Libel ang kaso na isinampa ni Richard Gutierrez laban sa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal); partikular na ang editor-in-chief nitong si Ms. Jo-Ann Maglipon, ang managing editor na si Karen Pagsolingan, at ang staff writer na si Ferdinand Godinez.
Nagsadya kanina, April 13, si Richard sa Makati City Regional Trial Court para pormal na isampa ang kaso. Past 2 p.m. nang dumating siya sa Prosecutor's Office. Kasama niya ang mga magulang na sina Eddie Gutierrez at Annabelle Rama, ang mga kapatid na sina Ruffa at Raymond. Present din si Bubbles Paraiso, ang witness ni Richard sa kaso, na alaga ng kanyang ina.
Si Atty. T. Angelica Y. Santiago ang legal counsel ni Richard at siya ang nagsabi sa media na P25 million ang halaga ng damages na hinihingi ng kanyang kliyente mula sa mga respondent. Fifteen million pesos (P15M) para sa moral damages at ten million pesos (P10 million) para sa exemplary damages.
Sa interview kay Richard, sinabi nito na itinuloy niya ang pagsasampa ng kaso dahil hindi naman daw binawi ng PEP ang kuwento na nagkaroon diumano sila ng engkuwentro ni Michael Flores sa birthday party ng direktor na si Mark Reyes noong March 28.
Ayon kay Richard, "Maraming artista ang nabibiktima ng ganitong klaseng false journalism at nagkataon lang na nangyari ito sa akin. Nakakalungkot na kinailangan na mangyari ito, pero I just want to get to the bottom of this and we wanna find out the truth kung sinong tao ang nasa likod nito. That's why we're doing this. We already gave them a second chance that's why we are here.
"Hindi ako galit. I feel bad and it saddens me na kailangang mangyari ito. Kasi kaming mga artista, nagtatrabaho kami. You know, ang goal namin, magbigay-ligaya. Magbigay ng entertainment sa mga tao, tapos bigla na lang kami sasagasaan nang ganoon. Wala naman kaming ginagawang masama.
"Sa totoo lang, galing kami sa Bagac, Bataan. Nagte-taping kami doon. Isang beses lang akong lumabas, natsismis pa ako na gumawa ng ganoon. Ang sama lang ng ginawa nila. Ngayon, we have no option but to do this legal action. We want to get to the bottom of this. Sino ba talaga yung taong behind this? Sino ba talaga ang source? Yun lang naman.
"First time ko na magsasampa ng kaso against anyone. Gusto ko lang sabihin na matagal kong inalagaan, pinaghirapan ang pangalan ko. Yung reputasyon ng pamilya namin, inaalagaan namin. I work hard for my job, para sa mga fans. Hindi ako basta-basta papayag na siraan at tapakan-tapakan nang ganoon. Pinapalabas nila na isa akong kriminal! Hindi ako papayag ng ganoon.
"Gusto ko magpasalamat, siyempre, sa mga kaibigan ko, kay Bubbles, sa lahat ng mga kasama ko sa Zorro na kasama ko nang gabing 'yon, na willing tumulong sa akin at mag-testify. Gusto ko silang pasalamatan. Siyempre, ang family ko who's been always there for me. Of course, my fans.
"Sana kahit ano ang mangyari, nandiyan pa rin sila sa likod ko, kahit medyo damaging sa akin yung nangyari. Yung mga fans ko, naniniwala pa rin sa akin at nagtitiwala sa akin at gusto kong magpasalamat sa kanila."




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1130 vanilla_sky
1129 dianrain
1128 wannabeme
un lng naman hinhingi ng mga Gutierrezes and still d maibgay..accept ur fault and just clear the name...direct to the point..
sabagay, un ang gs2 ng media..pra kumita... just beat around the bush...kya everyone is enjoying and the the others are hurting...
that is entertainment...
1127 wannabeme
1126 wannabeme
but please, this is a democratic country,..let freedom of expression be...
at the end of the day, truth will prevail...atleast pep, will do the right measures on every step they make in the future without hurting anyone and for chard to be very careful coz anyone will always try to put him down...but U CANNOT PUT A GOOD MAN DOWN! Keep the faith!
1125 grumpy_xx
Wala ng career kaya pati PEP gusto perahan ng P25 million, gosh, r u kidding me?! Poor boy
1124 wannabeme
everybody has their opinions, but we have the choice to believe it or ignore it...and it can ruin or inspire anybody..it is up to us how we gonna deal with it..
i know and believe that chard will succeed n all his undertakings, it will be hard road but i know all will end well...just put ur heart into what u believe and love most..and God will always never leave u for all the good things! what ever they say or wil do, what matters is how true and pure u are with all intentions. cheers!
1123 wannabeme
i am not against anyone,..but i believe everything happens for a reason,..to teach us...to give us learning.. and to fight for what we believe in. koduss to Richard! You deserve it! You will always be who u are! keep it up! God bless!
1122 marina28
Basta for me, what the mom and son did is OA to the max. I find their action so garapal so I dont watch Zorro na para hindi tumaas blood pressure ko Day! hehehe. Boycott Zorro ang drama ko.
1121 samia29
1120 megaocho
1119 vanilla_sky
1118 superpaparazzi
1117 marimaris8
khimu
uy, akala ko ako lang ang may impression na boses bakla si ruffa. nag search ako minsan sa youtube out of curiosity how is she as a talk show host, yun nga pangit ang boses. sa totoo lang may mga bakla maganda ang dating ng boses pero ruffa's? ay ewan!
1116 binggoy
1115 binggoy
1114 manjo
khimu
natawa ako sa reference mo about Ruffa as boses bakla. some European friends of mine took one look at her picture on the internet and are all in agreement that she looks like a transverstite. napaka-trying hard ni Ruffa in the manner she dresses and how she conduct and behave herself in public. bulag lang nagsasabing 'maganda' si Ruffa ... only in their dreams.
1113 khimu
1112 dreamsatellitetaiwan
kaya pala kayo nagkapera
galing sa maling paraan
maZORROt sana kayong lahat
1111 manjo
vjane8
Wrong. They simply didn't get the money they plotted to get from Yilmaz when her unica hija married him ... nag-backfire yung plan nila when Yilmaz discovered soon enough the nature of Ruffa as 'manloloko' and the nature of Annabelle as 'mukhang pera'. selling pots in the USA is the most honest and decent work the Gutierrez couple have ever done. after that, it went downhill for them and they are afraid to work for an honest living ever again. Some of Annabelle's 'businesses' had been shady for some time now. ask the BIR, they have some records to show.
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