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Kris Aquino apologizes to ABS-CBN: 'Nadamay kayo sa gulo'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/ancx/culture/2019/02/1kris.jpg"/><figcaption>Former Nicko Falcis and Kris Aquino. Photo courtesy of Nicko Falcis</figcaption></figure></div>Kris Aquino apologized on Wednesday to top executives of ABS-CBN amid her legal feud with former business partner Nicko Falcis, who mentioned the actress-host’s “half-baked reunion” with the media giant in his revealing account of her “volatile” behavior.Falcis, whom Aquino has accused of theft, brought up his former boss’ 2018 comeback to the Kapamilya network as he recounted a series of events which he said resulted in their strained relationship.“She has a lot of baggage, apparently, and she unleashed all of those on me,” Falcis was quoted in a <a href="https://www.pep.ph/news/72408/nicko-falcis-says-kris-aquino-half-baked-abs-cbn-homecoming-opened-a-can-of-worms">PEP.ph </a>report, as he went on to enumerate the triggers that caused Aquino’s supposed change in temperament.One of those triggers, according to Falcis, were the absence of key individuals whom Aquino had expected to welcome her back. At the time, she was in the process of finishing the Star Cinema film “I Love You, Hater” — her comeback project as a Kapamilya after parting ways with the network in 2016.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/06/18/061818-kris3.jpg"/><figcaption>Kris Aquino faces members of the press during the media launch of her comeback film ‘I Love You, Hater’ in June 2018. Michael Bagtas, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>“She felt that, first, it was a half-baked reunion. She came back, but nobody was really there. I do not know her life during ABS-CBN—but, those were her rants to me.“I mean, everything was set up. Star Cinema did really welcome her. But there was just some missing individuals,” Falcis told PEP.ph, confirming he was pertaining to Aquino’s former managers.Another trigger, Falcis recalled, was also ABS-CBN-related, and this time Aquino allegedly “went berserk.”According to Falcis, Aquino was infuriated that official photo and video coverage of her “Crazy Rich Asians” premiere appearance were exclusively provided to Metro.Style, an online lifestyle platform of ABS-CBN.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/01/09/kris.jpg"/><figcaption>Among Metro.Style’s ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ stories leading up to its release were exclusive photos of Kris Aquino’s part in the Hollywood film. Screenshot/Metro.Style</figcaption></figure></div>“And that was when she went all berserk,” Falcis narrated. “Why did you give the material to an ABS-CBN affiliate? You know how much that can really be in terms of me feeling all the hurt again, all the pain.”“As the head of KCAP, I took full accountability,” he went on, referring to Aquino’s eponymous production company. “Technically, it wasn’t my fault. It was the fault of the media manager. But, of course, I am the leader, and I am the head [of KCAP]. I said, ‘Ma’am, I take full accountability and I apologize for that.’ She even said, ‘Sorry to be a bitch, ha, but what does your accountability give me?’”Noting he does not come from showbiz — “zero knowledge, zero exposure” — Falcis admitted he was unaware of Aquino’s “baggage” concerning ABS-CBN, which is why he apologized to her several times.In a message sent to ABS-CBN News on Thursday, Geolette Esguerra of Metro.Style made it clear that exclusive coverage of Aquino’s “Crazy Rich Asians” premiere appearance was not granted to them “as the same content was seeded to other publications.”“But we were given three photos to be published exclusively on the site,” she said, adding that they were not given exclusive videos.Falcis, in a separate interview with ANCX, said he “started seeing a very different Kris,” recounting that “everyday, the messages kept coming.”<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/ancx/culture/2019/02/3kris.jpg"/><figcaption>Nicko Falcis and Kris Aquino. Photo courtesy of Nicko Falcis</figcaption></figure></div>“It’s like her wanting to put all the guilt, put all the pressure, put all the blame unto me,” he said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/01/09/19/i-wanted-to-be-nurtured-nicko-i-have-to-be-supported-i-am-the-queen">READ: &#x27;I wanted to be nurtured, Nicko. I have to be supported. I am the queen.&#x27;</a></li></ul>Falcis’ camp, in earlier statements, has alleged that Aquino’s theft complaints against him were her “vindictive” means of crippling him after he expressed wanting to leave KCAP.Aquino, in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/krisaquino/posts/2220069238311799">Facebook post </a>on Wednesday, addressed Falcis’ claims concerning ABS-CBN with an apology to top executives of the network, with whom she shared personal history.Linking to the PEP.ph article, she wrote: “I can admit to heartbreak that it ended not in the way I wished with ABS. But did ABS-CBN ever steal money from me? I am honest enough — I earned much, hundreds of millions in my years with ABS-CBN. I am proud, malaki rin ang naakyat kong pera sa ABS-CBN. Kung finances ang pag-uusapan, wala kaming issue.”<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/01/09/20190109-kris.jpg"/><figcaption>The daily morning talk show ‘Kris TV’ was Aquino’s last regular program on ABS-CBN before she parted ways with the network in 2016. ABS-CBN</figcaption></figure></div>She then noted that the late Eugenio Lopez Jr. of ABS-CBN and her father, slain senator Benigno Aquino Aquino Jr., were both incarcerated during the time of Martial Law under the Marcos regime. Aquino also mentioned the close ties of her mother, the late former president Corazon Aquino, with Lopez family members who accorded the democracy icon “love and respect.”“I stated, for my sons and the memory of my parents I can humble myself. In this instance ‘wag idamay ang ABS-CBN. Wag ilihis ang issue,” she said.Addressing Kapamilya executives, she added: “From my heart, to Chairman Mark Lopez (most especially his parents) and President and CEO Carlo Katigbak, I apologize nadamay kayo sa gulo. You deserve for me to stand up and give you the high esteem you rightfully deserve.”

Kris Aquino apologized on Wednesday to top executives of ABS-CBN amid her legal feud with former business partner Nicko Falcis, who mentioned the actress-host’s “half-baked reunion” with the media giant in his revealing account of her “volatile” behavior.

Kris Aquino apologized on Wednesday to top executives of ABS-CBN amid her legal feud with former business partner Nicko Falcis, who mentioned the actress-host’s “half-baked reunion” with the media giant in his revealing account of her “volatile” behavior.