‘Forevermore’ stars Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano on Cathy Garcia-Molina cursing controversy

MANILA, Philippines – Young stars Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano defended director Cathy Garcia-Molina, after two talents – Rosellyn Domingo and Alvin Campomanes accused the director of cursing at them on the set of the show Forevermore, which aired its final episode in May 2015.

In an interview with Pep during a Coke event Thursday, January 21 where they were announced as endorsers, both stars sared their views on the incident. 

“So, para sa akin, it’s more than a year, so para sa akin, hindi ko alam kung anong gusto,” said Enrique. (So for me, it’s more than a year, so for me, I really don’t know what they want.)

He also said that it was easy for people who weren’t present to judge the issue, despite not understanding the circumstances surrounding the incident. 

Liza said she believed that Alvin, who wrote the complaint, did not know Direk Cathy well enough.

“Kasi, for me, I worked with her multiple times already so I knew Direk Cathy as a person.

“He [Alvin] didn’t get the whole joke that was going on between our set that Direk Cathy would use,” she said.

Enrique said that incidents like these sometimes make the artists event work harder. He also said that the artists themselves are not exempted from the director’s scolding.

“Kami nga, mas grabe pa minsan… mas grabe pa ang ginagawa sa amin, but that’s how she helps you,” he said. (For us, it’s even more… it’s more intense, but that’s how she helps you.)

Liza agreed, saying the issue was not a big deal and that Direk Cathy would even come up to them after and praise them for a job well done. 

Liza and Enrique, who are currently working with Direk Cathy on the upcoming show Dolce Amore, said that she was really affected by the issue.

“She’s really affected because parang the person [bashers] went too low and very personal, idinamay pati yung asawa niya (even involved her husband).”

Enrique echoed Liza’s statement, saying the director was worried for her children, and that she’s now doing well after being treated for an injury.

Last January 16, Direk Cathy finally spoke up on the incident, saying she did curse at Alvin on the set of the show but aired her side of the matter. She also clarified that she wa merely cursing at his character and not him and that the controversy has affected her children as well. 

Alvin meanwhile posted his reaction, saying that the director cannot separate a character in a show from the person acting as that character.

On December 30, Rossellyn posted an open letter to the director, complaining about verbal abuse and disrespect experienced by Alvin on the show. The two played minor roles in Forevermore, which starred Enrique and Liza.

Both ABS-CBN and Cathy said that they did receive the letter, but did not take further action because they were assured by the talent coordinator that the issue had been resolved. – Rappler.com