Nelson Morales

Anthony Jennings apologizes to Maris Racal, Jamela Villanueva

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ABS-CBN News

<div>Actor Anthony Jennings on Friday (December 6) issued a public apology to his co-star Maris Racal and his former girlfriend Jamela Villanueva amid the controversy involving publicized text messages between the screen partners.<br/><br/>&quot;Sa lahat ho ng mga nangyari noong nakaraang araw, sa lahat ho ng mga taong nasaktan ko, especially po si Maris atsaka si Jam, humihingi ho ako ng tawad sa dalawang babae, and sa mga lahat po ng mga nadamay ko rin po,&quot; he said.<br/><br/>&quot;Iyon lamang po. Sorry po ulit,&quot; Jennings added.<br/><br/>The showbiz newcomer&#x27;s statement came just hours after Racal&#x27;s tell-all, where she tearfully apologized for her ties with Jennings and addressed the viral screenshots of their private conversations.<br/><br/><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/-h7y-c36ZyI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/><br/>In her statement, Racal laid out the timeline of the &quot;brewing attraction&quot; between her and Jennings, from June this year, when she announced her breakup with her former boyfriend Rico Blanco, to as recently as November, when she attempted to reach out to Villanueva but in vain.<br/><br/>Racal emphasized that she was under the impression that Jennings and Villanueva had already broken up when she started entertaining the prospect of a real-life romance with her leading man.<br/><br/>Owing to the breakout success of their tandem in &quot;Can&#x27;t Buy Me Love&quot; in 2023, Racal and Jennings went on to bag several projects together, including brand endorsements, the upcoming action teleserye &quot;Incognito,&quot; and the Metro Manila Film Festival entry &quot;And The Breadwinner Is...&quot;.</div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><strong><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/_ZvuzadRp0E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><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/F-HfXr2KeIM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/S2dOzfq3Swg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>"Humihingi ho ako ng tawad sa dalawang babae, at sa mga lahat ng mga nadamay."</p>