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Sassa Gurl takes accountability for distasteful comment; apologizes to AC Bonifacio

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<p>Social media personality-turned-actress Sassa Gurl has apologized to Kapamilya actress AC Bonifacio for putting her in a “vulnerable situation” over her distasteful comment earlier this week. On her X account, she took full accountability for the comment she made and thanked everyone who called her out on it. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><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=2085003258385547610&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%3A2026-08-06T08%3A33%3A47.373687%3A573c881e-40f1-4177-8303-2e66affe2ae5%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=5c4557505aa0529a71e638f765278b509e426913&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:225px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2085003258385547610"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Sassa seemingly took a jab at an unnamed Kapamilya artist during the media conference of <em>Saving Cherry</em>, where they both starred alongside Kapuso stars Barbie Forteza, Mikee Quintos, Khalil Ramos, and Mika Salamanca. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/6/12/ac-bonifacio-on-achieving-her-dreams-i-if-i-can-dream-it-i-can-do-it-1938" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: AC Bonifacio on achieving her dreams: ‘I if I can dream it, I can do it’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>AC, who’s been with ABS-CBN for several years now, shared how she is usually surrounded by Kapamilyas to which Sassa then gave a playful reply. </p><div><br/></div><p>“Naloka ka sa mga Kapuso, no? Walang plastikan,” Sassa said. </p><div><br/></div><p>She immediately clarified that she was just joking, and AC just brushed it off and assured her loyalty towards her network.</p><div><br/></div><p>“I love my network. To my Star Magic family, I love you,” AC maintained.</p><div><br/></div><p>Sassa&#x27;s comment didn’t sit well with netizens, as they felt there could’ve been a proper place for her to air her opinions and not put AC on the spot. Thousands of netizens mentioned her on X to take accountability, to which she did. </p><p>“Saw all your tweets and messages, kinda deserve ko naman talaga ang mabunot, as a queer person who represents the baklang kanal girlies, i realized na dapat nga naman talaga ilugar ang kakanalan,” Sassa expressed.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/11/15/sassa-gurl-on-why-she-s-not-afraid-to-speak-her-mind-mahalaga-sa-akin-ang-pagiging-politikal-1216" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Sassa Gurl on why she’s not afraid to speak her mind: ‘Mahalaga sa akin ang pagiging politikal’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>While she maintains that she was just being real, she acknowledged it’s not an excuse for her to be tactless when spewing out words especially if other artists are involved. </p><div><br/></div><p>“I stand by being real, but hindi excuse ito [to] be taklesa. Sa nasabi ko i take accountability for that, thank you sa mga nagcall out, another opportunity for me to grow as a new artist in showbiz, at siyempre to my sister ms. AC, sorry ma for putting you into a very vulnerable situation,” Sassa maintained. </p><div><br/></div><p>AC has also responded to the apology of Sassa.</p><p>“All love guys,” AC assured fans. </p>

<p>Sassa Gurl takes accountability for making a distasteful comment during the press conference of 'Saving Cherry.'</p>

Sassa Gurl takes accountability for making a distasteful comment during the press conference of 'Saving Cherry.'