Paolo Bediones trends on Twitter amid sex scandal

MANILA, Philippines – The name of TV5 news anchor Paolo Bediones became a top trending keyword on Twitter on Sunday as clips of his alleged sex video circulated the Internet.

Many Filipino netizens expressed surprise that the respected host could be involved in such a controversy.

Others joked about the incident and asked for a link of the alleged sex video.

Some, however, complained that people were more interested in the sex video than other important matters.

Last week, Bandera reported that a sex video allegedly involving Bediones was making the rounds online.

It cited a blogger who said the host admitted that he once made a sex video with a female sexy star but that the video had been deleted.

Screengrab from Twitter

INQUIRER.net tried to seek for a comment from Bediones but our calls and text messages went unanswered.

Meanwhile, TV5 management issued a statement expressing support for Bediones.

“The recent issue involving our news anchor, Paolo Bediones, on social media is a purely personal and private matter in which TV5 has no involvement or desire to intrude,” TV5 said.

“We accord our employees and talents all respect that are due them for their privacy and personal action or decision. We disapprove strongly the malicious and wanton publication of the video, an act that clearly violates pertinent cybercrime laws. We firmly express our support for our anchor Paolo Bediones in the face of a controversy that represents nothing more than an attempt to smear his reputation,” it said.