ABS-CBN head for TV production Laurenti Dyogi at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City in this file photo. Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News

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Reyma Deveza

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171384247786520240212-abscbn-laurenti-dyogi-GCS-0013.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="ABS-CBN head for TV production Laurenti Dyogi at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City in this file photo. Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">ABS-CBN head for TV production Laurenti Dyogi at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City in this file photo. <em>Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA --  (UPDATED) Star Magic head Lauren Dyogi turned to social media on Tuesday to warn the public against persons posing as him. </p><p>On Instagram, Dyogi reminded the public not to engage if they receive a message and to contact him directly on his official Instagram account if they are unsure.</p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;BEWARE! Some person/s are posing as me and messaging artists and managers. I have no alternate cp number. Please do not engage. If you receive a message and you are unsure, send me a DM here, my official IG account,&quot; Dyogi wrote.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6FZOukSdrv/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A10424810.300000012%2C%22ls%22%3A2573524.4000000358%2C%22le%22%3A2573862.300000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1005" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Star Magic also posted a &quot;fake account alert&quot; to warn the public against those posing as Dyogi. It also advised the public not to entertain the Viber and Telegram messages &quot;to avoid scams and misinformation of any kind.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-10" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6FgsQRvZPc/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A10%2C%22os%22%3A10619506.199999988%2C%22ls%22%3A2573524.4000000358%2C%22le%22%3A2573862.300000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="960" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-10" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/5/-pinoy-big-brother-to-have-new-season-in-june-1810" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(199, 29, 29);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">&#x27;Pinoy Big Brother&#x27; to have new season in June</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/2/are-pbb-hosts-preparing-for-new-season-728" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(199, 29, 29);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Are &#x27;PBB&#x27; hosts preparing for new season?</a></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Over a week ago, ABS-CBN&#x27;s talent agency also warned the public to be vigilant against scammers claiming to be part of the reality show &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; (PBB) asking hopefuls to audition.</span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/12/star-magic-warns-public-vs-scammers-claiming-to-be-part-of-pbb-1313" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Magic warns public vs scammers claiming to be part of &#x27;PBB&#x27;</a></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Tuesday, Dyogi emphasized that he never reaches out to individuals for Zoom auditions, let alone ask for sensitive images or videos.</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Dyogi said he received reports on Monday from artists and a handler from Star Magic, who were approached by someone claiming to be him and offering them projects. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;Someone was communicating with them, asking them like &#x27;bibigyan ka namin ng project.&#x27; Siyempre nagduda na &#x27;yung mga artista na parang ako pero hindi ako. I&#x27;ve</span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> not gotten in touch with anybody through Viber or Telegram so nag-alala sila, in-inform sa akin. Sabi ko, &#x27;Hindi ako &#x27;yan,” he said.</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">(The artists doubted if it was me, but it wasn&#x27;t. I have not contacted anybody through Viber or Telegram, so they were worried and informed me. I told them it wasn&#x27;t me.)</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Dyogi also mentioned a specific incident where a go-see was organized on Zoom, with the impersonator allegedly mimicking his voice and claiming to have a daring project. </span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">He also clarified that the audition process for Star Magic does not involve direct communication with him. &quot;If there’s somebody who wants to be with Star Magic, we have a recruitment arm. We have managers also who would recommend to me an official go-see. After the pandemic, hindi ako nag-zu-Zoom go-see, laging personal &#x27;yan. Kung may Zoom &#x27;yan, recruitment team namin &#x27;yun and may audition form &#x27;yan,” he explained.</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">(If someone wants to be with Star Magic, we have a recruitment arm and managers who recommend individuals for an official go-see. After the pandemic, I do not conduct Zoom go-sees; they are always done in person. If there are Zoom go-sees, it is our recruitment team handling them, and there are audition forms involved.)</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Dyogi also had a strong message for individuals engaging in identity theft. &quot;Sa mga gumagawa nito sa panloloko and pretending to be somebody, may deception &#x27;yan, may panloloko &#x27;yan. Para ano? Hindi ko alam ano objective niyo pero alam niyong hindi maganda &#x27;yan kasi kung maganda ang layunin mo, magiging totoo ka. Pero para gamitin pa &#x27;yung pagkatao ng iba, tulad ko, mayroon &#x27;yang masamang balak.”</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">(To those who engage in deception and pretend to be somebody else, there is deception and deceit involved. For what purpose? I do not know what your objective is, but you know that it is not good because if your intentions are pure, you will be true. But to use someone else&#x27;s identity like mine, there is malicious intent behind that.) -- <strong><em>With report from Ganiel Krishnan, ABS-CBN News</em></strong></span></div><div><br/></div>

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Lauren Dyogi, Star Magic warn public vs 'poser'

Lauren Dyogi, Star Magic warn public vs 'poser'

Reyma Deveza,

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Published Apr 23, 2024 11:21 AM PHT

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