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Ricky Lee addresses viral video with Pia Wurtzbach at book fair

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q3fpdvUICTQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA - National Artist for Film and Broadcast Ricky Lee has spoken up after a video of a security guard appearing to ignore him while he was shaking hands with beauty queen Pia Wurtzbach went viral on social media.</p><p>The incident happened during the Manila International Book Fair at the SMX Convention Center last September 14.</p><p>“Siguro &#x27;yung guwardiya could have been more gracious. Hindi ko iisipin ang sarili ko. Iisipin ko &#x27;yung ibang tao &#x27;yan,” Lee told <a href="https://www.pep.ph/news/local/175987/ricky-lee-hawi-incident-a734-20230920?ref=home_feed_1">PEP</a>.</p><p>“Hindi kinakailangan na senior or hindi kinakailangang National Artist. Pero kung may taong nilapitan din ni Pia, kinamayan pa ni Pia, respetuhin niya [guard] &#x27;yung tao at si Pia, kasi kilala ni Pia,” he added.</p><p>According to Lee, the guard&#x27;s behavior was not only impolite towards him but also towards Wurtzbach, as the former Miss Universe indeed acknowledged his presence.</p><p>“I think medyo naging rude &#x27;yung guwardiya. Again, ulitin ko, hindi dahil senior citizen, hindi dahil National Artist. I think maski na sinong tao, maski na bata o estudyante, kung in-acknowledge ni Pia, kinausap at pinasalamatan, huwag niyang itaboy. &#x27;Yun ang punto ko.”</p><p>The award-winning writer, however, pointed out that he didn&#x27;t take offense at the moment because he wasn&#x27;t fully aware of the guard&#x27;s actions at the time.</p><p>“Nagulat din ako kasi hindi ko napansin, hindi ko nahalata &#x27;yung nangyari. Wala akong napansin. The next day, ipinakita sa akin ng assistant ko &#x27;yung video at comments na ang dami-dami. Nagulat ako, bakit may ganitong comments. Hindi ko naman naramdaman, wala akong naramdaman na nangyari na ganoon. Siguro, hindi lang ako masyadong pala-pansin sa sarili,” he said.</p><p>Lee said it’s just unfortunate that it happened, and he hopes everybody would be more considerate towards one another.</p>

Ricky Lee, a respected National Artist for Film and Broadcast, has finally shared his thoughts after a video went viral depicting a security guard appearing to ignore him while he was shaking hands with Pia Wurtzbach.