"I have no intentions to roll my eyes on them or snub them
because I know them. I was trying to grab a chance to introduce myself to GMA
artists during the event because it was the only time that I can do that. In
fact, I was able to meet Alessandra de Rossi and the EB Babes that night," explains Riza Santos about her alleged snubbing of Kapuso stars.
PEP EXCLUSIVE: Riza Santos defends herself on snubbing issue
Monday, July 21, 2008
06:10 PM
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Tinawagan ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang beauty queen turned actress na si Riza Santos kanina, July 21, upang kunin ang kanyang panig tungkol sa diumano'y "pang-iisnab at pang-iirap" niya sa Kapuso stars na sina Katrina Halili, Alyssa Alano, at LJ Reyes sa FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World victory party noong July 17 sa World Trade Center.
Noong Sabado, July 19, sa live interview nina Lolit Solis at Butch Francisco kay Katrina sa StarTalk, ikinuwento ng two-time FHM's Sexiest Woman na nang makita niya si Riza sa loob ng CR ay nginitian niya ito kahit hindi naman niya ito kilala personally. Pero ayon kay Katrina, inirapan lang daw siya ng beauty queen.
Nagulat din si Katrina nang nalaman niyang hindi lang pala siya ang inirapan ni Riza kundi pati ang iba pang Kapuso stars na sina Alyssa at LJ na kapwa naroon din sa FHM event. (Click here to read related article.)
Nagpaliwanag si Riza sa PEP tungkol dito. Ayon sa dating Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition housemate, nagulat siya sa lumabas na balita at hindi raw niya alam kung bakit nagkaroon ng ganoong issue.
"Yup, I heard about it. I must say I was quite surprised!" nagtatakang sabi ni Riza.
Tinanong ng PEP si Riza kung ano ba talaga ang nangyari sa CR at kung bakit sinasabi na inirapan niya sina Katrina, Alyssa, at LJ.
Paliwanag niya, "It was during the show and I was preparing my costume for my production number. I saw them at my peripheral [vision]. I know that it's Katrina but I don't have the time to greet them anymore since Katrina was also fixing herself that time. It's like when you see a person while walking in the street and you unintentionally look in the eyes of that person.
"I have no intentions to roll my eyes on them or snub them because I know them. I was trying to grab a chance to introduce myself to GMA artists during the event because it was the only time that I can do that. In fact, I was able to meet Alessandra de Rossi and the EB Babes that night," kuwento ni Riza.
Hindi na rin naiwasan tanungin ng PEP kung ano ang nararamdaman niya tungkol sa issue na ito.
"I have nothing against any GMA artist, especially with Katrina. I know her, of course! Actually, I bought a DVD of her movie before, yung Gigil! And I like her, I like her so much," saad ni Riza.
VAA DEFENDS RIZA. Kaugnay nito, nakausap din ng PEP ang Viva Artist Agency (VAA), na siyang nagaalaga sa career ni Riza. Ayon sa publicist ng VAA na si Duds Santiago, nagulat din sila sa mga naglalabasang isyu ngayon kaugnay ng sinasabing snubbing incident.
"Alam n'yo, kinausap ko si Riza yesterday [July 20] because I was really bothered sa mga naglalabasan nga. At kilala ko kasi si Riza, hindi siya ganoong tipo ng tao na mang-iisnab or bigla na lang mang-iirap. Kahit yung mga press nga, sila mismo yung nagsasabi na, sigurado raw ba si Riza nga ang nakita nila. Hindi siya ganoong klase ng tao and wala sa personalidad niya yun," pahayag ni Duds.
Kilala raw kasi si Riza na very pleasant sa lahat ng mga taong nakakasalamuha nito. In fact, Riza has the courtesy pa nga raw to introduce herself most of the time sa mga bagong nakakasama or nakikilala. Sa ibang bansa na siya lumaki kaya natural lang na mas marami siyang hindi kilala.
Tinanong daw ni Duds si Riza kung kilala niya ba si Katrina at oo raw ang sagot nito. Tinanong din ni Duds si Riza kung nag-smile ba si Katrina sa kanya. Sa pagkakatanda naman daw ni Riza ay hindi.
Hindi maiwasan ni Duds na makaramdam ng awa for Riza na maging sa Startalk daw ay natira. Lalo pa't puwede naman daw makuha or tanungin din ang side ng baguhang aktres kung may pangyayari nga bang ganoon.
Hindi raw alam ni Duds kung minamasama ng iba ang ugali ni Riza na madalas ay tahimik lang naman. Maging ang mga kasama raw ni Riza that time from VAA ay nagulat sa mga naglalabasan dahil wala raw silang nakitang ganoong incident at all.
Nang tanungin naman daw ni Duds ang No. 18 Sexiest Woman ng FHM kung tulad ni Katrina ay kilala rin ba niya si Alyssa Alano, ang naging tugon daw ni Riza ay, "I don't have an idea who she is. Pero ayokong sabihing I don't know her kasi sa Pilipinas, parang iba ang kahulugan noon."
Nang maglabasan daw ang isyu tungkol sa pang-iisnab niya diumano, agad na nag-Google si Riza sa pangalan ni Alyssa. Natandaan din ni Riza na nakita niya si Alyssa sa comfort room, pero tulad ni Katrina, wala raw insidente at dahilan para irapan or isnabin niya ang sexy star.
Ayon kay Duds, five minutes lang daw halos nag-stay si Riza sa loob ng comfort room. That time pa raw, she was facing the wall dahil pinipilit gawan ng paraan ang damit na isinuot niya for the event dahil may mali sa measurement.
RIZA'S PROJECTS. Sa ngayon, naghahanda na si Riza sa promotions at TV guestings niya para sa kanilang movie na Dobol Trobol, kung saan sina Comedy King Dolphy at Box-Office King Vic Sotto ang mga kasama niya.
- PEP EXCLUSIVE (Part 1): Riza Santos's mom airs grievance about how Viva treated her daughter
- PEP EXCLUSIVE (Part 2): Riza Santos’s mom denies breach of contract with Mint
- Is Riza Santos in Canada or not?
- Riza Santos apologizes to Ruffa Gutierrez, but insists on her innocence
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