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<p>MANILA --  Singer Sheena Palad has spoken up regarding the incident during the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards night involving screen veteran Eva Darren, which went viral on social media.</p><p>Darren was originally invited by the award-giving body to be a presenter with screen veteran Tirso Cruz III. However, during the awards night, it was Palad, an upcoming young singer, instead who joined Cruz.</p><p>In a video released on Monday, Palad was accompanied by her boyfriend, host-singer Johann Enriquez, in addressing the incident.</p><p>Enriquez stressed that Palad did not know that Darren was supposed to present.</p><p>“Whatever happened po, talagang we feel sorry about it. And si Sheena, wala po siyang kinalaman about what happened. I think FAMAS is doing its best to mitigate the concern,” Enriquez said.</p><p>Palad then shared what happened during the FAMAS Awards night. </p><p>&quot;I was chosen, I was called by the organizers to perform for the Dinner Pleasure, &#x27;yun po ang una. The Dinner Pleasure is the entertainment for dinner time,&quot; Palad said.</p><p>After singing,  Palad was approached by one of the event&#x27;s staff.</p><p>“Pinuntahan po ako ng staff. Sabi niya, ‘Sheena, can we ask a big favor from you?&#x27; Sabi ko &#x27;yes, what&#x27;s that?&#x27; &#x27;Can you present the awards?’ Sabi ko, ‘Okay, sige. sige. No problem.’ That’s it. ‘Yun lang po ‘yung alam ko. Hindi ko po alam na si Ms. Eva ‘yung magpe-present po,” Palad said.</p><p>“Actually noong time na ‘yon, I was clueless. Hindi po kasi ako nanonood nung awards night because I was in the holding area. So, hindi ko po alam kung paano mag-present.  And if you are going to review the videos, we were laughing about it because I mispronounced the name of Kuya Germs. ...Siguro &#x27;yun ang isa sa pinakakabado na magbabasa lang naman ako kasi nga I wasn&#x27;t prepared. Hindi ko man lang nabasa &#x27;yung script. As in wala, wala po talaga. ... Ang instruction lang po sa akin is Sheena, you’re gonna present after you sing the production number, which is the movie OST. Sabi niya, &#x27;Once you are done with the production, punta ka nasa gilid and Sir Tirso will be with you.&#x27; &#x27;Yun lang. I was just following instructions. ‘Yun lang, I hope you are enlightened with the situation,” Palad said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7eSPlkPpc5/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%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A942517%2C%22ls%22%3A807625%2C%22le%22%3A808059%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1179" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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><p>Palad turned emotional when Enriquez said she is &quot;very much in pain right now because of all the bashings, hate that are being thrown at her.&quot; Enriquez then appealed to the public to stop judging, stressing that his girlfriend was totally innocent and was just following instructions.</p><p>On Tuesday, the family of Darren has accepted the public apology issued by FAMAS. </p><p>In a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, Darren&#x27;s son, Fernando de la Pena, also thanked all those who expressed their support and love for his mother, who won FAMAS Best Supporting Actress award in 1996.</p><p>FAMAS had said the incident was caused by live broadcast challenges and the bustling atmosphere of the event, which hindered the production team from locating Darren for the scheduled presentation.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/5/28/eva-darren-s-family-accepts-famas-apology-after-alleged-snub-952" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eva Darren&#x27;s family accepts FAMAS apology after alleged snub</a></div><p>“Rest assured that this was not intentional and purely a misjudgment. The show is being streamed live and needed to be remedied right away. Hence, a replacement for Miss Darren was done last minute,” FAMAS said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/5/27/famas-issues-public-apology-to-eva-darren-after-awards-night-incident-1547" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAMAS issues public apology to Eva Darren after awards night incident</a></div><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DQB2SYzkXt4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6vNhjzciWM4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Singer Sheena Palad has spoken up regarding the incident during the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards night involving screen veteran Eva Darren, which went viral on social media.</p>

Singer Sheena Palad has spoken up regarding the incident during the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards night involving screen veteran Eva Darren, which went viral on social media.

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Published May 28, 2024 02:35 PM PHT

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