MANILA, Philippines?At least two rumors of celebrity breakups are being blamed on Facebook, a social networking website.
A tabloid report on the Angel Locsin-Luis Manzano split-up was based on the actress? Facebook account, which stated she was currently single.
At the time the tabloid checked the account, a friend of Locsin?s said, the actress hadn?t updated her ?status.?
?Trouble? in the marriage of Agot Isidro and Manu Sandejas was also rooted in Facebook. ?I failed to answer the question on my marital status,? Agot said.
Name game
Glamorous Singer wonders why she?s been tagged home-wrecker in the marital woes of an Actor-Politician and Singer-Actress. GS did some investigating and discovered that AP?s supposed mistress is her namesake.
Sexually ambiguous
According to a staffer, Gorgeous Hunk, when he was a newcomer on a reality show, flirted with both female and male co-stars. Now a big star, GH?s sexuality remains fluid, said the source. He?s not into girls (after breaking up with Pretty Starlet) and is now involved with a fellow ?macho? gay.
Truth in advertising?
Drama Actress was upset about Hunky Partner?s choice of roles that require same-sex bed scenes. ?Why is he doing these movies?? DA bristled. ?Is he advertising himself as available to gay benefactors??
Top of the talk shows
For those who missed last weekend?s gabfests on TV. (And why we are moved, if we are moved.)
Regine Velasquez, on predictions she and Ogie Alcasid will break up this year:
??Yung totoo, na-affect ako ? Actually last year merong hula sa amin na ganoon. Pero hindi ako masyadong affected. For some reason, this year I?m more affected. I guess ? kasi out na kami, so mas may konting takot. Ang dami ko na ngang anting-anting.? (That?s a tickler.)
Regine, on turning to a feng shui expert to counter the forecasts:
?Kahit ano mang relationship pwedeng hindi mag-work out. ?Yung mga mag-asawa, which happened to him, nagkakahiwalay for kung ano mang rason. Humingi kami ng tulong kay Joy Lim. Parang wala namang mawawala. Siyempre parang mas importante pa rin ang pagdarasal.? (Ito yata, serious.)
Vicki Belo, on what word would best describe her breakup with Hayden Kho:
?The word is betrayed. It was more painful of course because it was Katrina [Halili, who was involved].? (Ito kaya, serious?)
Rhian Ramos, on what she experienced for the first time as JC de Vera?s on-screen partner:
?First time kong pumayag na mag-kissing scene pagkatapos mag-gum ang ka-partner ko.? (Operative word, ?gum??)
Richard Gutierrez, asked if he?d like to be ?more than friends? with KC Concepcion:
?Sana. Tingnan natin. Oo siyempre.? (Uh.)
Manny Pacquiao, asked if he has political plans:
?Focus muna ako sa boxing. Pagkatapos ng isa o dalawang laban, okay na ako sa boxing. Serbisyo naman. Mission accomplished na ako sa boxing.? (In short, yes.)
Rommel Padilla?s message to Bebe Gandanghari:
?Sana mai-rephrase mo [ang sinabi mo] na si Rustom Padilla ay patay na ? Nagkamali [ka] lang siguro sa pagbitaw ng salita. Hindi magandang pakinggan.? (Sure, bro.)
Martin Nievera, talking about ex-wife Pops Fernandez in a press conference for their upcoming reunion concert:
?I can never look at her in the eye long [for even] five seconds. I can?t. Why? Because then I go back, I regress to the time when we were happier. So even when she?s not there, when Pops and I are not together, that?s when I see her the most. When I see the new Pops now, remember I didn?t see her the way she is now ? her passion for her work, she?s grown up to be such ? So if I knew this, siguro naman I would still be with this girl ? What I loved about Pops the most is still there. She?s not changed. Fame has not changed her. Problems, bad press, good press have not changed her. This is a big deal for me ?? (Sounds like a proposal.)
Pops? reaction:
?For some people, kasi they think everything is staged all the time. It?s always drama. You know what, I even got a comment one time na oh my God, Martin and Pops, nakakadiri naman yan, pinaglalaruan niyo kami. We don?t make an effort to play with people?s emotions.? (Got that.)
Ara Mina, comparing herself with sister Cristine Reyes:
?I can say mas sexy sa akin ang kapatid ko. Kasi iba ang definition ng pagka-sexy ko at pagka-sexy niya. But I find her sexy kasi gusto ko talaga ganoon ka-skinny. Eh ako balakangin ako. Ako, masipag ako sa pagkanta. Kasi tamad siyang kumanta para sana maka-racket siya ? Mas malakas siya kumita in a way because of her ?Eva Fonda? pero mas malakas ako sa racket.? (Doting ate.)
Kristine Hermosa, on reports Diether Ocampo has a new girlfriend:
?For as long as happy si Diet, sobrang happy din ako ? I?ve met the girl. She?s very young and she?s pretty.? (?Yun lang?)
Ruffa Gutierrez, on why she plans to write a book on her marriage to Yilmaz Bektas:
?I want Lorin and Venice to know the truth one day ? everyone?s asking kung kailan ko sasabihin sa kanila.? (A long sit-down should do it, really.)
?And, I think a lot of women and a lot of people will learn from this book.? (Ah.)
(Startalk, The Buzz)