Philippine Showbiz Today
October 22 - November 7, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
Janella breaks silence,
accuses Elmo
of physical abuse
Actress Janella Salvador has
accused her onscreen partner
Elmo Magalona of physically
hurting her, saying the abuse
happened twice.
In an exclusive interview with
Philippine Star entertainment
columnist Ricky Lo, Salvador said
the first time she was mistreated
was when Magalona had a drink.
“The first time happened
months earlier. He claimed that
he didn’t remember what he did,
maybe because he had a drink,
and he asked for forgiveness and
I gave him a chance. I told him,
‘Next time, don’t bring yourself
to the point that you will hurt
someone.’ He promised naman
that he wouldn’t do it again,” she
said.
She said the second incident
happened when she and Elmo got
into an argument after attending
a party hosted by Janella’s friend.
She said Elmo “reportedly
had one drink too many” and
that she had also been drinking.
“Social drinking,” she said.
She added that she fought
back by slapping Elmo because
she felt “disrespected.”
In the interview, Salvador also
admitted that she resumed seeing
a psychiatrist two weeks after that
incident and that Elmo had done
the same.
She also said she spoke out
not to shame Elmo or put him
down.
“I just want to correct the lies
being spread against me and my
mom, and to let the truth out. I
thought long and hard before
I decided to speak out. I gave
(Elmo) the chance to speak up
and own up to what he did but it
seems that somebody is stopping
him from doing it,” she said.
Salvador said she has stopped
wearing the friendship bracelet
given to her by Magalona.
“For two years, I focused on
Elmo and myself. This time, I am
giving more attention to myself.
He hurt me and I cannot, can
never tolerate that,” says Salvador
who is now fixing her relationship
with her mom Jenine Desiderio.
Asked if she still loves
Magalona, Salvador replied: “I did
say na love ko siya. Hindi naman
ganoon kabilis mawawala ‘yon.”●
- ABS-CBN
Rapper falls from plane
A Canadian rapper died
after falling from the wing of a
flying plane he was walking on
during a music video shoot, his
management team said.
Jon James, 33, died
instantly in the “wing-walking”
accident in Vernon, British
Columbia,
on
Saturday,
according to a statement.
“He had trained intensely
for this stunt but as Jon got
further out onto the wing of
the plane, it caused the small
Cessna to go into a downward
spiral that the pilot couldn’t
correct,” said the statement,
published alongside an online
fundraiser to raise money for
funeral costs and to release
James’s new music.
“Jon held onto the wing
until it was too late, and by the
time he let go, he didn’t have
time to pull his chute.”
James had also enjoyed
success as a competitive
freeskier and was known for
carrying out extreme stunts.
The
Royal
Canadian
Mounted Police confirmed they
responded to “the sudden death
of a parachuter” on Saturday
evening.
CTV reported the plane and
its pilot landed safely. ●
- AFP / MB
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