RUFFA Gutierrez
Cristy Fermin is like a mother to all of us on the TV5 show “Paparazzi.” It was only proper that I ask her on the raging issue of Ruffa Gutierrez’s quitting the program. Here’s what Tita Cristy said:
“Ipinagpaalam ’yun (the supposedly offending question) ng staff kay Ruffa, nagkaroon ng respeto ang mga writers ng programa para idetalye sa kanya ang magaganap. ’Yun ang dahilan kung bakit nag-tweet si Ruffa bago magsimula ang segment na sobrang excited na raw siya kung anu-ano ang itatanong sa kanya sa ‘Bulong ng Palad’…
“Tatlong Sabado nang tumatakbo ang naturang segment sa ‘Paparazzi.’ Ang unang personalidad ay si BB Gandanghari, sumunod ay si Iwa Moto, ikatlo si Arnell Ignacio. Walang ipinagkaiba sa tatlo ang atakeng ginawa kay Ruffa ng ‘Paparazzi’ nu’ng nakaraang Sabado.
“Kahit sino kina BB, Iwa at Arnelli ay hindi nakaramdam ng pambabastos, hindi sila binaboy, aliw na aliw pa nga sila dahil kami-kami lang ang nakakaalam ng tanong pero nakikihalakhak sa amin ang publiko.
“Nang mabasa namin ang mga tweets ni Ruffa, pati na ng kanyang inang si Tita Annabelle Rama, ay ibayong lungkot ang aming naramdaman. Awang-awa kami sa mga writers ng ‘Paparazzi’ na pinakain ng masasakit at maaanghang na salita ng ina ni Ruffa.
“Nasasaksihan kasi namin ang pagsusunog ng kilay ng mga ito para lang makabuo ng isang episode. Sila ang puyat na puyat, sila ang pagod na pagod, walang-wala ang trabaho ng mga hosts ng ‘Paparazzi’ kumpara sa nakikita naming pagsasakripisyo ng writers.
“Nakakalungkot na tinawag na basura at walang respeto ni Ruffa Gutierrez ang ‘Paparazzi.’ Kung para sa kanyang pamantayan ay totoong nabastos siya, ang pinakalohikang aksiyon na dapat niyang ginawa ay ang kausapin ang pamunuan ng programa, saka siya nagreklamo.
“Pero hindi ganun ang kanyang ginawa, binusog niya ang publiko sa paghahain ng mga pangyuyurak sa ‘Paparazzi.’ Ikinumpara pa niya ang programa sa dati niyang talk show na hinding-hindi raw gagawin ang ganun sa kanya.
“Ewan lang kung bakit hindi agad naisip ni Ruffa na kaya nga siya nag-walk out at tuluyan nang umalis sa programang ’yun ay dahil binastos nga raw siya.”
No bad blood
Since I was not in the studio last Saturday for “Paparazzi” (having been assigned to do a live feed from Makati Med to report on Dolphy’s condition), I asked Mr. Fu—who was part of the controversial “Bulong ng Palad” segment—about the issue.
“It’s ironic,” he said. “Ruffa quit the show after what happened in the bulungan portion but I will miss her candid whispers about our features, or any situation happening in the show. I still see her as a lovable lady. No bad blood and promise no more bulong.” Hmmm … I can almost imagine Mr. Fu doing an interpretative dance of the infamous song, “Careless Whisper.”
No reason to be jealous
Dingdong Dantes shrugged off rumors about his girlfriend Marian Rivera being jealous of Angelica Panganiban because of some love scenes in a movie they (Dong and Angel) are making. “There is no reason for her to feel that way,” explained Dong. “We are way past that stage in our relationship.”
Twitter has become an unfriendly place for some celebs because of the bashers and “negatrons” polluting their timeline. Most of them have turned to Instagram where followers are generally pleasant.
I recently signed in as dollywood922. I look forward to browsing through pictures of my celeb friends daily. It’s quite interesting to see what they post —like Richard and Lucy Gomez and their daughter Juliana’s Paris shots; Ai Ai de las Alas and her special someone whom she refers to as Babe; Baron Geisler’s horseback training; Paolo Contis’ “ulirang ama” pics with his daughter; KC Concepcion’s vintage Hermes bag from her lola, and more.
The shots alone tell a story. It gives you a glimpse of the little details you don’t get to see on-cam. What a voyeuristic thrill!
Luke Mejares gig
Don’t miss my pangga Luke Mejares’ post-birthday concert, “Groove in the Name of Love,” on July 7 at Metro Bar. Guests include Duncan Ramos, Princess Velasco and Sub Projek (Lloyd Zaragoza, Brenan Espartinez and Joshua Desiderio of Freestyle). For me, Luke could very well be called “MJ of the Philippines.” Come see for yourself.
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