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Heart Evangelista apologizes following backlash on tweet about cancer-stricken patient

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<p>Heart Evangelista has made a public apology after earning the ire of netizens on her tweet about a cancer-stricken patient.  </p><p>In a now-deleted tweet, Heart shared a video that sees a bone cancer patient en route to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) who walked from Masinag, Antipolo all the way to the Marcos Highway checkpoint. </p><p>While several netizens deemed the video of the woman — identified as Cynthia Esperitu — as enraging, some were shocked after finding out that Heart praised her instead of getting a grasp of her difficult situation. </p><p>“Dearest Cynthia, thank you for inspiring others to smile and stay positive. God bless you and your friend,” she wrote. </p><p>Netizens then started calling out the actress, noting her sensitivity to the “plight of the poor” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. </p><p>One netizen wrote: “On a range of 1 to Heart Evangelista, how tone-deaf are you to the plight of the poor?”</p><div> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">On a range of 1 to Heart Evangelista, how tone-deaf are you to the plight of the poor? <a href="https://t.co/uQeKSVwPxl">pic.twitter.com/uQeKSVwPxl</a></p>— Pensieve (@_pensieve_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_pensieve_/status/1240143275526434818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>See other tweets below:</p><div> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">oh no, miss heart evangelista, that wasn&#x27;t inspiring rather enraging :(((</p>— jerome (@jeromerxcela) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeromerxcela/status/1240140928926572544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>As soon as the tweet exploded, Heart made it to the top trending topics on Twitter with “Ms. Heart” taking the number one spot — prompting her to delete her tweets. </p><p>The 35-year-old A-List star then apologized and said that she should have elaborated her sentiments more. </p><p>“I deleted all my previous tweets. I understand the hate. I should have elaborated my sentiments more. I am sorry. So sorry,” she wrote. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I deleted all my previous tweets . I understand the hate . I should have elaborated my sentiments more . I am sorry . So sorry...</p>— LoveMarie O. Escudero (@heart021485) <a href="https://twitter.com/heart021485/status/1240160567014252544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></blockquote><p>In another tweet, she added: “You may not see my heart and that’s ok so I just wanna say I am truly sorry if I offended “you.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">You may not see my heart and that’s ok so I just wanna say I am truly sorry if I offended “you”</p>— LoveMarie O. Escudero (@heart021485) <a href="https://twitter.com/heart021485/status/1240160897244385281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></blockquote><p>“So sorry. I really am. :( This is driving me crazy. :( I am so sorry,” she wrote. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">so sorry I really am :( this is driving me crazy :( I am so sorry</p>— LoveMarie O. Escudero (@heart021485) <a href="https://twitter.com/heart021485/status/1240161195157385223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2020</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The Philippine government has recently suspended mass transportation in Luzon due to the declaration of the enhanced community quarantine amid the COVID-19 crisis.</p>

Heart Evangelista says she understands the hate — apologizing to those whom she has offended with her tweet.