Philippine Showbiz Today Vol11 No 10 | Page 17

Philippine Showbiz Today May 22 - June 7, 2016 17 New assault video on Ed Castrillo - monuments builder, 73 Top sculptor Eduardo his installations, “The Vir- Loreto in Bustillos, Manila Baron Geisler goes viral Castrillo, builder of some gin” at La Loma Cemetery and the beautiful metal- of the most familiar monu- and “Youth’s Cry of Defi- and-wood crucifix at Don Controversial actor Baron Geisler said that he intends to take legal action against the uploader of the viral video that showed him assaulting a student filmmaker of the University of the Philippines. “The video was taken out of context, and be- cause of that, I plan to consult my lawyers for the possible liabilities of the person who uploaded the video, whose apparent intention is to exploit my already damaged repu- tation,” Geisler said in a statement furnished to In- terAksyon Monday by ALV Talent Circuit, which man- ages his career. In an interview with News5’s MJ Marfori, Geisler also clarified that the video was not staged as part of a social experi- ment as many netizens had speculated. “Pumitik lang po ta- laga ako. How I wish na social experiment po siya. It would be a dream kasi maganda sanang plano po iyon eh but dahil dito parang ako po iyong nasi- sira eh, ako po iyong iyong napasama nasasaktan po ako ng todo,” he added. “I feel bad. I feel sad. I feel sick. Usap muna kami ng management.” As narrated by Ver- zosa in explaining the cir- cumstances that led to Geisler’s actions in the video, the student said the actor had agreed to act in a school production for an editorial design campaign. Geisler, however, was irked after the script for the proj- ect was delivered late to him. Despite their repeated apologies, the actor went on to hurl invectives at Verzosa’s group and went on to assault him.• - E. Sallan, InterAksyon Baron Geisler ments to two generations of Filipinos across the country, died