Matapos maging viral at sumambulat sa social media ang kuhang video ng isang fan na napagsabihan ni Broadway Diva Lea Salonga matapos pasukin ang kaniyang dressing room upang magpa-picture, sunod-sunod ang pagpapakawala ng tweets ng award-winning at internationally-acclaimed singer-actress.
Sa kaniyang tweet nitong Lunes, Hulyo 17 ng tanghali, sinabi ni Lea na may "boundaries" din siya bilang isang artist.
"Just a reminder… I have boundaries. Do not cross them. Thank you," anang Lea.
Kalakip nito ang kaniyang lumang tweet tungkol naman sa turo ng nanay niya hinggil sa pagtanggap ng pagkain mula sa isang stranger. Reaksiyon naman ito sa balita patungkol kay "Jung Kook," isa sa mga miyembro ng sikat na sikat na South Korean all-male group na BTS.
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"This is one of the things my mother trained me to do: NEVER ACCEPT FOOD FROM STRANGERS. Even if the giver’s meaning is well-intentioned, there are those out there whose intentions are to harm or even to kill."
Sa isa pang tweet, muling ibinahagi ni Lea ang video ng panayam sa kaniya tungkol sa pagse-set ng boundaries.
"Thanks for sharing this. Allow me to quote."
"This is the mindset of many folks in the industry. If you get it, that’s good. If you don’t, then I have no good words for you," reiterate ng award-winning singer-actress.
Sumunod ay tila isinalaysay naman ni Lea ang isang pangyayari way back 2018 hinggil sa ilang taong hindi marunong sumunod sa tinatawag na "theater rules" o mga dapat sunding etiquettes kapag nanonood ng isang show sa loob ng tanghalan.
"O ano, magtatapon ba ako ng tsaa ngayon?" anang Lea, pagsisimula ng kaniyang sunod-sunod na tweets.
https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/1681077796922183680
"So okay, story time! Quite a few years have passed, so it should be okay to share."
"It was Pinoy Night at Once on This Island (2018). Since I was the only Filipino in that company, it was so lovely that this was organized for folks in the Filipino Community."
"Some of my good friends from Manila were also in attendance… and this incident happened in the row right behind them."
"For context, at the time there was a rule that we all had to follow: no photos before the show. None of the set, of the pre show, of anything. Part of it to preserve the experience of the pre show for later audiences, and another for what I assume is copyright of the design."
"All the ushers were thus instructed to enforce this rule. If you saw a camera, approach and remind."
"So, back to Pinoy Night. It came my time to walk out onto the set for my bit in the pre show. Right as I left the backstage area, I saw some audience members arguing with an usher (of non-Pinoy Asian descent). I yelled in their direction: “She is just doing her job!”
"Then they tried to state their case, at which point I shook my head and headed to the sand/stage. My friends could hear what was going on: 'Akala mo kung sino na, eh kapwa pa naman natin siya.' And as folks were exiting after the show, 'O, ayan na siya, ayan na siya.'"
Hindi raw naiwasan ni Lea na makaramdam ng embarrassment dahil dito.
"So there. Not piping-hot, scalding-temp tea, but a story nonetheless. I felt embarrassed and sad that it had to happen at all, and it slightly tainted the joy I felt at the start of the night. But oh well."
