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| Carmina Villaroel |
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – The camp of television host Carmina Villaroel vehemently denied a report saying she walked out during a commercial shoot with actress Claudine Barretto because of the latter’s “endless demands.”
This issue started after Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Dolly Ann Carjaval said in her January 29 column that Villaroel almost asked the shoot to “pack up” due to Barretto’s “diva” attitude.
Villaroel clarified that no walkout incident took place during the shoot. She also said she has no plans to ask Carvajal to retract her story.
“Kung talagang pinaninindigan niya ‘yung kanyang reliable source, wala na tayong magagawa. ‘Yung reliable source niya, I guess, is not that reliable,” she said.
Despite the controversy raised by Carvajal’s piece, Villaroel said that she is not mad at the writer.
“If you’re going to ask me if I’m mad at her, hindi," Villaroel said during the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) press conference held on Thursday.
Villaroel, however, said she would have appreciated it if Carvajal came to her first to confirm the report before going public with it.
“Kaibigan ko si Dolly Ann eh, so parang na-ano lang ako sana man lang nag-text [siya to confirm with me],” she said.
Meanwhile, Barretto’s camp has also released a statement on the matter.
In an official statement, Barretto's manager Shirley Kuan said: "There is absolutely no truth to the article written by Dolly Anne dated January 29, 2012 in reference to Carmina walking out of a shoot.”
Kuan added that it has been three years since Villaroel and Barretto worked together for an endorsement.
“Dolly Anne may well serve her readers by refraining from reporting an imagined story as the truth. Her attention was called through a letter (refuting her story) from Ace Saatchi, the ad agency for Lactum. Carmina has completely and flatly denied the story as well,” she said.
According to Kuan, she is not expecting a comment from Barretto herself about the issue as the actress is currently in Europe with her husband.
Kuan said she is speaking now to let the public know what the real story is.
“I just want to inform the public what is the truth so they may know. I am speaking in the interest of correcting the lies that Dolly Ann may have sown, knowing that, a lie which goes uncorrected soon becomes the truth,” she said. – from a report by Ginger Conejero, ABS-CBN News