed him.
This Saturday, during an interview with the program A Última Verdade on TVI, the socialite claimed that he had papers in his possession showing that Marcela was not who she said she was, and that she did not possess “but five identities”, he accused, reading the names that she allegedly provided It has several ID cards.
Only recently, José Castelo Branco threw himself at the businesswoman. “She pretended to be my friend. (…) Look at the fake one, the nightclub owner… I know a lot.”he said in a direct message on Instagram. “The woman is so strange, I don’t know how, I fell into her clutches. Even today I pinch myself for falling into the clutches of that creature. What’s more, she is so ugly that it hurts me, she doesn’t even feel like she has a forehead, and she always wears a wig because she shouldn’t have hair.”“, male.
Jose Castelo Branco gives an interview
During the interview with María Cerqueira Gomes and Nuno Ero, on TVI, the “Count” went further and said that if Betty Grafstein accused him of domestic violence… it was this friend's fault. “I think she (Betty) was brainwashed by Marcela das Berrocas.”“He says, referring to Marcela Fernandez.
Jose Castelo Branco and Marcela Fernandes
Confirming that she had deceived him from the first moment, and had maintained a relationship with Betty Grafstein's son without his knowledge, Castelo Branco also accused her of having stolen all his belongings… some of which were allegedly returned to Roger, but not all of them. “She only returned two bags,” said Castelo Branco, confirming that today, despite having some clothes “because Betty and I share a wardrobe,” she has almost nothing of what she brought to Portugal from the United States. He accuses his ex-boyfriend again. “She took my clothes and my medication. I feel violated.”Jose Castelo Branco goes further, ensuring: “Marcella kidnapped me.”
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