20 controversial teleserye incidents that happened behind-the-scenes

Mylene Dizon slaps The Good Son co-actor John Estrada

Last Monday, February 26, it was reported in PEP Alerts that Mylene Dizon and John Estrada had a heated argument on the set of The Good Son. Mylene reportedly slapped John's face after the actor said something that Mylene did not like.

According to the report, the incident was one of the reasons why John refused to return to the set.

For this reason, John's character will allegedly be killed in the ABS-CBN show.

In this prime-time series, John plays the brother of Albert Martinez, while Mylene plays the mother of Joshua Garcia and McCoy de Leon.

John and Mylene's characters also have a brewing romance in the story.

As of this writing, John, Mylene, and the producers of The Good Son have not talked about this issue.

(Read: John Estrada at Mylene Dizon, nagkainitan sa set ng The Good Son?)

Sarah Lahbati refuses to wear harness; walks out of the set of Indio

In 2013, Sarah Lahbati had a rift with her former talent management company, GMA Artist Center.

One of the issues that sparked the rift was Sarah's alleged walkout on the set of the fantasy series Indio. The actress played a short but important role as the mother of Bong Revilla.

According to Sarah, she did not walk out of the set. She reportedly told the production staff that she had to rush to Manila for a guest appearance in Eat Bulaga!

In a series of tweets, Indio headwriter Suzette Doctolero refuted Sarah's statements and claimed that Sarah indeed walked out of the set.

Suzette even said that she almost had to revise her script at the last minute because of the incident.

In an interview with PEP.ph, Suzette confirmed that Sarah walked out of the set. In addition to this, the actress refused to wear a harness that was vital for a scene of the GMA-7 fantasy show.

According to Suzette, the executive producer (EP) asked Sarah to stay for at least thirty minutes for a short take.

However, when the EP returned to the actress's tent, Sarah already started removing her tattoos, which took two hours to apply.

After the incident, Sarah returned to the set for her last taping day so that close-up details of her scenes can be taken.

Suzette also clarified that Sarah's character was just meant to appear on the pilot episode of the show.

Karen Delos Reyes is removed from Machete after cursing

In February 2011, reports came out that Karen delos Reyes was removed from the cast of the fantasy series Machete, starring Aljur Abrenica, Ryza Cenon, and Bela Padilla.

According to a report published in a tabloid, Karen's removal from the show stemmed from her alleged "pagtataray na wala sa lugar" on the set.

In her Multiply blog entry, Karen admitted that she got irked by wrong information published in the report so she gave her side about the incident.

The "pagtataray" incident, based on Karen's account, happened on her second taping day when she was already allowed to pack up.

During the taping day, Karen explained that she felt nervous thinking about her 88-year-old lola staying in their house. Still, the GMA-7 actress continued taping.

For this reason, Karen felt relieved after she learned that she can leave the set early after finishing her sequences.

However, when Karen was already inside her car and ready to leave, a production assistant approached her and said that she had to tape a few more sequences.

This irked the actress and admittedly, she raised her voice and said cuss words while talking to herself. However, she clarified that she did not curse at anyone on the set.

Despite the incident, Karen still attended her third taping day.

During dinner time, the executive producer of the show called her and berated her for what happened, which she understood.

Karen also said that she apologized to the EP for blurting out cuss words.

To end her post, she wrote, "Aminado akong nagmura ako at pasensya na po pero sana aminin niyo ang pagkakamali niyo. Hindi yung malalaman ko pa sa diyaryo at Internet na tuluyan na pala akong tinanggal. Hindi man lang ako kinausap ng maayos pati ang manager ko. At sana walang bali-balikong storya. Ito ang katotohanan."

Kim Chiu and Maja Salvador's fight scene allegedly got real in Ina Kapatid Anak

During Ina Kapatid Anak's second chapter in early 2013, the rivalry between the characters portrayed by Kim Chiu and Maja Salvador intensified, prompting them to engage in physical fights.

For its February 8, 2013 report, PEP.ph received a feed that one of Kim and Maja's fight scenes allegedly became too real that both actresses ended up getting hurt.

The source added, "Ang ending, pasa-pasa sila pareho at may mga kalmot si Maja! Umiyak si Kim after."

After shooting the scene, the source said that Kim walked out of the set.

However, another source clarified that Kim did not walk out and it was already her cut-off when they finished taping the fight scene.

Kim and Maja, who used to be best friends in real life, had a rift after a brewing romance between Maja and Kim's ex-boyfriend Gerald Anderson.

In another report, Kim denied that she walked out. The actress pointed out that she was already finished with her sequences when she left the set.

To date, Maja and Kim have resolved their issues and are friends again.

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Maricel Soriano shouted at Gerald Anderson on the set of Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin

In January 2013, PEP.ph reported that Maricel Soriano and Gerald Anderson had a heated confrontation on the set of the teleserye Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin.

According to a source, Maricel lost her temper when Gerald wasn't able to get the right acting for the scene, which prompted the Diamond Star to shout at the ABS-CBN actor.

The source said, "Bigla na lang daw sumigaw si Maricel, na parang sinabi nitong, "Ikaw ang cause of delay ng taping!'"

After the incident, Maricel reportedly walked out, and Gerald followed the actress.

However, the actor was scolded some more by the actress.

According to another source, it was Maricel who wasn't able to get the right acting and the staff were shocked when the actress suddenly shouted on the set.

In the source's words, "Wala talagang problema kay Gerald, kaya marami ang nagulat nang nagsisisigaw si Maricel. Wala talagang provocation. Basta na lang!"

Days after the incident, ABS-CBN announced that Maricel was no longer be part of the project, without revealing the identity of the actress replacing her.

Sources told PEP.ph that Dawn Zulueta would be taking on the role.

In January 28, ABS-CBN announced that Dawn is indeed taking over the role of Gerald's mother in the series.

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Marian Rivera and Bela Padilla's bathroom confrontation in Endless Love

In August 2010, news reports surfaced about growing tension between Marian Rivera and Bela Padilla on the set of their teleserye, Endless Love.

According to reports, which started as blind items in tabloids, Marian got mad at Bela for putting her breasts close to Dingdong Dantes when the latter had to embrace him in some of their scenes.

Dingdong is Marian's real-life boyfriend (now husband) while Bela played Dingdong's girlfriend in Endless Love.

In an August 31 interview with Bela, she said that she's just doing what is being asked of her by the directors of the show, Andoy Ranay and Mac Alejandre.

Bela even remarked, "Minsan nga kapag nakikita nilang parang naaalangan ako, sinasabi nilang yakapin ko si Dingdong."

In this interview, Bela also denied reports that Marian hurt her on the set.

Days after the interview, on September 10, Bela's former manager Claire dela Fuente revealed in an exclusive interview with PEP.ph that something happened between Bela and Marian on the set of Endless Love.

According to Claire, several incidents already happened on the set where Marian allegedly bullied Bela while taping their scenes.

One such incident was when Bela shot her love scene with Dingdong.

After the scene, Marian confronted Bela inside a restroom.

Claire narrated, "Pinaalis daw lahat ng tao, pagkatapos ni-lock daw ang pinto. Pagka-lock ng pinto, natulak na siya [Bela], hanggang she was put into a corner.

"Siguro, mga ilang inches lang daw kay Marian. At ang mukha ni Marian ay dikit na dikit sa mukha niya. She was put, I think, at the sink, in between the sink and Marian.

"Ganun na daw, na hindi na siya makaalis talaga. At nakaliyad na raw siya, nilalayo na raw niya talaga ang face niya, dahil talagang akala niya sasaktan siya ni Marian at that time, e.

"Dinuduru-duro daw siya, at ang sabi raw sa kanya, 'Ang landi-landi mo! Ang pangit-pangit mo! Kahit kailan, huwag mong iiisipin na mai-insecure ako sa 'yo! Hindi ka magugustuhan ni Dingdong kasi diring-diri 'yan kapag may eksena kayo!'"

"'Huwag ka nang magpapakita kahit kailan sa set!' ganun daw ang sabi ni Marian sa kanya. 'Huwag ka nang babalik dito!'

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In September 14, four days after the report was published on PEP.ph, another article indicated that Marian and Bela had a closed-door meeting with Wilma Galvante (who was GMA-7's SVP for Entertainment at that time) and GMA Films President Annette Gozon-Abrogar.

Marian and Bela were accompanied by their respective managers.

After the meeting, GMA-7 issued a statement about the incident, saying that the issue was just blown out of proportion and has been resolved.

Four years later, in 2014, Bela and Marian both got closure through a TV show. Bela had a guest appearance in Marian's self-titled dance show. The two even gave each other a hug at the backstage of the studio.

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Why did Lorna Tolentino refuse to work with Chin-Chin Gutierrez after Dahil May Isang Ikaw?

In November 2009, rumors came out that Lorna Tolentino and Chin-Chin Gutierrez's fight scene in Dahil May Isang Ikaw became too real that Lorna was left with a scratched face.

Lorna sent a text message to PEP.ph dated November 2, saying, "Please lang, huwag na sanang palakihin pa ang tungkol d'yan. Isang simpleng eksena lang 'yan sa teleserye namin, kaya nagugulat ako sa reaksyon ng iba."

Unfortunately, the incident were viewed by some people as a publicity stunt for the show. In November 4, a full-blown report about the incident was published by PEP.ph.

The report said that Lorna got a bruised face after Chin-Chin slapped her without taking off her big ring that hit Lorna's lip.

To defend herself, Lorna reportedly kicked Chin Chin so the latter won't be able to hurt her further.

"Ilabas niyo ang babaeng 'yan," was the line supposed to be said by the character of Lorna after the fight scene.

However, because of the incident, Lorna exclaimed, "Ilabas niyo ang p...i... babaeng 'yan!"

After the incident, Chin Chin apologized to Lorna.

In a separate text message sent to PEP.ph, Lorna said that although she has already forgiven Chin Chin, she is not open to the possibility of working with her again.

Cherie Gil walks out of the set of Ikaw Lamang

On March 26, 2014, veteran actress Cherie Gil posted on Twitter a cryptic message about work ethics in the world of teleseryes.

She wrote, "Work ethics? Why can't it exist in the world of soaps? Sadly it doesn't. There must be a better way"

Even though she did not mention any teleserye in her tweet, netizens believed that Cherie was pertaining to the Kim Chiu-Coco Martin starrer Ikaw Lamang, where she was a cast member.

A day later, Dreamscape publicity head Eric John Salut revealed what could have caused the outburst of Cherie on Twitter.

He said that during her first taping day after a two-week leave, the actress wanted to leave at 10 PM even though she still had to finish scenes until 2AM, which is her usual cut-off time.

Eric John continued, "Siyempre, hindi siya pinayagan ng production kasi hindi siya nagpaalam ahead of time."

However, on March 28, Cherie said on Twitter that Eric John "twisted" the truth.

After the incident, Cherie was able to resume portraying her role in the series.

In June 2014, however, her character was already killed off in the show.

However, the previous conflict was not the reason why she had to leave the series.

She explained, "When I signed for this project, it was clear that I have to leave talaga for the States in June because my daughter is graduating.

"Nagkataon na na-extend nang na-extend yung show because it was doing so well.

"But came to the point na they had to cut my story short because I really had to leave."

She also denied speculations that she volunteered to write her own death in the story.

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Polo Ravales hurt after fight scene with Benjamin Alves in Unforgettable

In early 2013, rumors floated that Polo Ravales walked out of the set of GMA-7's daytime drama series Unforgettable.

Rumors said that Polo was mad at co-star Benjamin Alves.

In an interview with PEP.ph in April 2013, Polo admitted that there was tension between him and Benjamin while shooting their scene.

Polo narrated, "Kasi meron kaming eksena ni Ben na kukuwelyuhan niya ako.

"Kaso, medyo malakas, medyo malakas, siguro dahil sa intensity noong eksena.

"Tapos, talagang intense din siya talaga as an actor, so siguro, hindi naiwasan or hindi niya namamalayan na masakit na yung ginagawa niya."

The scene left Polo with a bruise. His necklace also broke during their scuffle.

During the interview, however, Polo clarified that all is well between him and Benjamin, and that his co-actor apologized to him immediately.

In a separate interview with 24 Oras, Benjamin admitted, "Nadala lang po kami ng eksena."

Cristine Reyes-Vivian Velez dressing room fiasco on the set of Tubig at Langis

On March 6, 2016, actress Vivian Velez shocked everyone when she posted on Facebook her "irrevocable resignation" from the ABS-CBN daytime series Tubig at Langis.

In her post, Vivian said that she was humiliated by an actress on the set of their show.

When PEP.ph asked her through Facebook Messenger if she is pertaining to lead actress Cristine Reyes, she answered, "Yes, no one else..."

According to Vivian, the incident happened when they shared a standby room and Cristine asked her to leave "because she wants it only for her own."

The veteran actress added, "She bangs the doors, shouted at me. She keeps on singing 'Goodbye, Farewell' in front of my face while we are rehearsing."

A day after publishing her post, Vivian met with executives of the Kapamilya show, and she agreed to return to the set to finish her remaining sequences before her character was killed off.

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On March 8, 2016, Cristine broke her silence and explained her side through a statement.

Based on Cristine's account, the tension between her and Vivian happened when they had to share a dressing room together.

Cristine said, "We tried to get some rest and sleep in the bedroom but Ms Vivian made it difficult for us.

"She was busy fixing her things and in the process made a lot of noise.

"She was also arguing with her Production Assistant then quite loudly that made sleeping impossible at that point."

The Tubig at Langis lead actress also said that the show's executive producer told her that Vivian demanded for her character to be killed if the wardrobe person and stylist were not replaced.

Cristine also heard that Vivian blamed her for the veteran actress's transfer of rooms, which Cristine had no idea about.

During their next taping day, there was tension on the set since their issue did not have a resolution yet.

The EP reportedly told Cristine: "Konting tiis na lang AA [Cristine's nickname]. Sa Monday kakausapin na siya ng management para sa pagkawala niya sa show."

According to Cristine, she tried to deal with the stress by singing Avril Lavigne's "Goodbye," which she admitted was subliminal since she knew about Vivian's impending departure from the show.

After she taped a scene with Vivian, the veteran actress confronted her and told her, "Ako ba ang pinariringgan mo!? Sino ka ba?! Superstar ka ba?!"

Cristine answered, "Kumakanta lang naman ako, masama ba kumanta?"

Cristine's statement ended by issuing an apology to Vivian and to everyone who became involved with the issue.

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Mike Tan and his differences with Legacy director Jay Alterejos

On March 27, 2012, PEP Scoopbox reported that Jay Altarejos was removed as the director of GMA-7's prime-time series Legacy.

The report indicated: "Diumano, ang differences daw nila ng isa sa mga aktor sa show na si Mike Tan tungkol sa isang sensitive matter, ang itinuturong dahilan ng pag-alis ng direktor."

Altarejos was replaced by Andoy Ranay in the show.

Nobody from the show spoke about what happened between Altarejos and Mike on the set.

In a June 2012 interview with PEP.ph, Mike refused to give details about the issue, but he admitted, "That was a very traumatic experience."

Alice Dixson becomes too intense in scenes with Rita Avila and Gardo Versoza in Never Say Goodbye

In an interview with PEP.ph, published on April 12, 2013, actress Rita Avila confirmed tabloid reports about Alice Dixson's "baliw-baliwan" moments on the set of Never Say Goodbye.

Rita said that Alice blurted out cuss words that are not part of the script, and that there was an instance when she walked out because Alice did not arrive on the set on time.

On the same day that the report was published, Alice and another co-star Gardo Versoza had a mild confrontation on the set.

According to the April 13 report of PEP, Alice confronted Gardo and asked what he thinks is wrong with her.

Gardo explained, "Like, kasi sa scene, parang hindi naman yata tama na sinipa mo pa [sa harapan ko] yung table, e, hindi naman natin ginawa yun nung unang take.

"Okay lang kung sasabihin mong nadala ka sa unang eksena, sa role mo, kasi yun ang character mo."

The confrontation settled the tension on the set.

In a separate interview with Alice, she admitted that she had a talk with Gardo to resolve the issue.

About the walkout issue, Alice defended herself and clarified, "Basta on my part, there was an incident where I have come from shooting the night before.

"We packed up really late and I told my coordinator, "Can you please move my call time to 9 [a.m.] because I can't make it at 7 because I'm puyat?"

"And so, I think nagkaroon ng miscommunication and the production expected me at that time so I really don't know what happened—if there was a walkout or anything, basta na-inform ako na mamaya na kukununan yung eksena namin ni Rita."

In the end, Alice said that she was able to talk to Rita and resolve their issues.

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Kris Aquino walks out after scene with Coco Martin in Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo

In January 2010, rumors floated that Coco Martin got dismayed in working with Kris Aquino and Kim Chiu, his co-stars on the teleserye Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo

The two female stars were allegedly laughing at Coco and his choice of clothes.

Rumors also said that Coco was "napaplastikan" with his co-stars. It reached the point when he asked producers to kill him in the show so as not to work with Kim and Kris anymore.

However, Coco's manager Biboy Arboleda refuted the reports.

Four years later, in 2014, Kris admitted in The Buzz that she once walked out after doing a scene with Coco in that teleserye.

But then, the walkout was not caused by the "plastikan" issue.

Kris revealed, "Noong time na 'yon, super-intense na siya. Wala siyang pakundangan na binabalibag niya ako!"

Kris also recalled in the same interview, "May isang time na hindi kami nag-usap ng ilang linggo. Dalawang beses kaming nagkapikunan until naging mag-friends kami."

At the time of the interview, Kris was set to reunite with Coco via the 2014 movie Feng Shui 2.

Katrina Halili throws a mirror at Yasmien Kurdi on the set of Sa Piling Ni Nanay

Yasmien Kurdi recalled in an interview with PEP.ph published in December 2016 that her co-star Katrina Halili threw a mirror at her on the set of Sa Piling Ni Nanay.

The incident, which happened in Pampanga, started when the two finished a fight scene that almost became too real.

Yasmien narrated, "E, bilang ako madada, pumunta ako dun kina Kuya Jojo [Aleta, executive producer ng Sa Piling Ni Nanay], sabi ko, 'Si Kat ha, ayaw magpatalo sa eksena, oh!'

"Niloko ko lang ba, joke lang talaga yun. Tapos si Kuya Jojo parang, 'Ay, ay, ay!' Ganyan-ganyan si Kuya Jojo, pang-asar din. Ayun na napikon na si Kat."

In a separate interview with Katrina, she said that the mirror-throwing incident happened when Yasmien was saying sorry.

"E, alam niyo naman po si Yas, makulit minsan yun.

"So, lapit siya nang lapit, sorry siya nang sorry sa panunukso niya, tapos panay ang sabi ko na 'Wala yun, okay lang.'"

"E, ayun, medyo makulit pa rin po si Yas, kaya naitapon ko yung salamin sa may tabi niya.

"Hindi ko naman po intensyon na batuhin siya. Kahit po ako nabigla ako na naitapon ko yung salamin."

After the incident, the two were able to patch things up immediately. Now, they are still friends.

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Derek Ramsay confronts Baron Geisler on the set of Kidlat

In 2013, Derek Ramsay and Baron Geisler worked together in the TV5 fantasy series Kidlat.

It wasn't the first time that the two became co-stars, since they worked with each other in several ABS-CBN shows.

In a 2012 interview with Derek, back when the cast of Kidlat had just been announced, the TV5 actor revealed that he almost punched Baron on the set of Habang May Buhay (2010).

Derek recalled, "I told him, sa set, sa Habang May Buhay yata? He's not professional, he's drinking on the set.

"So, sabi ko, 'Nakakabastos ka na. Hindi lang sa akin kung hindi sa lahat ng tao rito.'

"So, sabi ko, 'Bago gawin ang eksenang ito, mag-sorry ka sa lahat ng tao.'"

Three years later, Derek had another confrontation with Baron on the set of Kidlat.

Derek was asked about this after people speculated that Baron might have been removed for the show because of an alleged altercation that happened on the set.

The TV5 actor confirmed that there was indeed tension between them in one of their scenes, but clarified that there was no physical fight that happened.

Derek narrated, "Walang suntukan na naganap, walang away... may kaunting taasan ng boses, pero walang away na nangyari. Pinagsabihan ko lang siya na mali yung ginawa niya."

What was the reason for the confrontation?

Derek answered, "He's upsetting one of the cast members, and nakakaistorbo sa set so I told him na what he's doing is not right so... and yes, I did raise my voice, but I didn't disrespect him, I didn't throw any punches. I just made him feel that I was disappointed."

In the end, Baron apologized to Derek and to everyone on the set.

Derek also denied that Baron was removed from the show. Baron was seen until the show's final episode in April 2013.

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Yasmien Kurdi files charges against Baron Geisler after incident in SRO: Suspetsa.

On May 25, 2009, news broke that actress Yasmien Kurdi filed charges against Baron Geisler for acts of lasciviousness and unjust vexation.

Back then, they were cast members of the weekly Thursday series SRO Cinemaserye presents Suspetsa.

According to a non-showbiz source of PEP.ph, "Minanyak si Yasmien. Sinilipan, hinihipuan, tapos nag-baté [masturbated] sa harap niya."

In one scene, Yasmien, who was wearing a dress, had to go up to a spiral staircase.

The source said that Baron waited for the actress to go upstairs "para silipan."

In October 2011, more than two years after the incident, Yasmien withdrew her cases against Baron Geisler, after the actor delivered a public apology.

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Baron Geisler receives complaint from Noah co-star Cherry Pie Picache

In January 2011, it was reported that actress Cherry Pie Picache filed a complaint at the Philippine Artists Managers Inc. (PAMI) and ABS-CBN against Noah co-star Baron Geisler.

This was after Baron reportedly touched Cherry Pie's breasts on the set of their show.

At the time of the incident, Baron was allegedly drunk.

To resolve the incident, Baron's character in Noah was killed.

In a January 21 interview with ANC's Headstart, Baron made a public apology to Cherry Pie and to the whole entertainment industry for what happened.

He said, "I would like to apologize to Miss Pie. If I touched her or grabbed her in any way na she felt violated or offended, I'm very sorry, Miss Pie."

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Matt Evans and Arron Villaflor figure in an altercation on the set of Pure Love

In a November 2014 interview with PEP.ph, Matt Evans admitted that a confrontation happened between him and Arron Villaflor on the set of Pure Love.

However, Matt refused to elaborate when he simply said, "Halo-halo na, init ng tensiyon ng taping, kasi nagmamadali kami, for airing na yung eksena.

"'Tapos yung tirik pa ng araw, kasi ala-una ng hapon yun, hindi pa kami nagla-lunch, gutom na ang lahat.

"Halo-halo na, kumbaga, kami pa lang, dun pa lang sa eksena, sa blocking pa lang, 'di lang sa amin.

"Wala talagang tensiyon sa amin, wala talagang nangyayari, hindi namin alam kung bakit biglang ganung kabilis."

Matt also said that the misunderstanding was immediately fixed, and the two actors apologized to each other after the incident.

What happened between Xian Lim and Enchong Dee on the set of Ina Kapatid Anak?

Xian Lim admitted that he had a confrontation with Ina Kapatid Anak co-star Enchong Dee on the set of Ina Kapatid Anak. This incident happened sometime in 2013, before Kim Chiu's birthday.

In his interview with PEP.ph, published on May 5, 2013, the incident happened when fans of the KimXi love team visited them on set.

According to the rules, fans are not allowed to visit the taping so that they can finish their sequences ahead of time.

Xian explained, "I thought it would be impolite, improper para sabihin sila na, 'Ay, umalis na kayo.'

"Kahit anong way ko pang sasabihin yun, off pa rin... inappropriate... kaya I decided to entertain them. I guess people got offended... people got the wrong idea na they thought na sumusuway ako sa rules and regulations."

Xian defended himself from allegations saying that he shouted at anyone on the set. The misunderstanding was immediately clarified between the two parties.

In a separate interview with Enchong, he echoed Xian's account that a shouting match did not happen between them.

"Nag-usap kami pero walang sigawan. Kaya sabi ko nga it's just another case, another issue that was blown out of proportion that was totally added by a lot of word of mouth.

"Wala ring tension kasi after naming mag-usap okay na ulit. Usapang lalake yun, tapos na."

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John Lloyd Cruz allegedly confronted Diether Ocampo after scene with Angelica Panganiban in Apoy sa Dagat

In May 2013, rumors floated that John Lloyd Cruz went to the set of ABS-CBN's teleserye Apoy sa Dagat, starring his then-girlfriend Angelica Panganiban.

John Lloyd allegedly confronted Angelica's leading man Diether Ocampo, after the latter threw a flower vase at the actress, which was not part of the script.

The confrontation was allegedly stopped when the executive producer of the show told them: "Not on my set."

In an interview with TV5's Aksyon, Angelica denied the issue, saying, "Hindi, hindi naman naghamon. Wala namang ganung pangyayari at alam naman ng lahat yun. Nagpunta siya ng set para tingnan kung ano ang nangyari sa akin."

In a separate interview with Diether, he said that no confrontation happened on the set of their show.

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Bianca King cries after slapping scene with Marian Rivera in MariMar

In October 2007, PEP.ph reported that Bianca King cried after a slapping scene with Marian Rivera in GMA-7's adaptation of MariMar.

According to a source, director Joyce Bernal instructed the two actresses to make their slapping scene look real.

Apparently, the slaps of the actresses became too real and this shocked Bianca.

Marian, for her part, was already used to these kinds of scenes, after her "bugbugan" scenes with Odette Khan in the daytime series Muli.

"Si Bianca, first time niya pala ito kaya nagulat siya after the take. Naiyak," said the source.

Bianca and Marian, who are good friends, were able to talk about the incident over dinner.

The source added, "After that, nag-dinner na silang dalawa para pag-usapan nga ito. Kasi good friends sila, so para hindi lumaki ang usapan, inayos na nila ito. Sabi nga ni Marian kay Bianca, 'O, baka gawing intriga rin ito sa atin, so ready ka na lang.'"