After several months of correspondence, he claims Cartier offered him a consolation award rather than the jewels, and Mexican authorities supported his contention that the business ought to pay the quoted amount.
Last week, Villarreal finally received the earrings at his price, and he uploaded an image of himself opening the package on the internet. But after realizing that not everything that glitters is gold, he quickly became weary of the attention from the public and said on Monday, “Okay, already, talk about something else; I’m tired of the earrings being the only thing anyone knows about my personality.”
Prior to Mexico’s June 2 presidential elections, the country was particularly divisive, and Villarreal’s case had become a lightning rod online.
