Here’s the list of 2023 biggest showbiz issues
2023 Biggest Showbiz Issues – This year, several issues in showbiz happened that became the talk of the town for quite some time.
Alex Gonzaga’s Icing Incident
Showbiz started 2023 with a bang when Alex Gonzaga’s birthday party went controversial. Her video smearing icing on a waiter’s face did not sit well with netizens. She was criticized and later on, she apologized.
Pura Luka Vega’s “Ama Namin” Video
The Drag Queen was criticized, especially by Catholics, because of his supposed “blasphemous” Ama Namin performance. Pura insisted that he did nothing wrong and refused to apologize despite the criticisms and being declared persona non grata by different cities.
Liza Soberano’s Rebranding
After more than a decade of being under the management of Star Magic and Ogie Diaz, Liza Soberano decided not to renew her contract with them. She embraced her rebranding which became controversial because she revealed what she went through under her previous management, including the commission and loveteam culture in the Philippine showbiz industry.
Eventually, the actress apologized to Ogie and ABS-CBN and thanked her previous management.
TVJ versus TAPE Inc.
The iconic trio in showbiz announced through their Eat Bulaga program that they were departing from TAPE Inc. Then, the copyright issue happened as TVJ fought that they had the right to use Eat Bulaga but the production company insisted that the title and everything that comes along with it belongs to them.
Earlier this month, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) released a decision in favor of TVJ. However, TAPE Inc. stressed that they are not giving up as they filed an appeal.
Francis Magalona’s Alleged Lover and Daughter
Abigail Rait shocked a lot of netizens when she claimed that she was the ex-lover of the Master Rapper and that they had a child. The Magalona family chose to be silent about the issue but netizens noticed that Frank Magalona liked a “homewrecker” post.
Allegations surfaced that Francis and Pia Magalona were never married in the Philippines and that their relations were already failing before Abigail entered the scenario.
Rob Gomez, Herlene Budol, Bianca Manalo Issue
The Kapuso actor received criticism from the online community after his private conversations with Herlene and Bianca were posted on his social media page. Rob said that his phone was taken from him. Bianca and Herlene released a statement regarding their alleged affair with the actor.
It’s Showtime Suspension
The Kapamilya show was suspended by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board because of Vice Ganda and Ion Perez’s icing incident. Netizens criticized how the celebrity couple ate the cake during the Isip Bata segment.