Eat Bulaga host Vic Sotto’s camp asked Director Darryl Yap to pay up to P35-M in damages after the latter involved the comedian in his movie about the late actress Pepsi Paloma.

Sotto was accompanied by his lawyers from DivinaLaw on January 9, 2025, to file 19 counts of cyber libel against Yap before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court.

The complaint included a prayer of ₱20M for moral damages and ₱15M for exemplary damages.

The damages may increase depending on Sotto’s endorsement contracts, which would be impacted by the issue.

In an interview, Sotto said he has nothing personal against Yap, but he wanted irresponsible people on social media to be held accountable for their actions.

“Sa mga taong nagtatanong, sa aking mga kaibigan, kapamilya, a lot of people have been asking me ‘anong reaksyon mo?’ eto na po ‘yun […] eto na po ‘yung reaksyon ko,” said Sotto.

“Sabi ko nga e, walang personalan ito, I just trust in our justice system, ako ay laban sa mga iresponsable tao lalo na sa social media,” he added.

Meanwhile, Atty. Buko dela Cruz of DivinaLaw said that Yap could not hide behind artistic freedom, saying that every artist has freedom of expression unless their creation would be libelous.

“You know, we are the product of the choices we made,” said Atty. Dela Cruz. “Walang proteksyon na ibinibigay ang batas sa libel, so hindi mo pwedeng gamitin ang creative license bilang depensa sa libel,”

“Malaya tayong magpahayag, malaya tayong gumawa ng pelikula and exemption lang [ay] wag kang gagawa ng libelous,” he added.

Comedian Vic Sotto was reportedly filing charges against director Darryl Yap on January 9, 2024, after his name was mentioned in the upcoming movie about late actress Pepsi Paloma.

According to the report published by News 5, Vic would file the charges before the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court.

It can be recalled that Darryl opened the possibility of apologizing to Vic, but he was still unsure about it.

The comedian has yet to give his official statement on the issue.

Vic’s name was mentioned in the movie trailer, where the character portrayed by Gina Alajar confronted Pepsi, who Rhed Bustamante portrayed.

“About Sir Vic Sotto, I’m not sure whether to offer an apology for his name being mentioned in the film. The truth, after all, is unapologetic,” he said.

“As a public figure tied to a public story, I believe there’s an understanding that stories like this will inevitably resurface.” My role as a filmmaker isn’t to pass judgment or provoke—it’s to tell the story as it happened, with honesty and respect for the facts,” he added.

It can be recalled that Pepsi filed charges against Vic, Joey de Leon, and Richie D’Horsie in 1982, saying that the said individual took advantage of her.

However, Pepsi eventually withdrew the charges.

LGBTQIA+ writer Jude Bacalso may be put under the custody of the authorities anytime soon as the court already issued a warrant against her.

According to the report of CDN, the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), Branch 6 issued a warrant against Bacalso on January 7, 2025, several months after the waiter, ‘RJay’ filed charges against the writer for allegedly forcing him to listen to her lecture for hours while he was standing.

Bacalso was facing Unjust Vexation, Grave Scandal, Grave Coercion, Grave Threats, and Slight Illegal Detention.

RJay’s lawyer, Ron Ivan Gingoyon, said that after the incident, his client experienced mental health problems, which prompted him to stop working and deactivate his social media pages.

The court also set the bail at P18,000 to give Bacalso a chance to have temporary freedom.

Bacalso’s case was set for the arraignment and pre-trial on January 23, 2025.

It can be recalled that Bacalso tried to justify his actions and insisted that he was misgendered by the waiter.

“I had a valid complaint. I was misgendered three times. My standard response is always humor, but inclusivity is crucial, especially in public-facing industries,” said Bacalso.

“I never intended for this to be public. I wanted it handled quietly,” she added.

Kapamilya newscaster Gretchen Fullido became a topic on social media after she was linked to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary and former Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla.

The rumors started when a social media user saw Fullido and Remulla together in a lounge at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 five months ago.

“Saw them together in the private room of the Marhaba Lounge at NAIA terminal 1. Mga around 10am today. Anong meron?” the netizen said.

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Both were spotted several times attending the same events, including the match between the University of the Philippines and the University of the East during Season 87 of the UAAP last September.

On January 6, 2024, several vloggers published a blind item about a newscaster who received a luxury car, diamond earrings, and a bag worth P4-M from a Caviteno politician.

Following the blind item, another content creator posted a photo of Fulido and Remulla.

Some netizens couldn’t stop themselves from giving their reaction to the rumors.

“Gov don’t forget na ikaw yung ng-initiates at nagpromote ng responsible parenthood among couples hehehe wag naman sana biglang liko kayo hahaha,” netizen Constant said.

As of this writing, Fullido and Remulla have yet to comment on the rumors about their relationship.

Socialite-vlogger Small Laude expressed her gratefulness to one of her longest-serving house helpers, Lotlot by giving her a lot for her dream house.

Lotlot is one of the so-called ‘Angels’ by Small who became part of her vlogs.

In a vlog taken during their vacation in Hong Kong, Small told Lotlot that she would grant her dream of having her own lot.

Aside from giving her property, Small also said that her husband, Philip Laude, would also give something to Lotlot’s children.

“Tutulungan kitang bumili ng house and lot.” said Small.

“Kahit maliit lang po, Ma’am, okay na po sa akin,” Lotlot answered.

Lotlot even said that it would be fine if Small would only give her a lot.

“Ma’am, kahit lupa lang sa iyo, akin na yung bahay,” she said.

Small then told Lotlot they would vlog her journey while buying her new property.

It can be recalled that Lotlot was the one who openly defended Small during the latter issue against a model who claimed to be Philip’s mistress.

Small didn’t spend any time answering the model’s posts, but she let her house helper clash with the model.

Despite the issues, Small and Philip were shown to be on good terms.

Gabby Concepcion used his social media page to take a swipe against an individual who was manipulating their children to hate their father.

In his Instagram reel, Gabby shared a quote describing the action as the ‘most evil thing a human can do.’

“Manipulating a kid to make them hate their Dad is one of the most evil things a human can do,” the quote read.

Netizens were uncertain who was the individual Gabby was referring to since he had four children from different mothers.

“Parang hindi ito si Sharon-KC kasi KC has a relationship with Gabby now. & she even is good with her half sisters. Not Grace din ata?” a netizen said.

“Yes, I specifically remember Shawie saying in an interview a long time ago that the one thing she didn’t do was say anything bad about the dad to KC, para hindi ma-taint yung perception nung daughter sa dad niya. And to be fair, I think totoo naman yun. Kaya walang skewed view si KC pagdating diyan, and she is able to have a good relationship with her dad and half sisters,” netizen Olive remarked.

Gabby has five children: KC Concepcion, who’s his daughter to Sharon Cuneta; Garie Concepcion, who’s his daughter to Maria Grace Amagna Ibuna; Cloie Helena Syquia-Skarne, who’s his daughter to Jenny Syquia; Samantha Alexis Concepcion and Savannah Concepcion who’s his children to Genevieve Yatco Gonzales.

As of this writing, Gabby has yet to reveal whether he has had any feuds with his children.