Belén Giménez defended herself after criticism from René Bertrand's brother about her new relationship: "I don't have to ask for permission."

Belén Giménez has publicly defended her decision to enter a new relationship following criticism from the brother of her late partner, René Bertrand. Giménez faced a difficult period in which she lost both her husband and her mother-in-law, María Rosa Fuzagot, within the span of a year.

Despite the grief associated with the passing of the father of her children, Giménez chose to pursue a new romantic chapter. In response to the backlash, she asserted that she does not need to ask permission to move forward with her life.