Erich Gonzales dispelled recent claims that she has a misunderstanding with close friend Empress. As a matter of fact, she'mdash;with the rest of the Chiurigogobaschu members Kim Chiu, Melissa Ricks, and Kitkat'mdash;will be present at Empress'rsquo;s upcoming 18th birthday celebration. 'We'rsquo;ll all be there and si Empress ngayong 18 na siya, we wish her all the best,' said Erich.

This was not the first time that Erich had to deal with rumors that she had a rift with a friend, leading the press to ask her why she thought these stories persisted. 'Hindi ko po alam at wala naman pong katotohanan 'lsquo;yon. Magkakaibigan po talaga kaming lahat at wala naman po talagang nagbago kahit busy kami. We still keep in touch like, text or call and 'lsquo;yun po 'lsquo;pag may free time we go out kahit dinner lang. Hindi ko po alam kung bakit may ganyang intriga but it'rsquo;s really part of showbiz po. Okay lang 'lsquo;yon, hindi naman ako nagtatanim ng sama ng loob kahit kanino.'

Erich also said that she is not affected by these accusations because she knows that she cannot please everybody. 'As long as kilala mo ang sarili mo at kilala [ka] ng mga taong naniniwala sa 'lsquo;yo, you don'rsquo;t have to worry about anything. As long as wala kang ginagawa [na masama] kahit kanino, wala kang inaapakang tao, malinis ang kunsensiya mo. [Kapag] ikaw masaya ka rin magre-reflect din po 'lsquo;yon sa 'lsquo;yo.'

She also explained that she does not hold any grudges against her critics like some showbiz writers and that she understands that it is part of their job. She continued that it is all part of showbiz. ''rsquo;Yung mga tsismis na ganyan sanay na rin po ako kasi they meron at meron pa ring masasabi sa inyo kahit anong gawin ninyo and not only to me naman. Kahit ibang artista rin naman so huwag na lang papaapekto kasi hindi naman totoo.'