Pamagat ng pelikulang nagpanalo kay Dingdong hindi mabanggit-banggit ng GMA 7; Sarah pinalagan ang gusto ng GMA 7 na magpa-manage sa grupong Icons

SEEN: Hindi binanggit sa congratulatory message ng GMA 7 kay Dingdong Dantes ang pamagat ng pelikula na nagbigay sa kanya ng best actor award mula sa 38th Metro Manila Film Festival dahil sister company ng rival network na ABS-CBN ang producer ng proyekto.

SCENE: Ngayon ang huling araw sa telebisyon ng Cielo de Angelina, ang morning drama series ng GMA 7.

SEEN: Ang controversial long tweet ni Sarah Lahbati tungkol sa temporary departure niya sa showbiz:

“To all my friends and supporters, I’d like to thank you for the love and loyalty you’ve given me. I’ve been very blessed last year and I’m grateful to all of you but unfortunately you will be seeing less of me this year for reasons that are hard to explain through Twitter.

“I’ve had misunderstandings with the people who are handling my career. I am still thankful to them for the efforts they have shown in the past. But now I feel neglected and my back is against the wall... “Therefore, I have to do something. Just to clarify this issue that’s been going around, I signed a contract with Royal Artist (Tita Annabelle Rama) as a co- manager with GMA Artist Center because I needed someone to protect & help my well being in this cut throat industry.

“Tita Annabelle only wants the best for me, with her years of experience and success in this industry I know that she’s the right person to help me. When my family made this decision, we were already sure that an artist tied up with GMA Artist Center such as myself can be co-managed by another talent company because I was offered by top of GMA to sign a contract with ICONS management just a few months before I signed with Tita Annabelle.

“I didn’t sign with ICONS because management, they wanted to deduct another 15% on top of the 25% that is being deducted by GMA Artist Center. We found that too steep of a deduction for someone who just started such as myself.

“Because of all of this uncertainty and stress, my family and I decided that I go back to Switzerland and study there. This does not mean that I will be gone from the industry and craft that I love... Just a breather from all the chaos. Nakakalungkot na umabot pa sa ganito. But I’m also excited to study. I trust God’s plans for me.”

(FYI: ang ICONS ay talent management group na pinamumunuan ng ex- boyfriend ni Jolina Magdangal na si Bebong Muñoz. Karamihan sa mga alaga ng GMA Artist Center ay co-managed na rin ng nasabing grupo. – SVA)