Kapamilya actress Barbie Forteza addressed the breakup rumors between her and long-time partner Jak Roberto.

During an episode of Marites University, one of the hosts, Rose Garcia, revealed her short interview with Barbie during the red carpet premiere of the movie “Firefly.”

She asked Barbie about the circulating rumors about her relationship problem with Jak after the actor was seen with Viva actress Ava Mendez.

It can be recalled that there was also a current trend in which some celebrity couples were announcing their separation this year.

However, Barbie said she was confident she would not have the same fate as other celebrity couples.

“Tinanong siya sa gitna ng mga hiwalayang isyu ngayon, itong si Barbie nga at si Jak ay nanatiling matatag. Solid ‘di ba. Kahit na alam nating si Barbie ay pinapareha kay David [Licauco],” Rose said.

“Pero pinapakita talaga nila na ‘solid kami in real life’. So, tinanong siya, ‘anong masasabi mo doon?’ Kumbaga, ‘kayo ba gaano kayo ka-secure?’ Tapos sinabi ni Barbie na hindi kami magagaya sa mga naghihiwalay,” she added.

Meanwhile, netizens were happy to hear that Jak and Barbie’s relationship was going strong despite the intensified shipping between the actress and her current love team, David.

Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc. believed Eat Bulaga was no longer associated with Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon.

In an interview, Atty. Maggie Abraham-Garduque said on December 13 that Eat Bulaga was connected to TAPE Inc. and to current hosts.

“Ito pong pangalan [Eat Bulaga!] na ito ay sa TAPE Inc. sa napakahabang panahon. Yung association po ng pangalan is hindi po masasabi kung ngayon, dahil ngayon nga po may mga bago nang hosts. In fact, pag nakita nyo po si Yorme, nakita nyo po si Paolo Contis, Eat Bulaga! na rin ang naiisip nila,” the lawyer said.

She also said that the public already accepted the new hosts.

“Associated na rin naman po at tinanggap na ng taumbayan na ang Eat Bulaga! na may mga bagong hosts. Na pag naiisip nila ang Eat Bulaga!, hindi na TVJ ang iniiisip nila… sina Paolo Contis na, sina Yorme, and yun po yung nakikita namin. Kaya tinatangkilik siya ng mga manoood, and even the advertisers,” she stated.

“Kasi, kung hindi naman po tatangkilikin ng mga manonood, hindi rin naman po ang mga advertisers makipag-transact sa TAPE Inc,” she added.

As of writing, TVJ has yet to give any response to the statement made by the lawyer.

Television host and singer Karylle went viral on social media after several netizens noticed her absence during the guesting of her ex-boyfriend Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera on It’s Showtime.

On December 16, Dingdong and Marian appeared on It’s Showtime to promote their comeback film “Rewind” under Star Cinema.

Aside from DongYan’s guesting, netizens also talked about Karylle as her relationship with Dingdong didn’t end well.

However, there might be a reason for Karylle why she was absence during the said episode.

“Woke up sick so I’ll be missing work for a couple of days! Stay healthy everyone,” she said.

It can be recalled that in 2008, Karylle disclosed that she ended her relationship with Dingdong amid the rumors that the actor was already close to his co-star in Marimar, Marian Rivera.

“Well, for me there were many reasons that can’t be summed up in just one statement. It’s hard to trivialize things na, you know, this is the only reason and it’s up to the people to figure it out, na bahala na kayong intindihin. Maraming rason kasi, eh. You know, even if we keep on explaining or making kuwento, it’s only the two of us who know everything. People won’t get the whole story,” she said.

When she was asked if Dingdong cheated on her, she only shared a short statement.

“I trusted him,” she stated.

Xian Gaza was unhappy with Melai Cantiveros’ acts during the Asia Artist Awards 2023.

In his Facebook post, Xian said that Melai’s extra-jolly personality during the Awarding ceremony should have been limited as it would only give a bad impression to Filipinos.

According to Xian, other nationalities watched the show, and they might have thought that all Filipinos were acting like Melai.

“Ang humor at pagiging joker ay mayroong limitasyon at inilalagay sa lugar. Kapag kasi nasobrahan sa maling venue ay magmumukhang t*nga tapos iisipin ng ibang lahi ang mga artistang Pinoy at aanga-anga at walang ka-class class,” he said.

It can be recalled that Melai captured the attention of internet users after she didn’t hide her personality during the event.

She also won the Best Actor during the Asia Artist Awards.

“If someone (questions) why I have (an) award, don’t worry. I question too. I just receive an award all my life from my mother and father when they are angry to me. Tonight, my heart is kuan. I think it’s because God moves in mysterious ways,” she said.

Meanwhile, several netizens defended Melai, including Dr. Richard Mata, who said that Melai would not affect the image of Filipino artists.

“Ok lang si Melai comedyante naman. Di naman maiisip ng Korea na ganun ang lahat ng Pinoy dahil andun naman si Kath at Dan na saksakan ng pogi at maganda at pormal. At SB19,BEN & BEN,and HORIZON. So basically we Filipinos are well represented by all of them,” he said.

Talent manager and showbiz reporter Ogie Diaz said that TV host Miles Ocampo was unhappy after she saw a viral video showing her ex-boyfriend, Elijah Canlas, and Andrea Brillantes having sweet moments together.

In his online show, Ogie said that Andrea knew about Miles’ reaction who reportedly threw her phone after she watched the video.

“Hindi ko lang alam kung paanong nakarating kay Andrea na alam o napanood ni Miles yung video na nagsusubuan sila ni Elijah,” he said.

“‘Ate, sorry. Nakakahiya. Sa ganyan pa nakarating sa iyo yong tungkol sa amin. Sana maka-usap kita,’” Ogie while quoting the text made by Andrea to Miles.

It can be recalled that Elijah confirmed that he already ended his relationship with Miles last month.

“We went through a rough patch recently mainly because we are going through our own stuff,” Elijah said.

“We are okay, we are not mad at each other. I’m always gonna have love for her and support her with what she does but right now we are taking our time figuring things out,” he added.

Andrea was blamed by some netizens for the breakup between Elijah and Miles.

Aside from Elijah, Andrea was also being linked to Daniel Padilla who also just recently ended his relationship with Kathryn Bernardo.

Daniel Padilla received a negative reaction from the fans during his speech at the Asia Artist Awards 2023.

In a video uploaded by a netizen, it can be heard that after Daniel’s speech, thanking the audience and AAA for the award he received together with Kathryn Bernardo, several fans booed and called him a cheater while leaving the stage.

“Thank you AAA. Everyone, maraming salamat sa inyo, enjoy the night and good night,” Daniel said.

Meanwhile, Kathryn received cheers from the fans while delivering her speech.

“Hello guys, maraming salamat sa inyong lahat. I hope you’re having a great time. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Kathryn Bernardo and I am a Filipina actress,” she said.

“Wow, what an honor to be recognized tonight with these beautiful and talented people. Thank you so much AAA for this Fabulous Award. This is my first time attending this and nakakaproud na bilang Pilipino, tayo yung naghohost ng ganitong event,” she added.

It can be recalled that Daniel was accused of secretly meeting Andrea Brillantes while having a relationship with Kathryn.

Several showbiz reporters suspected that Daniel’s alleged affair with Andrea was the reason why Kathryn left him.

Paolo Contis couldn’t hide his gratefulness to the officials of Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc. for their continuous trust in him.

In his statement, Paolo said he was only ignoring the misinformation and criticism thrown against him.

However, Paolo believed it was more important to look upon the positive side of the situation, saying that he remained an Eat Bulaga host despite the controversies surrounding him.

“Hindi naman talaga mawawala ang mga bashing and fake news lalo na sa ganitongn panahon. For now, we are very thankful na tuloy-tuloy ang work naming mga host. Masaya ako sa tiwalang binibigay sa akin ng cast, staff, lalo na ang Jalosjos family,” said Paolo.

“Tuloy lang kami sa pagbigay ng tulong at saya,” he added.

It can be recalled that Paolo was receiving criticism and swipes from E.A.T host Joey de Leon after he tried to defend TAPE’s stance over the decision of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

IPOPHL, on December 5, removed the trademark ownership of TAPE over Eat Bulaga branding, but Paolo insisted that the decision was not yet final.

However, several days after he made the statement, IPOPHL rejected the appeal of TAPE, putting Paolo in an awkward situation.

Several netizens expressed concern after they watched an interview with megastar Sharon Cuneta.

On December 12, Sharon was granted an interview invitation from Luis Manzano and admitted that while she was grateful for almost all she had achieved in life, she was still having difficulties when it came to her love life.

According to her, she still had some struggles with her marriage with Kiko Pangilinan due to their contradictory priorities.

“Mayroong parehong matinong tao, parehong mabait, parehong disente, na hindi nakikita ng tao ‘yung nangyayari inside the bedroom or inside their house ‘pag sila na lang… So, dalawang matinong tao na hindi lang magkasundo kailangang maghiwalay. Kasi isa lang ang buhay, e,” she said.

Separation rumors between the two were fueled when Sharon posted about leaving someone else.

“I’m loyal. I’ll never leave you for someone else. I’ll only leave you for myself. For my peace, my sanity, my respect, my dignity,” she stated.

Some netizens speculated that there was a problem between the two that needed to be addressed.

“So hiwalay na sila ni Kiko? Mahirap din kasi ipilit ang isang bagay lalo sa marriage na magstay pa kau sa iisang bahay pero alam niyo/mo sa sarili mo na hindi na kayo okay,” a netizen said.

As of writing, Sharon has yet to give any response to the rumors.

Celebrity tarot card reader Jay Costura shared his prediction over the fate of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.

On November 30, 2023, Kathryn and Daniel announced their breakup after being in a relationship for 11 years.

However, Jay saw in his cards that there was still a chance for the two to reconcile.

“Si Daniel naman may mga pangako talaga siya no, ibibigay ang mundo. Madami syang (Daniel) mga pangako kay Kath… Kung mapapansin mo dito mayron ding pagmamakaawa o pagkulong. Isa sa mga reason kung bakit umabot sila sa ganitong relasyon is na fed up, mayrong paghihigpit, ito ay umabot sa parang nasakal ang isa sa kanila. Natural naman sa relasyon na mayroon pag seselos pero sa personality siguro ni Daniel ito ang tinatawag na pagkakaroon ng overprotections,” said Jay.

“Nakikita ko naman na may pagsuyo na magaganap sa relasyon nilang dalawa. Ang taas ng chances na maaayos ang kanilang relasyon. Isa sa dahilan talaga is nagkasawaan po. May mga bagay naman na hindi dapat pag away paulit ulit. It’s very clear na merong paghihigpit at pagkasakal. Isa sa kanila dumaan sa anxiety, stress. Isa sa kanila ay hindi nakakatulog ng maayos. Meron talagang pleading no. May involvement na nagkagusto sa iba. Unang nawala dito ay ang trust. Ang malinaw kasi dito pinakita attraction of other.

“May laging umiiyak sa kanila. May nasaktan nang todo, feeling natraydor. MAGKAKABALIKAN PO TALAGA ANG DALAWA. Ang naging issue ay yung maaring pagpapakasal or having a baby, so na pressure ang bawat isa, maaaring magkaayos ang relationship at sila po talaga ay magkakaroon ng magandang pamilya. Yes, nagkaroon ng selosang naganap, kung mapapansin mo may babaeng involve dito, so may lihim na nabunyag. Hindi naging isyu ang pera sa kanila, so dito malinaw na susuyuin at susuyuin siya ni Daniel no. Magkakabalikan po ang dalawa. Ang taas ng chances na magkakabalikan sila,” he stated.

It can be recalled that Costura also successfully predicted the Airplane mishap at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 2018.

Atty. Maggie Abraham-Garduque insisted that the Eat Bulaga trademark was still registered under her client, Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc.

During a press conference on December 13, the lawyer clarified that TAPE could still use the Eat Bulaga title on their show as the decision of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has not yet been considered final.

It can be recalled that IPOPHL removed the trademark ownership of TAPE over Eat Bulaga branding following the complaint filed by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon against their former production company.

She said that the IPO’s website would support their claims.

“If you check the website of the IPO, makikita niyo pa rin po doon na ‘yun pong status ng registration ng TAPE Incorparated sa ‘Eat Bulaga’ sa IPO ay still registered pa rin po siya. So, you can check it up today, ang registration status ng TAPE Incorporated for ‘Eat Bulaga’ ay still registered po sa kanila existing pa rin and valid,” said lawyer.

“As regards to the status of the application of Joey De Leon for trademark registration, up to this date po, makikita n’yo po sa website, and I can attest to that, ang nakalagay pa rin po ay pending. So pending pa rin po ‘yung kanyang application for registration.” she added.

Atty. Garduque also pointed out that the trademark had not yet been granted to De Leon.

“Ang posisyon po ng TAPE Incorporated as of now, we still have the registration of the trademark of ‘Eat Bulaga.’ As you can see from the website of the IPO, there’s still no award being given to Joey De Leon as regards to the registration or trademark registration of ‘Eat Bulaga,” she stated.

“Kaya po ang posiyon po ng TAPE Incorporated ay maarin pa rin po naming gamitin ang ‘Eat Bulaga’ sa aming show kasi nasa amin pa rin ang trademark registration.Until such time na may pinal na desisyon na hindi na namin ito puwedeng gamitin,” she also said.