Derek on Cristine’s sex video rumor: So what?

DEREK and Cristine are unperturbed by the rumor.

“It’s not true!” was Derek Ramsay’s emphatic response to rumors that his girlfriend Cristine Reyes and her ex-boyfriend Rayver Cruz had a sex video on the Internet. A recent blast of spam text messages from anonymous phone numbers claimed that the video could be viewed in the  provided link.

“My friends and I got the text message, too. I just laughed it off, and didn’t even bother opening it. I knew it was a text blast,” Derek told reporters during a recent media gathering for Dunkin’ Donuts, which he endorses. “[Cristine and I] didn’t talk about it because there was no need to. I don’t even know if she’s aware of it.”

And even if there was, indeed, such a sex video circulating online, Derek confidently declared that he couldn’t care less. “It doesn’t  matter; past is past,” he said, adding that he had nothing to say to those spreading the gossip, and that he trusted Cristine fully.

Cristine seemed just as unperturbed. “It’s weird nga. But wala naman,” the actress told Inquirer via SMS.

Derek—who swore he would never date anyone from show biz again after breaking up with actress Angelica Panganiban—“ate his words,” by confirming a romantic relationship with Cristine in August. They starred in the 2011 movie, “No Other Woman.”

Very busy girl

While things are going well for the couple, the 36-year-old hunk said their hectic schedules have been preventing them from spending more quality time with each other.

The actor volunteered that the shoot of their coming Viva movie, Elwood Perez’s “My Trophy Wife,” had been put on hold because Cristine was “very busy with her own projects.”

For his part, Derek will soon be doing two shows for TV5: “For Love or Money” with Ritz Azul and Alice Dixson, and a yet untitled drama that will also star Angel Aquino, Mylene Dizon and Yul Servo.

Network-building

Show biz insiders insist that Derek hasn’t been getting the same amount of exposure since signing a three-year contract with the Kapatid network last year, but the actor said he was not really after fame.

His job, he stressed, was to “portray characters and help build the network.”

“I’m working like a horse… We can’t deny that ABS-CBN and GMA 7 are the bigger networks … their stars get more exposure here and abroad. But I’m not doing this to be famous. I’m here to entertain, and I hope that we gain more viewers,” Derek said. “I’m working very hard, and I’m glad that TV5 is making me do so. I don’t want to sit idly and just get paid.”

He added that money wasn’t an issue. “At the end of the day, ’yung pera puwede mong kitain, but to make a name for yourself is more meaningful. I want to give back and help TV5 grow from a small to a big network. That would make me feel more fulfilled.”

Does he get disheartened when he hears news about the network’s huge losses? “You can’t have a successful network overnight. They’re still here, grinding away and trusting their talents. I admire them for that. How can you not respect a company that perseveres?”

Derek is currently promoting the Dunkin’ Donuts contest,  “A Day with Derek,” which runs from October 1 to November 30. Three winners will get the chance to hang out with Derek and do a host of activities.