Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Valerie, humingi ng tawad kay Pokwang

Nakausap namin ang nanay ni Valerie Concepcion, si Mommy Mayet, kahapon at naikuwento niyang naayos na ang gusot sa pagitan nina Val at Pokwang last Tuesday.

Matatandaang nang araw na ’yon ay lumabas dito sa People’s Tonight ang tungkol sa rift nina Pokwang at Val.

Ayon sa column item na isinulat ni Ogie Diaz, may nakarinig daw sa young actress nang mag-react sa paghu-host nina Poky at Chokoleit sa isang segment ng Wowowee.

Ang dialogue raw ni Valerie habang nanonood sa monitor, “ay ba’t ganu’n, dapat sa segment na ’yan, may puso.”

Wala raw kamalay-malay si Val na ang kaswal na opinyon niyang ’yon ay nakarating kay Poky, na ikinasama naman ng loob ng komedyana.

Nang mabasa raw ni Val dito sa People’s Tonight ang item tungkol sa kanila, doon lang niya nalaman na may tampo si Pokwang. Kaya raw pala cold ito sa kanya nitong mga nakaraang araw.

Para kay Val, it was a harmless comment at wala siyang intensyong laitin ang istilo nina Poky at Chokoleit sa pagho-host. In fact, she just blurted it out in a casual manner na parang wala lang, dahil close naman niya ang mga ito, partikular na nga kay Pokwang.

That Tuesday din, to clear things out ay nagkaroon ng closed- door meeting ang co-hosts pagkatapos ng show. Ipinaliwanag ni Val ang panig kay Pokwang at nag-sorry din siya sa komedyana.

Naintindihan naman daw ni Pokwang ang paliwanag ni Val at napagkasunduang next time, kapag may gustong iparating ang bawat isa, direktang sabihin sa taong concerned dahil nagiging iba nga naman ang dating kung nagpapasalin-salin ang kuwento.

John Lloyd-Luis kiss movie’s highlight

IMAGINE box office king John Lloyd Cruz doing a kissing scene with co-actor Luis Manzano. This will be an unlikely project for him and first for both actors that will highlight a light gay drama movie.

They will be with Gov. Vilma Santos, the Star for All Seasons, in the movie “A Mother’s Story” which will be produced by Star Cinema.

John Lloyd’s last two movies were with Sarah Geronimo. The two are considered wholesome and “kilig” movies.

Though at first there were doubts especially for Luis to do a gay role , he said it is one of the two dream roles that he has, the other being a disabled.

Since he will be with his mother in the film and since the director would be Ms. Olivia Lamasan, this project should be one of a kind.

"I'm thrilled because John Lloyd is an excellent artist. I admire his acting skills," Ate Vi said.

Though a lot of questions were raised before finally fitting the final screws to start the film, there were comments that are somewhat negative. Questions were raised like “Naubusan na ba ng leading ladies si John Lloyd at bakla naman ang ipa-partner sa kanya?”

"It's not going to be easy for sure pero sobra akong excited since first time kong gagawa ng ganitong tema at gusto ko magawa ito sa kung paano siya vini-visualize ng director ko at kung paano ko siya vini-visualize. Lalaki sa lalaki pa rin ‘yan. Wala naman akong problema with the gay community, wala akong problema riyan. Mahal ko 'yang mga 'yan at ang dami kong friends na ganyan. I just have to be reminded na I'm only portraying a role,” says John Lloyd.

From Megastar and Comedy Queen combo, down to Juday and Ogie tandem and now, box office king and Star for all Seasons, who will reign supreme? Just asking…

Raymond Gutierrez Kissing Carla Humphries



Nahuli ng video ng TV Patrol World si Raymond Gutierrez na pinupupog ng halik sa leeg at lips sa dance floor ang partner niyang si Carla Humpries sa katatapos lang na wakeboarding at water sports competition sa Camarines Sur.

Ang dami naming tanong na tinanggap. Lasing ba si Raymond, kaya malakas ang loob na halik-halikan ang kaibigan? O, sinadya ni Raymond ang eksenang ’yon to the delight of the tv crew?

Hindi namin alam kung ano’ng isasagot sa mga katanungan. May nag-text pa sa amin na kasama rin sa naturang event na may “karga” si Raymond that time.

Honestly, hindi namin alam kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng “may karga,” kaya itinanong namin sa aming friend. Nu’ng malaman namin, “Ah, okay. Baka naman hindi at lasing lang talaga?”

Hindi na namin masabi pa kung ano ang kahulugan ng “may karga,” pinili naming ’wag nang banggitin pa, dahil mas gusto naming marinig ang explanation ni Raymond.

Kung kilala namin si Tita Annabelle (Rama), tiyak na “nasabon” nito nang bonggang-bongga si Raymond, dahil siyempre, celebrity ka at hinahangaan pa bilang isang TV host, kaya dapat, marunong siyang kumontrol ng sarili at sitwasyon.

Gusto pa rin naming maniwalang nasobrahan lang sa inom si Raymond.

Saka, sensible ’yan ’pag nagbaba ng opinyon sa isang isyu sa Showbiz Central, kaya sana, hindi na maulit ang gano’ng eksena.

Michael Jackson to return to stage in £100m deal


Michael Jackson will take over London’s O2 arena for two months this summer after signing a deal worth more than £100 million it has been revealed.

The 50-year-old singer, who will formally announce the concerts at the venue tomorrow, will earn the extraordinary amount for the residency scheduled for June and July.

The deal, which a source said could go 'up to 50 nights', was hammered out this week following months of negotiations between the singer’s representatives and AEG, operators of the 20,000 seater-venue.

Promoter Harvey Goldsmith also played a key role.

They will be the only concerts Jackson performs in the world this year and tickets will be priced from £75 upwards.

They are his first major performance since his acquittal on child abuse charges in 2005.

It will be the longest run of shows by any one act since the venue beneath the former Millennium Dome opened in 2007.

It is the type of deal which until now had only been seen in Las Vegas, where both Elton John and Celine Dion have had long-running residencies which were established by Frank Sinatra.

A source is quoted as telling London's Evening Standard that Jackson negotiations have involved a series of ‘creative commercial opportunities’ connected to the residency, which could include a new album being given away free to fans, a share in merchandise sales and an official DVD of the shows.

The ‘King of Pop’ is said to be finally putting the finishing touches on his first new album since 2001, and has collaborated with songwriters Kanye West, Will.I.Am and Ne-Yo.

Rin On The Rox YouTube Account Suspended



Rin On The Rox’s YouTube Account (hiphoprox) was suspended today without explanation from YouTube today.

Basically, YouTube has left Rin On The Rox and the rest of the YouTube community baffled; according to Rin On The Rox myspace, they said they didnt even receive an email or notification.

What can you do about this? Well there’s lots of petition videos going up on youtube, post a comment, post a video response, post it on your blog. Lets get Rin On The Rox back!

BB may ka-date sa Bora


TUWING nakakasa kami ng interview kay Robin Padilla, lagi ka­ming pinagbilinang kung maari ay walang tanong tungkol kay Bebe Gandanghari, pero minsan ay nakakalusot kami.
Kahit ilang beses nang sinabi ni Robin na tanggap nila ang ginawa ni Rustom Padilla, naramdaman pa rin naming asiwa siyang pag-usapan ang tungkol sa kanyang kapatid.
As of presstime, hindi pa namin alam kung open si Robin na magbigay ng reaksyon sa mga sinabi ni Bebe sa autograph-signing ng S Magazine noong Linggo sa SM Megamall.
Mainit pa ring isyu si Bebe at napag-uusapan nang merong lalaking nali-link sa kanya.
Nagsalita rin doon si Bebe tungkol sa kagustuhan niyang magpakasal.
Kinunan kasi ito ng reaksyon sa sinabi ni Mommy Eva na huwag lang daw sanang dumating ang araw na kinatatakutan nito na may ipa­kilala nang boyfriend si Bebe.
“Akalain n’yong magwu-worry siya ng ganu’n about me! Ang mama ko talaga, masyadong wor­rier. Wala pa naman eh, so let’s not worry about it.
“I’m sure, gusto ko rin na may maghahatid sa akin sa dambana,” sabay bitaw ni Bebe ng napakalutong na halakhak.
Dagdag ni Bebe, “Sabi ko nga, nagbago lang sa akin ang itsura, pero hindi nagbabago ‘yung paniwala ko sa pag-ibig na pa­ngangailangan ng isang tao na may makasama habang buhay.”
Natatawa si Bebe sa mga pinagsasabi niya. Nagluluka-lukahan lang ba si Bebe?
May nakakita kay Bebe nang nasa Boracay ito kamakailan na may kasamang lalaki. Nabig­yan ito ng malisya dahil parang sweet sila at walang pakialam na tini­tingnan ng mga tao.
“Naku! Si ano ‘yan, si David Guerrero! Hahaha! Sinasabi ko sa iyo, hindi ako magdi-deny kung meron talaga. Seriously, may ginawa akong promo ad ng Kidlat Awards. Si David Guerrero is the president of the Creative Guild ng Advertising Agency, and siya ‘yung kasama ko sa Promo Ad na parang dini-date niya ako sa Boracay,” paliwanag ni Bebe.
Hindi raw kailangang lagyan ng malisya iyun dahil kung meron talaga, hindi niya ito itatago.
Sa ngayon, kahit may nagpaparamdam ay wala raw.
“Wala pa talaga, eh. Ayaw nga akong payagang makipag-date ng nanay ko, so, how’s that? Hahahaha!”
Malapit na raw simulan ni Bebe ang one-wo­man show niya at mukhang marami pa siyang gaga­wing kalokahan.

High School Musical 4!



Hit movie franchise "High School Musical" will return on its fourth installment on Disney Channel original movie in 2010 with a new cast of characters.

The new movie involves love triangle set against the crosstown school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and West High Knights.

Production is scheduled to begin later this year.

Maybe it will be a good idea if Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens will make a cameo appearance in the new installment, like a visiting alumni.