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Vic Sotto, Pepsi Paloma trend on X; Darryl Yap reacts to complaint

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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/1736394311819Vic-Sotto.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vic Sotto (left) and Darryl Yap"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vic Sotto (left) and Darryl Yap </span></span></span></div><p>Veteran actor-host Vic Sotto landed on the top trending topics on the microblogging site X on Thursday as he filed a complaint against filmmaker Darryl Yap.</p><p>This after Yap released the trailer for his upcoming film about the late sexy star Pepsi Paloma, where Sotto&#x27;s name was mentioned in a confrontation scene.</p><p>As of writing, Paloma and Yap are also trending on X, formerly known as Twitter.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1877175432526655791&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-01-09T02%3A46%3A01.557800%3A50802804-46a9-4ca5-9bdb-fdebd2042e94%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=56a655860f6b924b23c9b4848944e33609d7bfe7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:648px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1877175432526655791"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Paloma&#x27;s alleged gang-rape made headlines in 1982 after she accused Sotto and fellow comedians Joey de Leon and Richie D&#x27;Horsey of abusing her.</p><p>In his official Facebook page, Yap reacted to the news of Sotto going to court.</p><p>He also acknowledged that everyone has the freedom to file a complaint, but stressed that truth is the only &quot;defense&quot; to all questions. </p><p>&quot;Malaya ang sinuman na magsampa ng reklamo, para mas maging malinaw ang totoo. Dahil sa huli, katotohanan lang ang depensa sa lahat ng katanungan,&quot; he said. </p><p>Read his statements below:</p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736391292181471958808_1576159899741018_4161720955550125302_n.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736391313842471942225_611705291270664_8488121821165247699_n.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/9/vic-sotto-files-complaint-vs-maker-of-pepsi-paloma-trailer-1033" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vic Sotto files complaint vs &#x27;maker of Pepsi Paloma trailer&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/08/02/18/sotto-pepsi-paloma-rape-stories-are-fake-news" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sotto: Pepsi Paloma rape stories are &#x27;fake news&#x27;</a></div>

<p>Veteran actor-host Vic Sotto landed on the top trending topics on the microblogging site X on Thursday as he filed a complaint against filmmaker Darryl Yap.</p>

Veteran actor-host Vic Sotto landed on the top trending topics on the microblogging site X on Thursday as he filed a complaint against filmmaker Darryl Yap.