MANILA, Philippines?Has-been actress lost fame and fortune because she was known to be unprofessional.

Now that she?s hooked a Wealthy Beau, HA is trying to stage a comeback ? with WB bankrolling a movie. So HA set a late-night meeting with Acclaimed Director.

For hours, AD waited in a resto for HA who was a no-show. AD would later learn that HA hired another filmmaker.

Towering divas

A game of one-upmanship has ensued among the female stars of an upcoming movie, swears an insider.

Since the other actresses refused to be upstaged by Statuesque Star, they wore very high heels in a big wedding scene. Sexy Actress even tried to balance on eight-inch heels.

Problem is, SS wore stilettos, too, and towered over all her co-stars ? male, female and everyone in between.

SS was so tall that, when it was time to release the doves in one take, the birds flew straight to SS? head and found a safe perch on her hair.

Bickering divas

A mole recounts that in the middle of a European concert tour ages ago, feisty Screen Goddess almost engaged Pop Singer in a catfight.

That?s because SG told PS? hubby about her illicit affair with a European ? the source of PS? unexplained wealth.

PS got ruffled because her husband abandoned her in Europe and flew back to Manila because of SG?s revelation.

Benefactor/adviser

Struggling Stud has found a new benefactor.

After being linked to a Female Writer, SS is now the kept boy of a Closeted Host.

CH also acts as career adviser to SS. Anyone who wants to hire SS needs CH?s approval.

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Top of the talk shows

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

Lovi Poe, on why she?s not immediately considering any serious ties with Jolo Revilla:

?Hindi pa ako ready... Jolo has a son and bata pa ako... I?m just having a great time.? (Great.)

Jolo, on his relationship with Lovi:

?Basta ang masasabi ko ngayon, mas masaya ako ngayon. Masaya kami ngayon sa mga nangyayari ngayon.? (Ngayon na?)

Glaiza de Castro, asked if Patrick Garcia was courting her:

?Hindi po. Nakikipag-kaibigan lang po. (Ask Patrick.)

Judy Ann Santos, asked if she would allow Piolo Pascual to attend her wedding to Ryan Agoncillo:

?Bakit naman hindi? Kasi friends na naman sila ni Ryan. At the same time, okay naman kami. Maayos naman ang pinagsamahan namin bilang magkatrabaho. I guess, bilang mature na mga tao, why not?? (?Yes? would have sufficed.)

Oyo Sotto, on his relationship with Kristine Hermosa:

?Hindi naman namin pinag-uusapan ang commitment-commitment eh. Kung saan lang kami dadalhin. Ang hirap kung may commitment, mas magiging complicated. Siguro yung understanding na lang namin dahil mahal ko siya so siyempre ayoko siyang masaktan, mainis o anuman.? (Must be love.)

Matet de Leon, asked if she believed Nora Aunor married her female manager in the US:

?Kung ano ang sinabi ng nanay ko ?yun ang sinabi ng nanay ko. I will stand [by] whatever she will say. Kung totoo man okay lang, kung hindi okay din.? (Oks.)

Kim Chiu, asked why she refuses to have a ?commitment? with Gerald Anderson:

?Masaya nang ganito. Walang away, walang anniversary, walang lahat. Gusto ko rin ?yun. Ayokong magkagulo.? (Sigh. Commitment used to be the good guy.)

(In an interview with Inquirer this week, Katrina Halili also said she wasn?t expecting commitment from Kris Lawrence. ?Basta nagkakaintindihan kami,? were her very words. They?re both very busy, Katrina explained, and a serious show biz relationship is hard to sustain. ?Commitment is not important right now,? she said.)

Snooky Serna, on romantic ties with a businessman who is said to be financially supporting her:

?He is, thankfully, a self-made man. He?s well-off. Pero more than anything else, he takes care of my spirit. He nurtures me in more ways than one. Money is much more secondary. I am in love with him.? (And well she should be!)

(Startalk, The Buzz, Showbiz Central)

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