Netizens couldn’t stop their curiosity if Vice Ganda would finally meet journalist Jessica Soho, as he’s now part of GMA Network.
On June 28, 2023, GMA and ABS-CBN joined forces after the Kapuso Network brought the Kapamilya noontime show ‘It’s Showtime’ to one of their channels.
During the signing of the contract between the two network giants, Vice said that he would appear in some Kapuso shows, but one of his wishes was to appear in a certain program on GMA.
“Napag-usapan namin ni Tita Cory (Vidanes), kasi siyempre magpu-promote. Sabi ko, meron lang akong request, since maggi-guest tayo sa ibang GMA shows, puwede ko bang i-request na mag-guest ako sa programang ito. Gusto ko lang lumabas sa programang ito, kung uubra lang.” Vice said.
Netizens quickly tried to guess the said program, and they believed that Vice was referring to Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS).
It can be recalled that Vice became controversial in 2013 after he made Jessica one of the topics of his jokes during the ‘I-Vice Ganda Mo ‘Ko’ concert.
Vice almost lost his career because of the said joke, which compared Jessica to a ‘lechon’.
The comedian apologized to Jessica, but the journalist only released a statement as a response to the comedian’s apology.
“I acknowledge the public apology given by Vice Ganda, by way of his TV program. I sincerely hope and pray that this was done with the purest intentions and determination to put this issue behind us.” said Jessica in a statement.
She also made an indirect response to Vice’s joke in her news program, State of the Nation.
He also revealed that he called Jessica directly, but the journalist refused to talk to him.
The issue has still not been disclosed as of writing, so netizens were excited that Jessica would finally face Vice 10 years after the issue.