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Liza Soberano apologizes for her comment on ‘Tililing’ poster: ‘I’m afraid my intentions were misinterpreted’

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<p>Liza Soberano apologized for her reaction to the poster of VIVA&#x27;s new movie <em>Tililing. </em>The actress also extended her gratitude to Baron Geisler for defending her from bashers. </p><p>Baron is one of the actors starring in the movie which is directed by Darryl Yap.</p><p>On Tuesday, February 9, Liza shared her two cents about <em>Tililing</em>&#x27;s poster via Twitter, saying, &quot;Really hoping that this movie will spread awareness and enlighten us on the struggles of dealing with mental health. But the poster? It’s a no for me. Mental health is NOT a joke. Stop the stigma.&quot;</p><div> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Really hoping that this movie will spread awareness and enlighten us on the struggles of dealing with mental health. But the poster? It’s a no for me. Mental health is NOT a joke. Stop the stigma. <a href="https://t.co/EHndPS2khs">pic.twitter.com/EHndPS2khs</a></p>— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) <a href="https://twitter.com/lizasoberano/status/1358596923146424324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>Liza&#x27;s statement received mixed reactions online. The movie&#x27;s director even reacted to Liza&#x27;s statement.</p><p>On VinCentiments Facebook page, Darryl wrote, “Sa iyo Miss Liza Soberano, ang iyong pag-asa na sana’y makapagbigay liwanag ang aming pelikula sa pagpapalawak ng kaalaman sa pangkalusugang pangkaisipan ay hindi masasayang, hindi ka namin bibiguin.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/2/8/fresh-scoops/direk-darryl-yap-nag-react-sa-pagbatikos-ni-liza-191586"><u><strong>READ: Direk Darryl Yap, nag-react sa pagbatikos ni Liza Soberano sa poster ng ‘Tililing’</strong></u></a></div><p>He added, &quot;Kapag napanood niyo na po ang #Tililing ay mauunawaan ninyo bakit ito ang titulo, bakit nakalabas ang kanilang dila; at bakit namin tinitindigan ang kalidad at mensahe ng pelikula. Kaisa po ninyo kami sa inyong adbokasiya.&quot;</p><p>Afterwards, Baron wrote a comment on Darryl&#x27;s post which was addressed to Liza&#x27;s bashers.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/1/17/fresh-scoops/look-liza-soberano-learns-how-to-surf-in-siargao-191094"><strong><u>READ: Liza Soberano learns how to surf in Siargao</u></strong></a></div><p>The actor said, “Please don’t bash Liza. Please be kind. Sometimes we get overprotective with our advocacies. She did not mean to look down on the poster. I believe she meant well folks. Please be kind. Masakit ma-bash naranasan natin lahat Yan one way or another.”</p><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="" src="https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-february/020921/baron-geisler-comment-to-bashers.jpg"/></div><p>Following Barron&#x27;s post, Liza released another statement on Twitter thanking Baron and saying sorry if she offended anyone with her statement about the poster.</p><div> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you kuya Baron for the kind words and sorry if I have offended anyone. I’m afraid my intentions were misinterpreted. I always want the best for films that tap into mental health, so I wish this film all the best. 🙏🏼Looking forward to seeing it. 🤍</p>— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) <a href="https://twitter.com/lizasoberano/status/1358706635447783424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>The actress said, &quot;Thank you kuya Baron for the kind words and sorry if I have offended anyone. I’m afraid my intentions were misinterpreted. I always want the best for films that tap into mental health, so I wish this film all the best. Looking forward to seeing it.&quot;</p>

One of the lead stars of ‘Tililing,’ Baron Geisler, also defended Liza Soberano from bashers. 