Cristy Fermin criticized Paolo Contis’ vocal statement against the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) decision, which just recently removed Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc. trademark rights over Eat Bulaga.
It can be recalled that Paolo used their noontime show to respond to the IPOPHL decision, saying that their legal battle was not yet over as they still had a chance to appeal.
“Magandang tanghali! Nakaputi ako ngayon, iba ang outfit-an ko ngayon pero simple lang ang gusto kong sabihin para sa ating mga Kapuso. Mga Kapuso, mahaba pa po ang laban. Ibig sabihin, legally, wala pang final. Okay?,” said Paolo.
“Pero ito lang po ang pangako namin, ano man ang mangyari, ang nasimulan po namin na tulong at saya ay itutuloy lang po namin araw-araw. Dahil ‘yun naman po ang dahilan kung bakit kami pumapasok araw-araw. Kayo po ang dahilan kaya nandito kami,” he added.
However, several days after Paolo’s statement, IPOPHL reportedly rejected the appeal, which prompted Cristy to remind the host to stop talking about the law.
“Ngayon tuloy Paolo, ikaw ang nagsimula. Ikaw ang nagbukas ng pintuan para ikaw ay i-bash. Ano ngayon ang sinasabi ng ating mga kababayan? Bago ka magsalita tungkol sa batas na wala kang alam, sustentuhan mo muna ‘yung mga anak mo!” she said.
Paolo was facing controversy after he admitted in a past interview that he didn’t send financial support to his three children from his two previous partners, Lian Paz, and LJ Reyes.