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Louis Vuitton sends flowers to Regine Velasquez after ‘discrimination’ incident

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/10/14/20191014-regine.jpg"/><figcaption>Regine Velasquez recalls feeling discriminated against during her visit to a New York boutique of Louis Vuittion, in the October 14 episode of ‘Tonight with Boy Abunda.’ <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — French fashion house Louis Vuitton has reached out to Regine Velasquez after the Filipino superstar <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/08/19/regine-velasquez-dumanas-ng-diskriminasyon-sa-isang-shop-sa-new-york" target="_blank">disclosed</a>, in an October 1 vlog, feeling discriminated against when she visited the brand’s store in New York. </p><p>The luxury retail company sent flowers to Velasquez “in response to her revelation about the shopping incident,” according to a report from “Tonight with Boy Abunda” that aired Monday, citing the singer’s management.</p><p>The program did not mention whether the gift from Louis Vuitton included a message of apology to Velasquez.</p><p>Velasquez, along with fellow OPM icon Sharon Cuneta, were the guests in the October 14 episode of “Tonight with Boy Abunda,” ahead of their joint concert dubbed “Iconic.”</p><p>The gesture from Louis Vuittion was mentioned in light of Velasquez’s recollection, during the interview, of the discriminatory behavior of a store representative against her.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1382841" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></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>“Pintuan pa lang, hindi na ako pinapasok. Sabi niya, ‘No, I don’t think we have your size. Atsaka nakaharang talaga siya doon,” she said.</p><p>“Sa akin, okay, if you don’t want to entertain me, I’ll find somebody else [to accommodate me], at papakita ko talaga sa kaniya, bibilhan ko ‘yung tao na ‘yon. Iyon na lang ang comeback ko!” Velasquez added.</p><p>Cuneta, who was seated beside Velasquez during the interview, then shared her own experience of being discriminated against when she entered a Hong Kong boutique of Cartier.</p><p>“[My outfit] was very simple, shirt lang and jeans. I said, ‘Excuse me.’ ‘I’m not finished yet!’ I was so angry, there was another sales rep who was very nice, and I ended up buying things I didn’t really need because I was so angry,” she said.</p><p>Velasquez agreed when Abunda said it’s “inhuman” when certain nationalities are preferred or prioritized less, saying, “Atsaka kung ano man ang hitsura, hindi dapat nagdi-discriminate!”</p>

<p>“Pintuan pa lang, hindi na ako pinapasok. Sabi niya, ‘No, I don’t think we have your size. Atsaka nakaharang talaga siya doon!”</p>

“Pintuan pa lang, hindi na ako pinapasok. Sabi niya, ‘No, I don’t think we have your size. Atsaka nakaharang talaga siya doon!”