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Lea Salonga says she did not "diss or attack" Anne Curtis; admits she's insulted by "off-key singers" calling themselves singers

by Erwin Santiago posted on February 15, 2012  STATS: 216960 Views | 386 Comments

 

Lea Salonga on Anne Curtis: "I'm not sure that she should make a career out of singing but I thinknaman she... In reality, she knows what she is. She knows who she is. And I think she just basically let out a wish and somebody made it come true. I thought it was really cute. I didn't get to see the concert. But everybody that I know that went there had a lot of fun."

 

Photo By: Rommel R. Llanes

"But yeah, I'm not sure that she should make a career out of singing but I thinknaman she...

"In reality, she knows what she is. She knows who she is. And I think she just basically let out a wish and somebody made it come true. 

"I thought it was really cute. I didn't get to see the concert. But everybody that I know that went there had a lot of fun."

LEA'S TWEETS. Pagkatapos lumabas ng apology at full transcript ng interview niya sa InterAksyon ay nagbigay ng pahayag si Lea sa kanyang Twitter account.

Dito ay muli niyang iginiit na hindi niya ininsulto o inatake si Anne.

Ito ang magkakasunod na tweets ni Lea noon ding February 12:  

"A full transcript of an interview answer I gave today has just been posted. I didn't diss or attack @annecurtissmith directly...

...but I have strong opinions about off-key singers. Anne herself doesn't identify as a singer. I respect that and said so today.

"So before anyone decides to launch an attack because of what I said, which I stand by, find out exactly what I said in full, and in context.

"There are people calling themselves singers without the talent to justify it, taking away business from those that rightly deserve it.

"That is what burns me, and is insulting to all singer-craftsmen, gifted artists that work so hard and need to be heard and patronized."

HATE CAMPAIGN. Sa kabila ng paglilinaw ng news portal ng TV5 at  mga pahayag ni Lea tungkol sa isyu, patuloy pa rin ang pambabatikos na natatanggap ng international singer sa ilang tabloids at maging sa social networking sites.

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit panay ang gamit ni Lea ngayon ng "block button" sa kanyang Twitter account.

Aniya sa Twitter, "No actually, I've been getting cussed out by total strangers in the last couple of days, so I got curious. Block button's busy."

Tungkol naman sa mga batikos na natatanggap niya, ito ang pahayag ni Lea:

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  • 86  brainfultoo

    02/15/2012 | 08:49 AM
    street tama ka, talagang di lang brain dead brain damaged before namatay utak ko sa inyong 'di makaintindi ang pinanggagalingan ng isang Lea Salonga, dumugo utak ko sa inyo ha ha ha!
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  • 85  Lord_Amstel

    02/15/2012 | 08:48 AM
    Andito na naman ang style ng kapus utak na ito...kung wala nang masabi titirahin tayo at pagsasabihan na walang utak. kung saan saan na dalhin ang usapan. makatulog na nga..Sige ginusto nyo yan wala akong pakialam kahit anong gusto nyong sabihin sa akin.. Basta ang masasabi ko lang MGA PINOY wag pakialaman ang buhay ng ibang tao, kung anong pangarap or gusto nilang gawin wag silang pakialaman dahil karapatan nila yan. Kung naging Laos ka man dahil sa mga walang talent hindi kasalanan nila yun. Dapat sisihin mo Leah ang mga viewers. lol
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  • 84  benj_aquino59

    02/15/2012 | 08:48 AM
    Kaya nga sabi ni Anne na yung concert niya ay pag-asa para sa lahat ng mga walang boses daw, so that means pwedeng pwede na maging singer lahat? Wala ng screening? Only in the Philippines talaga and so third world!
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  • 83  brainfultoo

    02/15/2012 | 08:48 AM
    uuwi ako ng pinas LordAms, magko concert ako sa Araneta, please support me, sintunado ako, but i'm not claiming am a singer, but i really want to have a concert, pangarap ko yan, tulungan mo akong makamit yan, oh wait! kuha ko ba suporta mo, kasi di hamak na regular person lang ako, i work in an office for a living, but i really want to hold a concert, please have mercy! gusto ko sumikat dyan sa pinas! wa ha ha teehee!
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  • 82  streetsmart

    02/15/2012 | 08:47 AM
    brainful is braindead lol lea is just bored. no projects as much as anne, no movie projects. just stay at home and avoid this kind of sarcastic remarks which make you look like an insecure has been.
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  • 81  bisdak_akopud

    02/15/2012 | 08:46 AM
    And that's the reason pinagtatawanan ang mga Pinoy sa ibang bansa kasi makita nila magperform si Anne, akala nila yun na talaga ang boses na kayang ibigay ng mga Pinoy. I mean come on. Sa pinas ok lang but sa ibang bansa? Para pagtawanan na naman ang Pinas? There are things na nakakatawa at nakakaangat ang Pinoy, definitely not with Anne's voice! For fun ang Anne, ok then keep it sa Pinas and to yourself!
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  • 80  Lord_Amstel

    02/15/2012 | 08:44 AM
    gamitin mo utak mo wala akong sinabing pabor ako sa world class..lol...Utak kapus ka...sana man lang maintindihan mo kung ano tinutukoy ko .. Ang ibig ko lang iparating na hindi dapat pakialaman ng babaeng to ang mga tong gusto maging singer kahit walang talent. Dapat pakialaman nya sarili nya...
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  • 79  brainfultoo

    02/15/2012 | 08:43 AM
    utak BULINAW ka LordAms, promise! ha ha ha!
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  • 78  harmonizer2

    02/15/2012 | 08:42 AM
    Nothing against Ms Lea..she is almost perfect as a singer..just the same, nothing against Anne, she is a performer..mga fans, cool lang tayo..I like them both.
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  • 77  brainfultoo

    02/15/2012 | 08:42 AM
    lordams, mas pabor ka pa pala sa local awards? akala ko ba WORLD CLASS ang habol mo??? hahahaha, i am very much spending my Vday laughing my a s s off right now! ha ha ha!
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  • 76  brainfultoo

    02/15/2012 | 08:40 AM
    oh may isa pang streetsmart ha ha ha....brain damaged much?
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  • 75  Lord_Amstel

    02/15/2012 | 08:39 AM
    Ang tony award ay hindi best actress award..gamitin mo utak mo....ang tinutukoy ko ang mga local films na ginagawa nya.
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  • 74  aaronick

    02/15/2012 | 08:39 AM
    O eto pa isa. At huwag lang pong sabihing wala din akong K magsalita. May K ako na i-correct ang maling assumption niyo. Pero nasa sa inyo na kung magpapa-correct kayo or magpapasaway lang. Wala po maski saan sa artikulo ang nagsasabing pinipigilan ni Lea ang karapatan ni Anne na kumanta. Ang punto ng paliwanagan sa artikulo ay ilagay sa tamang konteksto kung anong maituturing si Anne sa industriya ng musika. Niliwanag ni Lea na na-appreciate ni Lea na mismong si Anne ang nagsasabing hindi siya singer. Kaya walang malisya o bashing maski saan sa mga nabasa niyo. Hindi niya sinabing wag nang kumanta si Anne. Please naman, libre ang magbasa. Basahin niyo ulit yung article ng hindi naman kayo maakusahan na mga eng 2x.
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  • 73  streetsmart

    02/15/2012 | 08:38 AM
    you saying that statement only means you're insecure to others whose cd's and concerts are doing well inspite of their limited capacity, which you think are unfair to your types whose much much better than them. if people patronize them not as much as they patronize singers like you that's not their fault. their public like them as they are. maybe you are just bored and no one's offering you projects anymore in and out of this country as much as before, and you're in hindsight blaming this non singers for it. aminin!
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  • 72  florenz13

    02/15/2012 | 08:38 AM
    hindi nakakaintindi ang isa dito.. basahin muna niya siguro ng ilang ulit ang article nang maunawaan niya ng mabuti ang sinabi ni lea salonga.. she's not bashing anne curtis.. sabi nga niya inaamin naman ni anne curtis that she is not a singer but an entertainer.. naiinsulto lang si lea sa mga wala namang K maging singer, pero pinapangalandakan na singer sila.. gets mo? sinali mo pa pagkabitter mo kay marian eh malayo namang mas magaling sumayaw si marian kaysa pagbirit ni anne.. more pleasing to the senses lol
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  • 71  brainfultoo

    02/15/2012 | 08:37 AM
    lordAms- Lea is a Tony Award winning! waahhh that is a big shot award because not only with singing it is with acting! grabe ka! saang lupalop ka ba galing?
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  • 70  Lord_Amstel

    02/15/2012 | 08:36 AM
    Si leah may talent talaga ito sa pagkanta pero ang ugali nito mabaho at sintunado pa sa boses ni Ann. sabi pa nya naiinsulto daw sya sa mga walang talent kumanta, dapat may respeto daw . Pero ang reaction nya sa mga nag react sa opinyon nya sa twitter tinatawag nyang trolls..sabi pa nya andito na naman ang mga trolls.. See ang reaction nya wala syang respeto sa mga Opinyon ng mga tao. gusto nya sya lang ang rerespetohin. Ang Yabang...
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  • 69  manangdi

    02/15/2012 | 08:33 AM
    In fairness to Lea she was politically correct and was very careful in saying anything against Anne Curtis,kasi nga her fantards will be pissed at her,if Anne fan's was able to condone her ego tripping,i'm sure they can do something about Ms. Lea,flavor of the decade ba naman si Ms. Friendship Anne Curtis,dadagdag pa sa mga turned off kay Ms. Talent,eh di mas lalong mawalan sya ng trabaho,hehehe. My PO abt Ms. Lea is she should be careful in saying anything about eroding talent if she,herself,is not doing anything in uplifting the "so called" unprofessionalism and lack of talents ng local singers ngayon.This is the time then to use her Tony Award to teach local artists what she calls her professionalism!As if,she was so busy working with these local talents to experience first hand that ALL local singers are not talented and she's the only one that is talented! She's all talk, no action!
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  • 68  Lord_Amstel

    02/15/2012 | 08:32 AM
    Wag bastusin ang kinabubuhay nila??? Sila lang ba ang may karapatan na gawin yan para sa ikabubuhay? Ang babaeng to yumabang at feeling na sila lang yung may mga talent sa pagkanta ang kakanta. lol.... Kanya kanyang trip yan, kung anong gusto ng mga tao hayaan na ninyo yan. Alangan naman yung mga Laos na tulad nya ang bibigyan ng pansin ng mga producers eh di malulugi ang mga producers. Depende lang yan kung sino ang sikat at in ngayon dahil music ay business din yan. Di lang yan nangyari sa Pinas na yung mga walang talent sa pagkanta ay nagka platinum album, dahil kasi yan sa gusto ng mga tao. hindi mo matuturuan ang mga tao kung sino ang gusto nilang pakinggan or kaninong concert ang gusto nila puntahan or kaninong album ang gusto nilang bilhin.
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  • 67  streetsmart

    02/15/2012 | 08:28 AM
    swell headed this lady. you have no right to stop others to do what they want. to each his own. aLthough i admire your talent, i don't like your attitude.
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