John Wayne Sace refused to enter rehab, Julius Babao says
John Wayne Sace. Image: screengrab from YouTube/Julius Babao UNPLUGGED
John Wayne Sace was offered to enter a rehabilitation center for his drug use but he refused several times, according to broadcaster Julius Babao who interviewed the former actor in 2023.
“Nanghihinayang ako sa naging kapalaran ng dating aktor na si John Wayne Sace,” Babao said on his Instagram page on Thursday, Oct. 31, referring to Sace’s recent arrest for his alleged involvement in shooting and killing an individual in Pasig.
(I feel bad over what has become of the life of former actor John Wayne Sace.)
“Ilang beses namin siyang inalok na magpa-rehab at lumayo sa lugar na kanyang tinitirahan, subalit ilang beses siyang tumatanggi,” Babao revealed. (We offered several times for him to enter a rehabilitation center and relocate, but he repeatedly declined.)
Babao underscored that while Sace’s situation is hard given the accusations against him, it is harder for the family of his alleged victim.
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In Sace’s 2023 interview with Babao, the former actor admitted that his drug use affected his showbiz career. Sace further said that he opted not to enter a rehabilitation center as he believed he could manage himself through “self-rehab.”
Meanwhile, broadcaster Bernadette Sembrano shared that she was also able to interview Sace in 2023, and reflected how the latter’s answers at the time were coming from “somewhere unfamiliar” to her.
“I allowed him to express himself, but at the end of the interview — it was a challenge to process what the takeaway was,” she said via her Instagram page, also on Thursday.
“The recent developments – he allegedly killed someone – suddenly gave context to my time with John Wayne,” she continued. “I asked him during the interview what the next chapter was for him. He talked about being at peace, fear for his family… When I asked him what’s next for John Wayne, he didn’t envision this.”
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Sace appeared in several TV shows including “Home along da Riles,” “Spirits,” “May Bukas Pa,” “Guns and Roses” and “Ang Probinsyano.” He was also part of the 2002 film “Dekada ’70,” which earned him acting awards.
