NAGPALIWANAG na si Kris Aquino kung bakit siya nananahimik sa social media for the past days habang ipinalalabas sa bansa ang Hollywood movie na Crazy Rich Asians. May cameo role si Kris sa nasabing movie adaptation ng libro ni Kevin Kwan.

Sa kanyang Instagram post nitong August 26, Kris posted a screengrab of her scene in Crazy Rich Asians which was featured in ABC’s Good Morning America.

Ibinahagi rin ni Kris sa kanyang mga followers ang kanyang recent conversation with Kevin.

Sinabi ni Kevin kay Kris: “I have so much admiration and new appreciation for you. You have survived and endured so much, with grace.”

Nagdetalye si Kris sa nasabing post niya: “2 sentences from a recent conversation I shall forever treasure... I was reaching out to a man who touched my life w/ genuine friendship & kindness...

“I’ve survived enough storms to know that hearing encouraging words when your humanity deserves acknowledgment, that gesture of support becomes an affirmation that there are people who will love & celebrate you, come what may.”

Kris then recalled how she got the role of Princess Intan in the Hollywood film.

Patuloy ng post niya: “June of 2017, he was the one who wanted me to be a part of his passion project. It’s FATE that a man I’d never met but had long been a vocal fan of, championed for us to be represented; and it was his vision that a Filipina would portray his ‘princess’.”

Kris then went on to reveal the reason why she decided not to post a lot about her participation in the movie when it started screening in Philippine cinemas.

“I’ve learned enough to not have made @crazyrichasians a referendum on me & my last name... it would be a disservice to all the talented, passionate, and generous people I’d worked with for people who hated me and/or my family to not give this beautiful movie a chance.

“So I purposely stayed off social media.”

Kris then gave a message to everyone who read the books and watched the film.

“To those who are like me, those who read the trilogy, watched & fell in love w/ @crazyrichasians, you answered my prayers because @kevinkwanbooks, @jonmchu & @wbpictures deserved to feel our gratitude for shining a special light on us Filipinos, the ‘superfans’ in Kevin’s words.”

Kris also wrote about her realizations, where she described herself as “sinubukan patumbahin nang paulit-ulit”.

“If you don’t like my words, stop reading, do us all a favor & unfollow me. I’m stating hard won TRUTHS: To all who tried to break me, all you did was let me prove to myself how STRONG I am...

“I am standing without having needed to step on others, and I didn’t demean or sacrifice the values & principles my parents instilled in me.

“On my own I rebuilt myself... dahil ‘yung sinubukan patumbahin nang paulit ulit, namulat sa katotohanan na kinaya niyang hindi sumuko.

“She now sees that her MISSION is to make others see from her open book life, that people should wear our scars with dignity because they are proof we valiantly faced life’s battles...that nobody should have to accept being belittled, insulted or judged unfairly.

“Do no harm yet never let anybody get comfortable trying to dehumanize you. #laban”

A few days before Kris’s post, an Instagram account of a food chain she endorses congratulated her for the success of Crazy Rich Asians in Manila. Hiniling niya sa administrator ng nasabing account na alisin ang nasabing post, as she “chose to not drumbeat the movie”.

Sinimulang ipalabas sa bansa ang Crazy Rich Asians nitong August 22.

-Ador V. Saluta