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"&lt;img alt=\"0730-Eddie-Piol&amp;#237;n-Sotelo-getty\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/07/30/0730-eddie-piola-n-sotelo-getty-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eddie \"Piolin\" Sotelo&lt;/strong&gt; -- perhaps the biggest star on Spanish radio -- has been yanked off the air in the wake of sexual harassment allegations ... and the accuser is a popular performer on the radio show. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The man behind the allegations is &lt;strong&gt;Alberto \"Beto\" Cortez&lt;/strong&gt; -- who was a writer, producer and performer on the \"Piolin por la Manana\" show ... which aired on 50 stations across the country. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the L.A. times, which broke the story, \"Beto\" claims his boss \"Piolin\" had been \"physically, sexually and emotionally harassing\" him for 3 years. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While it doesn't appear \"Beto\" has filed a lawsuit at this point, he has made several allegations in a letter to Piolin's bosses at Univision. In the letter, \"Beto\" claims \"Piolin\" would grab his ass and genitals when he would arrive to the Glendale office in the mornings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"Beto\" also claims \"Piolin\" would berate him with homophobic slurs -- even though \"Beto\" is straight and has a girlfriend. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"Beto\" says he has witnesses that will back up the allegations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for Piolin, the radio star adamantly denies the claims ... and released a statement through his lawyer accusing \"Beto\" of concocting the story in a pathetic attempt at a shakedown. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"A disgruntled, troubled employee has made malicious and false claims about Eddie Sotelo,\" the statement reads. \"This was done as part of a demand for money. The employee worked with Eddie for more than a decade. The employee's allegations of harassment ... are pure fiction intended to gain a financial settlement.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Piolin's radio show ran for more than 10 years -- and he's been regarded as the Howard Stern of Spanish radio."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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