MANILA, Philippines?And they thought this team-up would end the raging network war?

KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez?s contract signing with GMA Films has been delayed. Reason: Some details concerning the debuting movie actress? contract with Star Cinema have to be ironed out.

Star Cinema reportedly wanted KC to do another Kapamilya movie after her debut with Richard, which was set to open in August.

KC?s second Kapamilya film was earmarked for the Metro Manila Film Festival in December. This meant KC?s Kapuso movie with Richard, slated for February, had to be moved. Richard?s manager/mother Annabelle Rama was reportedly miffed, telling reporters that she wouldn?t let her son shoot for the Kapamilya movie if the problem wasn?t fixed, pronto. The MMFF movie was eventually scrapped. At press time, a meeting has been set to address other issues.

Failure as host

Hunky Host needs to take a remedial class in geography.

According to our spy, HH delayed the taping of a show because of his mistakes.

His biggest boo-boo? He introduced a contestant as a resident of the ?municipality of Canada.?

Actually, it was Candaba.

HH is an award-winning actor. Perhaps he should stick to what he does best?baring onstage and onscreen.

Off with their heads, hands

In a TV interview, Dramatic Actress expressed her admiration for a colleague, thus: ?Hands up ako sa kanya.?

In another TV interview, Cute Heartthrob declared his devotion to a co-worker in similar fashion: ?Heads up ako sa kanya.?

Could they mean ?hats off??

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Top of the talk shows

For those who missed last weekend?s gabfests on TV. (And why were are moved, if we are moved.)

Why not?

? Sharon Cuneta, on persistent talk about a movie reunion with ex-husband Gabby Concepcion:

?I?ve never known any so-called love teams to parang? alam mo nasa 40s na kami gusto pa nila gumawa kami ng movie, magbalikan kami on screen man lang.? (Ito din, why not, indeed?)

? Piolo Pascual, on withdrawing libel charges against Lolit Solis:

?I don?t want to see [Lolit] in jail so I?m really happy na umabot tayo sa pag-aayos.? (Si Lolit, lalo na.)

? Lolit, on the withdrawal of the libel case against her:

?Na-realize ko talaga ?yung mistake sa parte ko. Kaya mas maganda siguro ang nangyari. At least may natutunan din akong leksyon.? (Everyone?s a teacher.)

True, true

? Alfie Lorenzo, on reports Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo are officially engaged:

?Sabi ni Judy Ann, kung meron mang seryoso sabi niya, kayo muna ni mommy ang makakaalam. Baka naman regalo lang ni (Ryan) ?yun sa birthday ni Juday. Kung regalo man ?yun kasabay ng engagement ring ?yun, engaged to be married. Hindi naman sila ikakasal the next day.? (Oo nga.)

? Bernard Palanca, on seeing his son Elijah for the first time after a long hiatus in Australia:

?It was the happiest day. Meryl and I spoke and she gave him to me kaagad. Tiningnan niya ako na parang, ?Sino ka?? A few seconds he smiled at me, he hugged me. Tapos wala na. We played the whole time.? (Aww.)

? Assunta de Rossi, on rumors she is financially hard up:

?I never said that. Iba kasi yung naghihirap sa sinasabi na hindi financially dependent. Ang in-explain ko yun dati, nawalan ako ng financial dependence because I got screwed by the other station, my cousin-in-law Gabby Lopez.? (Assunta corrected herself later in the show, saying she meant financial independence.)

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(Startalk, The Buzz, Showbiz Central)

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