Sandro Muhlach. Image: Instagram/@sandromuhlach
After Sandro Muhlach submitted a formal complaint against GMA independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, the latter’s camp urged the public to “respect the investigation” and “refrain from posting baseless defamatory allegations.”
“Our clients are deeply saddened by the serious allegations hurled against them circulating on social media,” Nones and Cruz’s legal counsel Atty. Maggie Abraham-Garduque said in a statement to INQUIRER.net.
“And though these allegations do not mirror the true accounts of the event, we would like to reserve the right to respond in a proper forum when we receive a copy of the formal complaint,” she added.
As the case has drawn attention and reactions from netizens, Abraham-Garduque appealed, “We urge the public to respect the investigation being conducted on this case and we advise people who have no personal knowledge of the incident to refrain from posting baseless defamatory allegations and therefore unfairly subjecting both parties to publicity trial.”
Sandro has yet to speak up on the matter as of this writing, although the young actor shared the Kapuso network’s earlier statement via his Instagram Stories.
Image: Instagram/@sandromuhlach
Sandro’s dad, former child star Niño Muhlach, meanwhile, stated in a message to Philippine Daily Inquirer that his legal team advised him not to give a statement “until a case has been filed.”