"Yes, of course I think Dan is innocent. As far as I know, there hasn't been a court hearing yet.
We cannot punish him before this happens", Joana Sanz begins the interview for the "Vanitatis" journalist. The top model has narrated the terrible night, in which the nightmare began: "I didn't believe in anything. I was shocked. And everything seemed very serious to me. Dani Alves went to prison without any evidence.
Let's not forget that he went to testify voluntarily. That he had received no notice to go and do this, no one asked him. And from there they took him straight to prison. I believe in his innocence and I hope I am not mistaken. Knowing him, I can say that Dani is not a bad person. It destroyed our marriage to the core, yes. But I think he would never have done that knowing he could lose everything. It is very serious.
Why did it change so many versions? I think it did for me. When he went to prison, my mother had been dead for a week. I think he didn't want to hurt me anymore. I guess he didn't want to cause me more pain at the worst time of my life. But the worst thing is not this, but what I see and hear constantly in the media. It is unbearable.
I'm thinking of getting a divorce because I found out he cheated on me, but despite all that has been said, we haven't started the proceedings yet. We are still married. It's just a verbal breakup for now. Dan and I have a pending conversation because he violated some values that I consider essential to maintaining a marriage: respect and trust. Despite all this, I will continue to support him in this battle, because Dan is my family".
The supermodel does not forget the happy days: "We were super good, we never fought. We have never had any problems with anything. I am a very simple person and I don't argue. What hurts me more than all of this is that love is intact. Dan made a mistake and lost everything we had because of it. I will visit him again in prison. We have been together for eight years, I don't think only the fact that it broke our relationship as a couple.
I also consider the many other beautiful things we have experienced and shared together. I wish no harm on anyone, least of all him. I've always had a great time with my ex-partners, so how could I not get along with the man I shared eight years of my life with? Now he is confined within four walls. He has not yet been tried, he has not been punished. And mentally that must be extraordinary. I go to see him as he was there whenever I needed him.
It is true that when I needed him most, he supported me. He was by my side in very difficult moments, he came to my mother's funeral. He flew from Mexico the same day she died and landed in Tenerife. He was with me, so now how can I not stay with him, how can I not go see him.
I talk to him on the phone every day because that's the only way I know he's alive. I can't call or write to them. I am waiting for calls from him to find out how he is, if he has eaten, slept, trained. I need to know that he is mentally healthy for peace of mind. I'm worried because he's in a place where something could happen to him.
I can't help but worry about him, but that doesn't mean I'm not hurt by what he did to me. If he was at home, I probably would have locked him up and let his friends take care of him. But the situation he is in is different. The first month in prison. he just cried. There is no one to talk to.
He exercises and reads a lot to keep his head busy. Escape risk, if he is released from prison? Where will it go? If he went voluntarily to testify, he didn't run away from anything. Also, what he tells me is that the person he loves the most is me, so he would never leave Spain. Today we limit a person very easily by imposing measures: withdrawing the passport, a GPS, I don't know, there are so many options".
What about the supermodel herself? "Very sad and scared. I go to the psychologist to get help, because, if not, the brain says 'hello'. Everything that has happened is terrible. And it is sinking me without doing anything. On the contrary, I am also a victim.
It's up to me to deal with something, because I'm neither a whistleblower nor a denounced person", - answers the model. In any case, there is no possibility of reconciliation: "My heart hurts, because I love him and I will always love him. It was a very important stage in my life and therefore I will continue to support him out of respect, but not as a couple."