Claudine Barretto shared her thoughts on the recent controversy in showbiz
Optimum Star Claudine Barretto expressed her support for male celebrities Sandro Muhlach and Gerald Santos who filed complaints against their abusers.
Sandro filed a case against GMA independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz for allegedly harassing him in their hotel room after the GMA Gala. After his revelation, Gerald recalled the alleged abused her received from a musical director when he was still a minor.
Sandro and Gerald received support from the online community in their fight against their alleged abusers. Claudine was one of the people who showed support for them.
Based on the article in Balita, Claudine Barretto mentioned what Sandro Muhlach and Gerald Santos are going through right now. The actress shared that she is close to Nino Muhlach, Sandro’s father.
As a mother, the Optimum Star is giving his 100 percent support for Sandro and Gerald who spoke about what happened to them during the Senate hearing held by the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media under the leadership of Senator Robin Padilla.
“Grabe ‘yong pinagdadaanan nila, I’m just glad na lahat ‘to lumalabas para makamit ‘yong hustisyang kailangan nila,” the actress said.
Claudine also criticized those who are bashing Gerald for speaking just now regarding what happened to him 19 years ago. She stressed that people should not question why for the longest time the singer-actor remained silent. The actress said that it is difficult for the victims to speak about what happened to them.
Gerald said during the Senate hearing that he was r@ped and not just harassed or abused. He said that the musical director who did that to him created ways to get back to him when he refused his attempts to abuse him again.
GMA network released a statement clarifying that an action was made after Gerald complained. The company terminated the musical director. However, the singer-actor said in his answer to GMA’s statement that he was not given projects after his revelation which forced him to seek opportunities from other networks.