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PEP YEAR-END REPORT (Part 2): A recount of stormy showbiz issues in 2008

Celebrities gave us enough to talk about this year, so we could forget, albeit momentarily, our day-to-day struggles.

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PEP YEAR-END REPORT (Part 2): A recount of stormy showbiz issues in 2008

Karen A. Pagsolingan

Thursday, January 1, 2009
06:09 AM

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The gap widened as the talent made a decision to terminate his contract, and this provoked the manager to file a 20-million lawsuit last September 16.

 

But on top of a legal tussle, the issue gave birth to another hubbub, which involved another set of characters.

 

Said one reporter, "Gabby Concepcion started it all. Una, sila ni Mommy Rose [Faminiano], na dinawit si Nadia [Montenegro], na nasagad din ang galit dahil nakisawsaw si Cristy [Fermin]."

 

The simple gap between two people turned into a major tumult, with the three women involved hurling foul words at each other. Rose called Nadia "sulsoltant" and "badviser," and Cristy called the former Regal baby a "bangaw."

 

Nadia Montenegro snapped back, but her anger was directed at Cristy, whom she described as "walang budhi."

 

Another scene stealer was Kris Aquino, who made a "pa-star ka" remark on the gown of Charlene Gonzalez during a fashion show. Witnesses said Kris said it four times, and Charlene reportedly said, "Kris, do you have a problem with my dress?"

 

Kris said it was just a joke, but majority did not agree.

 

Meanwhile, we also saw some celebrities saying hello to a new phase of their life.

 

Lorna Tolentino finally confirmed reports that she's transferring to the Kapamilya network. The deal was inked last October 19, and one of the terms mentioned a television soap with Gabby Concepcion.

 

Dennis Trillo announced his breakup with Cristine Reyes. Ironically, the Gagambino star never was upfront in defining his relationship with the female lead of Eva Fonda. Both are now focused on their careers.

 

Last September 28, Vina Morales admitted her pregnancy. She did not talk much due to the complicated status of her relationship with the dad of her baby, but one thing's sure, she's very happy and excited to embrace  motherhood.

 

On a separate note, a part two of Gretchen Barretto's reported ouster from the Dasmariñas Village mansion of her partner Tonyboy Cojuangco resurfaced last September 19 in the column of Ricky Lo. But PEP, with the help of three different sources, deduced: "She is still there and she never left."

 

And lastly, Riza Santos's "attitude problem" strikes again, and this time, it concerned her "tardiness." The former Ms. Earth-Canada got the flak from the former Miss World Second Princess Ruffa Gutierrez, her co-star in I Love Betty la Fea.

 

OCTOBER. This is perhaps the busiest month of the year, so many things were happening at the same time. There was a breakup, a controversial suspension, an altercation in a bar, two reconciliation stories, and another baby boom.

 

Let's start with the Dingdong-Karylle split, which is the most-read breakup issue of 2008. PEP posted the article titled "Confirmed: Dingdong and Karylle breakup; Denied: Marian as third party" last October 29, which was a month prior to the day Dingdong was spotted watching Karylle's theater performance in West Side Story, and a few weeks before Karylle's television interview, where she dismissed breakup rumors.

 

Insiders say the announcement was made two or three months after the actual date of their breakup. Some claimed Dingdong and his leading lady Marian Rivera had been dating already. But the two denied the allegations.


Cristy Fermin's suspension, which was served last October 15, was another controversial story. The official statement of ABS-CBN about the issue read:

 

"Ang suspensyon ng talent contracts ni Ms. Fermin sa ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ay may kaugnayan sa mga naging pahayag niya sa episode ng The Buzz noong October 5, 2008. Ang aksyong ito ni Ms. Fermin ay lumabag sa ilang probisyon ng kanyang kontrata.

 

"Sa pananaw ng kompanya, nadamay ang mga batang walang kinalaman sa kontrobersya sa kanyang pahayag.

 

"Nalabag din ng aksyon ni Ms. Fermin ang mataas na batayan ng propesyonalismo at integridad sa pamamahayag. Ito ay nagdulot ng kapinsalaan hindi lamang sa kanyang pangalan at kredibilidad, kundi sa programang The Buzz at sa ABS-CBN."

 

The major puzzlers here: What fueled the "all-out war" between Cristy and Nadia? Why did Cristy join Rose Flaminiano in lambasting Nadia in her tabloid columns? Why did Nadia describe her as "walang budhi?"

 

Some showbiz denizens asserted that the Gretchen-Dody affair was the root of their rift. PEP featured the two women and their versions of the story. (CLICK THESE LINKS TO VIEW THE STORIES: NADIA and CRISTY.)

 

Richard Gutierrez's near-brawl incident with StarStruck graduate Aljur Abrenica last October 18 at the Fiamma bar in Makati City launched more than a thousand comments from the PEPsters. Only a few media and press outfits touched the story, so showbiz fans relied on PEP for the detailed account.

 


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