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Angel Locsin denies her ‘barbero’ post pertained to Bea-Julia controversy

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/08/08/20190808-bea-angel-loisa.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Bea Alonzo was Angel Locsin’s onscreen sister in the 2013 film ‘Four Sisters and a Wedding.’ Also in the photo is Loisa Andalio (right), Locsin’s co-star in ‘The General’s Daughter.’ <em>Instagram: @beaalonzo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — “The world doesn’t revolve around certain issues.”</p><p>These were the words of “The General’s Daughter” star Angel Locsin on Thursday as she denied outright speculation that her Instagram Stories update with the text “Kwentong barbero” was a swipe at actress Julia Barretto.</p><p>“I would never use a child to convey something negative,” Locsin wrote, referring to the post in question showing her cutting a girl’s hair.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.12442-15/e35/66329210_157985405357548_6061342361026241096_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com&amp;oh=b91ef1c618c601ce711d9237cd51f2c9&amp;oe=5D4E62A2&amp;ig_cache_key=MjEwNTU0NDg5NjQ2NzQ1Nzg2Mw%3D%3D.2"/><figcaption><em>Instagram: @therealangellocsin</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>“Barbero,” in local slang, can be used to describe a person who lies.</p><p>Locsin’s “barbero” post came a day after Barretto broke her silence on being accused as a factor in the breakup of fellow Star Magic artists Bea Alonzo and Gerald Anderson.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Angel Locsin Ig Story.<br/>Idk why but i find it related to Julia HAHAHAHAHA 😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamBea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamBea</a> <a href="https://t.co/pzftfjhe7k">pic.twitter.com/pzftfjhe7k</a></p>— HJ 💜🇵🇭 (@bangtan_heijel) <a href="https://twitter.com/bangtan_heijel/status/1158864740791115776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Barretto <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/07/19/julia-accused-bea-of-being-sly-by-liking-harmless-photos-what-are-those-posts-exactly">called out</a> Alonzo for supposedly inciting outrage against her by supposedly, deliberately liking Instagram posts alleging an affair between her and Anderson.</p><p>Alonzo is a known close friend of Locsin. Notably, they portrayed bickering siblings in the modern classic “Four Sisters and a Wedding” in 2013.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KHFwToSOORM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>On July 23, two days after Alonzo first hinted at infidelity in he her relationship, Locsin shared on Instagram a group photo with her onscreen sister, captioned #ParaKayB — signifying her support for the actress.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/07/24/20190724-angel-post.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Instagram: @therealangellocsin</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Three days later, Alonzo would reveal that Anderson had not accorded her a formal breakup and just stopped talking to her, spawning the ubiquitous #ghosting topic on social media.</p><p>Paulo Avelino, a former co-star of Alonzo and Locsin’s current teleserye leading man, made light of the trend by tweeting, “Na Bea Alonzo ka na ba bes?”</p><p>Locsin was among the celebrities who replied.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Heneraaaaaal!!!!!</p>— Angel Locsin (@143redangel) <a href="https://twitter.com/143redangel/status/1154695901106978817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Then on July 27, Locsin, via Instagram Stories, shared a quote meant for all her women followers.</p><p>“You’ll never see women arguing or fighting over a good man. A good man won’t put you in the position of not knowing where you stand,” the quote read.</p>