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'Sobra ang power-tripping': Sharon's scathing account of why film with Gabby was shelved

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Be9tM4RB5So/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Be9tM4RB5So/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Gabby Concepcion (@concepciongabby)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-09T05:26:43+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 8, 2018 at 9:26pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Sharon Cuneta has accused the camp of her former husband Gabby Concepcion of &quot;power-tripping&quot; in negotiations for their planned reunion film, which has since been shelved following their disagreements.</p><p>The 52-year-old screen veteran gave a scathing account of the reason behind her &quot;resignation&quot; from the project, in comments on a number of posts of @thesharongeneration, a fan-initiated Instagram account dedicated to Cuneta.</p><p>She appeared to confirm an earlier rumor that Concepcion had asked his name be put first in the film&#x27;s billing. The actress also addressed a recent statement made by Concepcion, that he had intended the project to be a &quot;legacy&quot; to their daughter, KC, whom he said would have inherited the &quot;conjugal earning&quot; of the movie.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfQ2_jrB8sg/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfQ2_jrB8sg/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Gabby Concepcion (@concepciongabby)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-16T16:01:38+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 16, 2018 at 8:01am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Cuneta wrote: &quot;Just for the record, I agreed to his requested billing. I really didn&#x27;t care. What I cared about was that this, what he called our &#x27;legacy&#x27; to KC, would be done. For her.</p><p>&quot;Wala sa akin ang problema. They can lie and make up all the stories they want. But I was willing to do it and swallow what was left of my pride for KC.&quot;</p><p>Interestingly, Concepcion used the same words in an <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/10/18/wala-sa-akin-ang-problema-gabby-speaks-up-on-shelved-reunion-film-with-sharon">April interview</a> -- &quot;wala sa akin ang problema&quot; -- in clarifying why the project didn&#x27;t push through. &quot;It&#x27;s just that our producer has laid out some items na nu&#x27;ng sinang-ayunan ko ay hindi pala raw gusto ni Sharon,&quot; he reasoned at the time.</p><p>Cuneta continued: &quot;My life&#x27;s work and name will never mean more to me than KC. But I can&#x27;t do a movie when my schedule and professionalism are constantly toyed with. Tapos iba ang mababasa mo. Nakakapagod. So never mind what &#x27;legacy&#x27; was supposed to be for KC.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfficDkhp9v/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:29.583333333333332% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfficDkhp9v/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Gabby Concepcion (@concepciongabby)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-22T08:46:51+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 22, 2018 at 12:46am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;I said yes to all demands na. Pero sobra naman ang power-tripping ng mga tao. Not worth it. Ilang beses na ako na-offend. Why naman will I allow it?&quot;</p><p>The &quot;Mr. DJ&quot; hitmaker also took a swipe at Concepcion, as she referred to their bitter history as ex-spouses. Considered a top &quot;love team&quot; in the &#x27;80s, Cuneta and Concepcion&#x27;s onscreen romance bled into real life, paving the way for their 1984 wedding. A year later, they welcomed their only child, KC, now 33.</p><p>&quot;Since KC was 2 ako lang naman lahat... so she will surely have my legacy. I hope he gives her something, anything for once in her life. The end,&quot; Cuneta wrote.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BffkPOvhoyc/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BffkPOvhoyc/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Gabby Concepcion (@concepciongabby)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-22T09:02:34+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 22, 2018 at 1:02am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Following their separation, both Cuneta and Concepcion re-married. He was based in the United States for a time until his 2008 showbiz comeback.</p><p>&quot;Two decades tayo na-bless nang husto nang wala sila,&quot; Cuneta continued. &quot;Isipin ba ng mga feeling na ako pa maghahabol ngayon? Why?! My gulay, ilang beses na nalampas ng ibang movies ko ang records ng team-up na &#x27;yan sa box office. Hindi ko sila kailangan. Malinaw na malinaw?!&quot;</p><p>This fresh feud between the couple follows a development in February, which spurred hope among their fans of a lasting reconciliation -- when Cuneta and Concepcion shared the screen for the first time in decades for a McDonald&#x27;s TV ad. </p><p>The smiles and laughter from that encounter, however, now appears to have been short-lived and with little chance of happening again.</p>

<p>Sharon Cuneta has accused the camp of her former husband Gabby Concepcion of "power-tripping" in negotiations for their planned reunion film, which has since been shelved following their disagreements.</p>

Sharon Cuneta has accused the camp of her former husband Gabby Concepcion of "power-tripping" in negotiations for their planned reunion film, which has since been shelved following their disagreements.