‘They do these shameless acts to augment their subscribers and the number of people who’d click on their site and that means more revenue for them.’
VIC Sotto has been the subject of fake news: he has died, he has broken up with wife Pauleen Luna and the last one is that he is the real dad of the son of Julia Clarete.
Even friends and relatives from abroad call us just to ask if these fake stories — and other false stories about celebrities — were true.
Recently, Vic, looking so fed up with the numerous fake news about him, finally spoke up in “Eat Bulaga”:
“Eto ha, makinig kayo! Eto ang hugot ko for the day, sa mga nagsa-cyber bully o gumagawa ng fake news, o naninira ng tao sa social media, lalo na o sa ibang paraan. Lagi nyong tandaan na may nasasaktan kayo, at iyan ay pagbabayaran nyo. Huwag n’yong isiping dahil pinalalagpas lang ito ng iba ay mahina o naduduwag. Nakikita kayo. Tandaan ‘nyo ‘yan, nakikita kayo, at hindi natin ‘yan palalampasin. Darating ang araw na may paglalagyan kayo. Iyon ang huli nyo. Abangan nyo ‘yan. ‘Yung mga nambu-bully o nag fake news, abangan nyo. Nyo!”
We wish Vic would make good his threat. But the vloggers and YouTubers who spread such fake news as click bait to get more hits in their vlogs and channels all know it’s an empty threat.
These unscrupulous people have killed so many celebrities in social media before, like Gary Valenciano, Michael V., John Lloyd Cruz, Bamboo, Jessy Mendiola, Shaina Magdayao, and many more. They do these shameless acts to augment their subscribers and the number of people who’d click on their site and that means more revenue for them.
Some victims threatened to sue, but nothing really came out of it. So these social media inventors of false news are all the more emboldened to continue fabricating sensational hoax stories for them to gain more viewers and more income in social media.
Maybe it’s time a big celebrity like Vic Sotto really get the NBI to investigate and track down who originated the fake stories about him, then file a case in court.
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Johnny Manahan, formerly of ABS-CBN Star Magic, has formally joined GMA on July 1, along with his partner, Mariole Alberto.
Mr. M was formally presented to the press in a Zoom press con Tuesday morning. He cannot present any formal plans yet about what he will do for the network.
“We are consultants,” he says. “We’ll see how we can work with GMA Artist Center and we’re still studying their setup to know kung ano ang kailangan nila sa amin.”
What is he expected to do for GMA? “What they want is for us to develop a new breed of actors and ambassadors even in this time of the pandemic. I will help sa issues ng styling, imaging, how we can market these people better. As of now, bago pa lang kami. We still hope to meet with the artists, one by one or in groups.
“Among GMA artists now, I am not too familiar with the younger stars, but the older ones, the veterans, the more established ones, alam na nila kung anong gagawin nila. To give respect, I want to get to know these people and be friends with them. We want to work with the younger ones, but I barely know the lineup and I still have to get to know their names. Right now, wala pa akong any formal talks with these people. In a couple of months, we can know them better na.”
Why did he move to GMA?
“After I worked with TV5, I thought magre-retire na ako, I thought I’d leave it all behind and just play with my apos. But after a while, hindi ako mapakali. Wala akong magawa sa bahay and I’m not used to not doing anything. Then, tamang-tama, some friends of ours sa GMA asked if we’re interested to join them. Sabi ko, sige, let’s talk, and we did.
Maganda ‘yung offer nila na inilatag sa akin. Natuwa naman ako sa mga plano nila na gagawin ko for them. Napaka-friendly nila, mabait. I cannot refuse their offer. It’s work.
After a certain point, it was so easy to say yes. Parang nabuhay ako uli. I miss the business, so here am I again, refreshed.”
Aside from building stars, will you have a say as to which artist goes into what show?
“That’s part of my mandate. Sabi nila, puede raw ako doon makisawsaw sa part na yan, about castings in teleserye. They already have a very good system, but Atty. Gozon asked me, baka raw pede kong makisawsaw sa isang variety show nila, tingnan kung anong pede kong maibigay para ma improve. Baka meron akong input, suggestions, sabi ko, sure, I will be so happy to help out. So medyo wide ang scope ng work ko sa GMA.”
How would he describe television these days?
“The landscape now is kind of bleak. You only have one network that is viable today, GMA.
The others can barely keep their mouths over the water. Money is hard to get. The industry is changing because of all the new media coming in na nang-aagaw ng viewers. I personally don’t believe in the network wars. I’ve always been friendly with other networks even then.”
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Kylie Padilla is ready for her showbiz comeback. She lied low after giving birth to two sons. She has no one else to blame but herself for prioritizing love over her career. She was only 15 years old in 2008 when GMA-7 gave her an acting break in “Joaquin Bordado,” which starred her own dad Robin.
After that, she was launched to stardom and GMA gave her good solo projects like “The Good Daughter,” “Unforgettable,” “Adarna,” “More than Words,” “Buena Familia.” She was given the plum role of Amihan in the reboot of “Encantadia” but Aljur got her pregnant in late 2016. So she had to resign from the show and gave birth to their first son Alas in August of 2017.
They officially got married in December of 2018, but now it’s all over. At 28, she’s officially a single mom. Someone says she should have learned her lesson when she first broke up with Aljur.
“They went steady for three years, from 2011 to 2014.” says our source. “Nabuking niya, may kulukudidang ang jowa niya so nakipag-break siya pero in 2016, niligawan siya uli and by September that year, nagkabalikan sila. A few months later, nabuntis na siya at nasira ang career niya. Well, finally ayan, nauntog na siya.”
As usual, there are speculations as to who is the third party of Aljur. One of the suspected chicks is Cindy Miranda, who is his leading lady in Vivamax’ “Nerisa.” Other suspects are Maika Rivera and Erin Ocampo. The truth is we have never heard of them before this. Someone says they’re both aspiring starlets in ABS-CBN who Aljur got to work in some shows.
Well, Maika and Erin (who’s an unwed mom with a son sired by a singer who lost his luster when he left his manager) should be thankful that, suddenly, they are now being talked about out of nowhere. Bigla silang napag-usapan.
