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Magdalena Fridawati or familiarly called Magdalenaf is food vlogger as well as a businessman born on April 29, 1994. After graduating from the Criminology Department, he had a career in a company. But he sees the world food vlog quite promising so that he began to focus on the field since 2017. At present, Magdalenaf was included food vlogger famous from Indonesia with the number subscriber reached more than 4.23 million.

After more than 5 years of a career as food vlogger without controversy , It turned out that recently Magdalenaf tripped on a scandal that made him blasphemed by netizens. As a result he tried to apologize and clarify. What did he do so that it made netizens furious? How was the netizen's reaction after he apologized? Without further ado, immediately refer to the full facts below.

1. Chronology of the scandal

Starting from a video podcast YouTuber Samuel Christ, Magdalenaf told about the incident when he was rejected by one of the restaurants around last year. At that time, he said he wanted to promote the restaurant while showing the amount Follower hers. But the owner of the restaurant still insisted on refusing and said that Magdalenaf had to pay food because business was a business.

"I once was this Fun Fact, just last year, I came to the place to eat, I showed me how much my followers, what can you help. (Answered) yes but this is a business, what am I given? In the heart ‘sir this value is priceless. If for example you are told to pay to me, how much can you pay, '"Magdalenaf told Samuel Christ.

"That's very often, I'm still often underestimated. Moreover, my friends who are even smaller in the media, I often can tell stories like being rejected like that, "continued Magdalenaf. He also complained about the taste of food that sometimes did not match his expectations.

2. Netizens are inflamed

Instead of reaping sympathy, but Magdalenaf's curhatan instead made netizens inflamed. Lots of netizens who commented spicy on social media @mgdalenaf . Like netizens A who commented on his social media content on March 29, "‘ Unsalad, sir, you can pay how much ’is such an arrogant statement anyone ever say to UMKM people and someone who is a restaurant ??? Like if there’s no them you wouldn't even be here reviewing all the food oh my god. "

Many also question the objectivity of Magdalenaf in Review food. The reason is after knowing that he likes to ask for free food, netizens judge those who provide free food will definitely be judged to be good. For example, such as netizens A who wrote, "Approved Approved wkwkwk, just review the food, not objective, I can't feel the details of food so so approved." And netizen B who wrote, "Apruf Baimi Apruf Baimi Lu Peyang Gigi ... the name is free, you are sure !!"

3. Highlighted by the artists

Not only netizens commented, but artists also responded. Examples such as Nikita Mirzani who helped insinuate Magdalenaf. He also compared his treatment to MSMEs rather than Magdalenaf.

"Do you want to see how many Instagram do I followers? I don't need to tell me how many followers, one Indonesia already knows me. Even though I'm a big artist, I don't need to be entertained, "said Nikita Mirzani. He added, "The influencer, the food vlogger. Because of asking to be entertained by asking for free food. I have a whole life reviewing UMKM food, a big restaurant, I never want to be treated, I never want to be given free, I always pay. "

Besides Nikita Mirzani, it turns out that the Emon star also gave his response to the Magdalenaf scandal. He wrote a striking message on Twitter, "Even though the context might not ask for free, but show my followers as much as this is quite funny you know."

4. Responses of Culinary Businessmen

Not only the public and celebrities who commented, but culinary businessmen also commented. One of them is Masbukhin Pradhana, the owner of the Sapi'i meatballs and general chairman of the Indonesian Culinary Entrepreneurs Association (Apkulindo) for the 2022-2025 period.

"If I as a trader understand the benefits of the food vlogger. For example, what come to ask for, asking for a demonstration in my opinion. If the owner knows, we are actually grateful. The owner knows the benefits of food vloggers, the benefits of promotion, "continued Masbukhin. In addition, Investor Kober Mie Satan Dalung, Oka Setia said, "If the food vlogger who asks for treatment, especially is still reasonable, we can be able to, it helps because we need his services."

"But if it's too far, it's not, for example, asking for excessive escort or not. If it is natural that I agree, "concluded Oka Setia. He also continued if the reasonable treatment was for example as when the party food vlogger come just to review food or already submitted endorsement.

5. Magdalenaf apologize d an clarification

After the netizens were busy blaspheming Magdalenaf, he finally apologized and gave a clarification statement. He said, "Hello everyone, humbly here I want to apologize for my statement in the video podcast with Samuel Christ who finally gives a negative impression and misinterpretation of many parties on social media in the last few days."

In addition, Magdalenaf also said that it shows the amount Follower is a SOP conducted in asking for permission to shoot from culinary business people who want to be Review . He said, "The team will show the MGdalenaf media portfolio, one of the instruments is the number of followers, so that the business actors understand how the benefits of digitalization from MGDALENAF media."

"Hopefully through this explanation, there will be no misunderstanding, and of course once again, I apologize, and certainly thank you all who have given criticism and suggestions that are certainly an evaluation for me and the team. Whatever happens, I will still be enthusiastic to help digitize culinary MSMEs in Indonesia, "concluded Magdalenaf in an upload entitled" clarification ".

6. Still blasphemed by netizens

Although they have apologized and clarified, there are still many netizens who commented spicy. They feel that if there is no clarification there is not clarified as the words, "this is priceless". There are also many netizens who feel that Magdalenaf is too forced culinary business people to be Review.

"If the business owner doesn't want to and doesn't care why you have to reach Magda said that?" It falls so demeaning. Another case with MSMEs who are willing, eventually the action of the Magdalenaf Team becomes a form of 'help' because it is well received, "said one of the netizens.

In addition, other netizens wrote, "It has nothing to do with his statement yesterday at Chris's podcast. This is what he explained if the person who needed him, was the procedure he explained, here the restaurant did not invite him, you know. Different from context. "