Kapamilya actress Francine Diaz and band Orange and Lemons have clarified what went wrong in their viral event mishap last April in Occidental Mindoro.

In their exclusive interview with MJ Felipe on TV Patrol, vocalist of Orange and Lemons, Clem Castro, revealed that he asked to talk with the event organizers and Francine’s team to settle the issue and avoid further speculation and judgments from fans and onlookers.

“I understand the gravity of the matter… What you see online, the videos, all the postings are smear speculations,” he said.

He added, “We never released any official statement because we do not want to add fuel to the fire. We do not want more assumptions, more judgment.”

One of the event organizers, Kylee Dioneda, also expressed their regret about the incident, saying it was a miscommunication between the organizers and the artists.

“Unang-una po sa lahat, humihingi po ako ng pasensya sa mga nangyari kasi ito po talaga ay miscom talaga, miscommunication lang po talaga ang lahat dahil sobrang dami na po talaga ng nangyari that time sa event,” they said.

Clem also added, “I apologize for my behavior. I explained my side and they explained their side. We found the root cause of the problem. It was miscommunication.”

On the other hand, Francine also revealed that everything is fine now between her, her mom, the organizers, and the band, who she did not intend to disrespect.

“Nag-apologize din po ako kay Sir Clem kasi kahit hindi ko po intention na magdisrespect, ganoon po yung nangyari. Clearly, it’s a miscommunication and unorganized event, but okay naman po kami ni Sir Clem, also with my Mom and si Ate red-haired. Okay naman po (kami). Nagkaayos na,” she said. 

The parties also had a meeting last Thursday, May 2, to set things straight and have a good conversation after the incident. 

Orange and Lemons then took to their official Facebook account to post their last statement on the issue and clarified that “all is well” between all the parties involved.

“We all took accountability for our actions and lapses in judgment. Unfortunate as it may be, it was a learning experience for everyone. We express our sincere apologies to all affected with this incident, and we ask for your understanding. Thanks to all who expressed their support. It’s time to spread the love,” they penned, before adding orange hearts and ‘Orange & Lemons x Francine Diaz’.

EXCLUSIVE: Francine Diaz, Clem Castro clear the air after Occidental Mindoro event

The actress also shared that Clem even offered her a collaboration or a project in the future.

“Sir Clem offered na parang kung mayroon ako gagawing songs in the future, pwede siya magsulat for me and kung mayroon akong sinusulat, pwede niyang mas ayusin pa iyon,” she said.

She added, “Ako rin po, as my peace offering, ininvite ko rin po siya sa araw na ishoshow yung first movie namin ni Seth (Fedelin).”

Last April 30, Francine and the band were part of the special performers at an event in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.

The supposedly fun event went downhill as a miscommunication between the organizers, Francine’s team and the band, who were at that time preparing and doing their sound checking, happened, resulting in the latter walking out from the stage while the Kapamilya star was performing. 

The scene was captured online, making fans and netizens assume that there was a dispute between the two artists and speculate about apparent disrespect.

As per the information gathered by ABS-CBN News, Francine’s team actually requested the organizers to move her performance’s time since the event already started late, and she would be performing only one song. 

The organizers then approved the request and called Francine on stage, which surprised the band, who were uninformed and confused by the sudden changes that happened.