TULOY ang Vivian Velez versus Cristine Reyes saga na nagsimula sa hindi magandang working relationship sa seryeng Tubig at Langis ng ABS-CBN.

Sa social media nagsumbong si Vivian at narinig na rin ang panig niya ng ABS-CBN management at nagkasundo nang tatapusin na lang niya ang natitirang mga eksena sa nasabing serye sa loob ng tatlong araw, sa kundisyong hindi niya kaeksena si Cristine.

Sa loob ng ilang araw na pinag-uusapan sa social media at mga pahayagan ang gusot nina Vivian at Cristine, nanatiling tahimik ang huli.

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Pero nitong nakaraang Martes, nagpadala na ng official statement sa ABS-CBN ang Viva, ang talent management agency ni Cristine.

Ito ang statement ni Cristine:

“Last Thursday (March 3), the Executive Producer asked me if Ms. Vivian can share the dressing room with me because her assigned area was not ready to be occupied yet. I, of course, agreed. I was fine sharing a room with any of my co-stars for as long as we have mutual respect. I would not have agreed with production if I had any ill feelings towards Ms. Vivian.”

Nagkaroon na raw ng pagbabago sa ugali ni Ms Vivian nang dumating sa set ng Tubig at Langis si Cristine galing sa shooting ng pelikulang ginagawa niya.

At nang magpapahinga na raw si Cristine sa nasabing kuwarto ay nagsimula na raw mag-ingay si Vivian, bagay na ipinagtaka niya.

Karugtong ng statement ni Cristine: “I went out to get some air and went to where the common area for artists and production was. The EP asked me why I was there. I said it was difficult to sleep with Ms. Vivian inside the room.

The EP told me not to worry because Ms. Vivian’s dressing room will soon be ready.

“Some time passed and finally, the dressing room of Ms. Vivian was ready. From what I understand, she was first notified by the production assistants and upon being notified, she threw a fit, blaming me for the transfer. The EP immediately tried to pacify her but she stood her ground and continued shouting, telling everyone that I was the one booting her out of the room.

“It was then I found out that the room assigned to me weeks back after the tent and the mosquito incident used to be hers. I was not privy to this and so I fully understood what she was going through. I then opted to just transfer and move out from the room assigned to me to ease tensions.

“To make it clear that I had nothing to do with the request for her to transfer rooms.

“To be very clear about it, I never requested anyone at any point for Ms. Vivian to be transferred rooms. In fact, I gladly welcomed production’s request for her to share a room with me while her room was still unavailable. And despite the inconvenience I encountered while she was around, I had no intentions whatsoever of booting her out.”

Bagamat gusto sanang kausapin ni Cristine si Vivian para magkaliwanagan, ang una na rin ang nagsabing hindi na lang.

“Because her emotions were still so high. I did not want to push it too and, out of frustration and stress, I cried to my co-star Zanjoe Marudo.

At ang resolution na sinabi ng EP sa aktres, “The EP turned to me and said, and I quote, ‘Konting tiis na lang, AA.

Sa Monday kakausapin na siya ng management para sa pagkawala niya sa show.

“Still I would’ve appreciated a resolution better because I had nothing to do with the issue of Ms. Vivian’s source of anger. It was the production staff that was trying to transfer her and not me. I, in fact, made the initiative to be the one to transfer dressing rooms that day to stop the issue then.”

Hindi itinanggi ni Crstine na ang sinabi ni Ms. Vivian na kinakantahan niya ito ng Goodbye ni Avril Lavigne.

“I was so stressed that when it was finally time for me to do a scene where Ms. Vivian will be present, I was trying to motivate myself by just singing Avril Lavigne’s Goodbye song before doing my scene.

“It was, of course, subliminal because of my knowledge of her departure from the show. It was short of saying to myself precisely what the EP informed me earlier.

“More than anything, it was my way of dealing with the situation to get the job done.”

At dahil sa pagkanta ni Cristine ay tinalakan daw siya ni Vivian.

“Ms. Vivian started to shout at me and, I quote, ‘Ako ba ang pinariringgan mo? Sino ka ba?! Superstar ka ba?!’ I got rattled at this point and I just answered her in a mild manner, ‘Kumakanta lang naman ako, masama ba kumanta?’

“And it was at this point that Zanjoe pulled me away from the scene because he was alarmed with the way both Ms. Vivian and her makeup artist were charging toward me.”

Samantala, bilang nakababata ay humingi pa rin ng dispensa si Cristine kay Vivian sa hindi magandang nangyari sa kanila.

“I am sorry that some gaps in the communication between the production staff, Ms. Vivian and myself escalated some issues. I reiterate that I wanted them resolved soonest for everyone’s peace of mind.

“I am also sorry that emotions got so heightened that some of my actions were misconstrued for rudeness when they were, more than anything else, my own way of coping with the stressful working conditions on this set in this particular instance. But I sincerely apologize if I hurt Ms. Vivian or anybody else. I do have high regard for and respect with thanks senior artists who have paved the way for stars like me in the industry.”

Ngayong nagkapaliwanagan na, siguro naman ay sarado na ang isyu.

Hindi talaga puwedeng pagsamahin ang tubig at langis, di ba, Bossing DMB?

(Dapat kantahin mo rin ang Tubig at Langis ala Sharon Cuneta, kung walang mang-aaway sa ‘yo pagkanta mo, ha? –DMB)

(REGGEE BONOAN)