Last September, there was an entry in an Internet blog about the rumored health condition of the lovechild of DJ Mo Twister (Mohan Gumatay in real life) and Bunny Paras. The blogger mistakenly wrote that their nine-year-old daughter Moira, who has Miller Fisher Syndrome, is suffering from brain cancer. Bunny, a former actress now residing in Los Angeles, clarified this by phone patch in Startalk.
But DJ Mo objected to Bunny's talking about their daughter on TV.
In an interview with Showbiz Central, DJ Mo told his co-host Rufa Mae Quinto, "Imagine, when I finally figured out, nalaman ko na lumabas 'yong issue na 'to, 'yong tungkol sa brain cancer at 'yong tungkol sa Internet blog, ginawa na ni Bunny 'yong TV interview niya. I'm like, ‘Wow! I think we should talk about this first before nilalabas natin 'yong pangalan ng nine-year-old daughter natin on TV.
"'Yong mga problems natin, like, 'yong katulad ng kay Moira ngayon. Dapat hindi dinadala sa TV iyon, e, kasi lumalabas kanina, sa kabila, lumabas dito [Showbiz Central], lumabas sa Startalk. This is no place to deal with a nine-year-old's medical condition."
Bunny explained her side in her live interview with Startalk yesterday, October 11.
"Na-sad nga ako, e," said Bunny referring to the video clip showing DJ Mo's interview. "Kasi noong tinawagan nila ako about doon sa nangyari, na-text ko na siya noon. Sabi ko, ‘Do you know about this? Kasi they're calling me.' Hindi naman siya nag-reply.
"So, I talked to his mom, sabi ko, ‘Tita, na-interview ako, phone patch lang naman. But I cleared it,' sabi kong ganun. 'Tapos noong tumawag na siya sa akin, 'yon na, disappointed na siya because I clarified it. Sabi ko, ‘There's nothing wrong naman in clarifying.'"
Then, she apologized for upsetting DJ Mo. She said, "Naging sensitive siya about it. So, sorry kung mali 'yong interpretation niya, kung yun iyong opinion niya, di ba? At saka may sakit naman talaga 'yong bata, mali lang iyong nailabas."
Bunny reiterated that everything's okay between her and DJ Mo now. She also explained, "Kaya siguro 'yong interview niya ganyan na, nasa phone na kami, medyo naihinga ko tuloy eight years namin na hindi pag-uusap. Nailabas ko tuloy 'yong mga things na hindi ko na dapat... Hininga ko lang naman, yun lang naman 'yon."
Startalk host Butch Francisco threw a follow up question, "Tungkol saan?"
Bunny was very open in answering, "About being a dad, na wala naman siya doon nang mangyari 'yong sakit. So, hindi naman niya talaga fully...‘yong nangyayari and what I've been through para mag-survive, to handle the situation."
MO TWISTER AS A FATHER. Despite this misunderstanding, Bunny said that since she's been okay with DJ Mo, he has never forgotten his responsibilities to Moira. "Alam mo, simula nang maging okey na kami ng family niya, nagkasakit si Moira, nagre-remit 'yong mom niya sa bank account ko. I don't know kung ano ang usapan nila ng mom niya."
The actress's only request to DJ Mo was to spend more quality time with Moira whenever they come here for a visit.
She said, "Si Moira kasi, every year, binabakasyon ko dito for summer vacation niya. So, ang gusto ko lang naman, kapag nandito si Moira, mag-spend siya ng time. E, two months [dito] si Moira, three days lang sila nagkita. Pero si Lola [Mo's mom] laging nandiyan."
When Butch asked her, "So, hindi naman pabayang ama si Mo? We cannot say that naman?"
