Celebrities gave us enough to talk about this year, so we could forget, albeit momentarily, our day-to-day struggles.
PEP YEAR-END REPORT (Part 2): A recount of stormy showbiz issues in 2008
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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His death was shrouded in controversies.
First was about its cause. GMA Artist Center, Marky's family, and Antipolo Doctor's Hospital cited "bangungot." Some claimed "suicide." A few said there was a "foul play."
PEP was able to gather different versions of the story. Initially, there was the "gay benefactor issue," which was overshadowed by a "love triangle angle," which was reportedly dismissed by the lady involved. The last feed claimed that "foul play" reportedly killed the 20-year-old StarStruck Batch 2 Sole Survivor.
The second controversy was wreaked by the network war. Despite the family's requests for privacy, some news programs of ABS-CBN showed a tight shot of Marky inside his coffin.
Mildred Cadaweng, mom of Marky, tearfully said in her Startalk interview: "Nagtaka naman ako nang nalaman ko na lumabas sa news, nandoon yung mukha niya [Marky], kung saan, paulit-ulit akong nag-e-explain at humihingi ng paumanhin kung bakit ayaw naming pakuhanan ng picture... Bakit ginawa nila yun? Talagang masakit ang loob ko dun."
Marky was laid to rest last December 15 in Mountain Province.
Just before the Christmas break, the split of Dra. Vicki Belo and Hayden Kho became the talk of the town. The beauty doctor, to date, has never said a word about the issue. On the other hand, the former Celebrity Duets contender regretfully admitted that he had a suicide attempt and an affair with Katrina Halili.
Last December 29, Katrina affirmed Hayden's statement but she stressed that the breakup of Dra. Vicki and Hayden was caused by several factors. "Kung naghiwalay sila, maraming ibang bagay ‘yon. Huwag naman pong ako lang. Maraming ibang bagay, ang baduy naman na hiwalay sila dahil sa ‘kin lang e, ang tagal-tagal nang wala," asserted the StarStruck alumna.
Raymond Bagatsing's wedding in Los Angeles, California also caught the Pinoys by surprise. The age difference had most PEPsters talking—the 35-year-old award-winning actor married a 60-year-old Pinay columnist named Cora Pastrana.
Four more stories diverted our attention from the holiday rush: Didith Reyes's death, Marian Rivera's tearful interview due to the "plastikada" comment of a member of the showbiz press and Karylle's "pa-smile-smile" on the "buntis issue," and the squaring off of Annabelle Rama and Wilma Galvante last December 3 at Los Angeles Airport, and of Neny Montinola and Patricia Panlilio just before Christmas.
In total, suki PEPsters read and talked about more than 4,300 news items posted by PEP contributors and writers, but we recounted only the news items which made it to the Top 50 Most Read list per month.
The intent was neither to relive any kind of pain nor resurrect old issues. We just want to portray that celebrities are just like us ordinary people—they get hurt, they cry, they get excited, they laugh, they get mad, they argue, they make wise decisions, they make mistakes.
We get to witness almost everything they do and say. We talk about them. We take sides in the issues. We support them. We laud them. We ridicule them. Showbiz has given us a lot of things to do all-year round.
It's high time to thank the newsmakers who became our source of entertainment, and the Pinoy showbiz fans in the different parts of globe who patronized their stories.
Ang 2008, pinutakti ng bagyo, pero hindi yata natin ininda. Masarap kasing isipin na sa tuwing natatapos ang ulan, muling sisikat ang araw. Maligayang pagdating 2009!
- Dolly Anne Carvajal "unfazed" by talent manager Shirley Kuan's statement about Carmina Villarroel-Claudine Barretto issue
- Part 2 Dolly Anne Carvajal on Carmina Villarroel-Claudine Barretto issue: "I stand by my story."
- Part 1 Ad agency asks Dolly Anne Carvajal to "correct misinformation" on Carmina Villarroel-Claudine Barretto issue
- Carmina Villarroel denies walking out on Claudine Barretto in TVC shoot: "In my entire showbiz career... never ako nag-walk out."
- Luis Alandy on rumors that Iglot was cut short because of Claudine Barretto: "Kung anuman ang pinagdadaanan ni Claudine, it's something personal."
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