Hayden: No apology for Sharon
Hayden Kho said he did not owe Sharon Cuneta any apology for his January 28 post on Twitter, which he maintained was not directed at her.
Hayden tweeted: "There's a billboard ad in Edsa developed by advertisers who think consumers are stupid. Guess." People immediately associated the message to Sharon’s Marie France Bodyline billboard ad, which showed before and after pictures of Sharon losing weight.
While Hayden had already denied in a succeeding post that his controversial tweet was intended for Sharon, he asserted his claim further in an appearance on TV5’s “Paparazzi,” wherein he subbed for a vacationing Mo Twister on Sunday, February 13. He responded to Sharon’s statements on ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz” the same day insisting that Hayden's tweet was really intended for her and not for anybody else.
"Number one, wala po akong relationship kay Ms. Sharon Cuneta. There was one time na nag-guest ako sa show niya. That's all,” Hayden said.
“Hindi ko naman siya kaibigan, hindi ko naman siya kaaway. Basically, wala kaming relationship. There's nothing there. Meron ako sa iba, kasi may sarili akong business. Ang nangyari naman po sa Twitter, basically, nagtanong ako... Wala po akong sinabi basically…Ako lang ho ay nagtanong ng question," Hayden added.
Hayden also recalled one person who went out of his way to launch a word war against him when he unveiled his own perfume line. That particular person, Hayden said, was the subject of his tweets. While Hayden did not name the person in his statement on “Paparazzi,” Sharon identified the individual in her interview with “The Buzz” as Joel Cruz, who is Hayden’s competitor in the perfume business.
"Nung nag-launch ako ng perfume business ko, meron isang tao na tinira ako ng tinira: ‘Ano naman ang karapatan niya? Ang baho-baho ng pangalan niya, maglalabas siya ng perfume niya,' ganyan. Para sa akin, sige, wala na lang pakialaman, okay? Open market, malaki naman yun...ang dami-daming Pilipino, puwede naman tayong mag-coexist. Sana huwag ka nang mang-insulto. Tutal, hindi naman tayo magkakilala, hindi naman tayo magkaibigan... Pero take note, hindi po ako nagbigay ng pangalan. Hindi ako nagbigay ng brand...," Hayden added.
He also gave his own personal message to the Megastar.
"Ngayon, sorry po, bato-bato sa langit... Wala po akong sinabi, ate Sharon. I don't know... I don't feel that I have to say sorry to you, but if you feel that way, then I really can't do anything about it. Wala po. Sa akin po, mas mabuting ayoko ko po kasi... Mataas po ang respeto ko sa inyo [Sharon]. Ayaw ko po kayong kaaway. Noong bata ho ako, nanonood ho ako sa mga pelikula n'yo. Kahit mga magulang ko, kahit mga kaibigan ko gusto kayo. Kahit ako, gusto din kita. Mabait kayong tao. Nakikita ko naman po yun," he expressed. "Ngayon po, doon sa ayaw ninyong ma-associate yung name ninyo sa akin, hindi na po bago sa akin yun. Marami na po akong pinagdaanang mas masasakit pang bagay para magbitaw po kayo ng gano'ng salita. Okay na po, normal na po yun sa akin."
Hayden as the easy target
Hayden believes that in controversial situations, he is always the easy target.
"Unfortunate sa sitwasyon ko kasi napakadali akong target, e. Sobrang easy target. Gusto mong magandang kaaway? Si Hayden. Kasi automatic, publiko against Hayden, kasi sa record ko. Kahit sinong itapat mo sa akin, ako mismo nahihiya na ma-associate. Ang laban nasa akin, this is my personal battle," Hayden stressed.
He also belied rumors that his recent tweets are just publicity stunts to benefit his business and the Belo Medical Group, a beauty clinic owned by his girlfriend Vicki Belo.
"Actually, kung meron pong isang nagbe-benefit dito, it's not Belo Medical Group. I think it's more Marie France whose benefitting from this controversy and probably good for them. Kung in terms of awareness, siguro ang pinag-uusapan natin ngayon... sino? Marie France. It's probably good for them... I have nothing against that. I don't know Marie France. I haven't been to Marie France. I can only speak for Belo Medical Group because I have been a patient in Belo Medical Group. I can only say na para sa akin, Belo Medical Group, hindi ka papalpak. Very effective. But I can't say anything about Marie France because I haven't been there and I don't know their treatments," Hayden said.
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