A runway model has been arrested minutes after leaving a popular reality show accused of watch thefts.
Aleska Génesis was met by officials as she left the set following her elimination from La Casa de los Famosos All Stars.
It is an American Spanish-language version of Celebrity Big Brother.
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She was visibly upset as she was led into a car and driven to a women’s prison in Mexico City, Mexico, yesterday (10 Mar).
Prosecutors accuse Génesis, 33, and others of involvement in a “gang-related theft” of high-end watches.
It is not the first time the model has been taken into custody in connection with the case.
Génesis was stopped at Mexico City International Airport on 20 January last year.
Her name had triggered an alert with immigration officials after landing from Miami, Florida, US.
The police accused her and two other women of stealing three luxury watches from a property in the Mexican capital in October 2022.
The high-end timepieces were valued at more than 10m MXN (£380,511).
The stolen items belonged to Mexican casino chain tycoon Francisco Javier Rodríguez Borgio.
Earlier in January 2024, an acquaintance called him out of the blue and alleged that Génesis had tried to sell him the watches in Miami.
The model allegedly ended up flogging them to a jewellery store in the city.
After her arrest last year, Génesis was taken to a women’s prison in Mexico City.
But she only spent a few hours there, as a judge ordered her release due to insufficient evidence.
Before entering La Casa de los Famosos All Stars, Génesis knew there was a warrant for her arrest.
A lawyer helped her obtain a legal safeguard against arrest, but it was no longer valid once she was voted out of the house.
On Monday, Génesis shared a story with her 8.1million Instagram followers from a fellow Venezuelan model named Michell Roxana.
It read: “Today, I’m revealing the truth: There is no crime, no real evidence against us; just lies fabricated by Francisco Javier Rodríguez Borgio.
“There’s clear evidence that this is all a set-up by Borgio to harm and tarnish our image.”
Génesis is from Maracaibo, Venezuela, and has appeared in music videos for Anuel, Sebastián Yatra, and other famous artists.
She was once romantically linked to footie ace James Rodríguez, but they claimed to be just friends at the time.
She was once accused of using black magic on Nicky Jam after their break-up, as reported by Need To Know.
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