Joey tells Willie: Sorry, I can't accept your sorry

Author: GMANews.TV
Column: Entertainment

Veteran comedian-TV host Joey de Leon's feud with Wowowee host Willie Revillame is far from finished.

"Sorry, hindi ko matatanggap ang sorry mo," said bluntly by Joey yesterday, September 8, in Startalk during an interview with co-hosts Lorna Tolentino, Butch Francisco, and Lolit Solis.

Willie and Joey are the subjects of talks and controversies for weeks now after the two verbally attacked each other through their respective noontime variety shows at the wake of the game-rigging accusation against Willie's program.

"Naging emosyonal ako. Pero gusto kong malaman n'yo, humihingi ako ng paumanhin kay Mr. Joey de Leon. Kung nasaktan ko siya... Joey de Leon, kaibigan, pare, from my heart, I'm so sorry kung nasaktan kita. Pero tandaan mo, idol pa rin kita," Willie apologized to the veteran comedian last September 4, Tuesday, on Wowowee.

JOEY'S CONDITION Apparently, Joey laid out some conditions on how the apology should be carried out which he felt was not entirely met by his rival.

"Ang hiniling ko talaga kumpleto. Kung napanood n'yo, sabi ko, gagawin niya uli yung sinabi niya kaya lang kabaligtaran. Wala nang pag-akusa at hiniling ko talaga na meron ding dalawang nakatayo dito na dalawang co-host na umiiyak. Seryoso ako nun. Kailangan ganun din, yung babae dito at dito umiiyak din habang nagso-sorry siya sa akin.

"Kailangan gawin n'yo 'yun. Alam ko baka maging katawa-katawa sa iba, pero seryoso ako dun. Pag ginawa n'yo 'yon, wala na, palalagpasin ko na lahat ng nasabi n'yo kahit nasiraan na ako sa iba ng pangalan," detailed by the popular comedian.

It can be recalled that when Willie lambasted Joey in his show last August 29, his two co-hosts, Valerie Concepcion and Mariel Rodriguez, joined him on stage to comfort him. Valerie, who just joined Wowowee a few weeks ago, also got emotional and shed some tears.

Joey added, "Okay na parang larong bata lang 'to, pinitik mo tenga ko, pipitikin kita, tabla na tayo, kalimutan na. Basta gawin n'yo 'yon, humarap kayo uli. Mag-sorry kayo kahit tatlong 'Joey de Leon' na lang, medyo lagpas sa tatlo 'yon, e. Okay lang, ang importante sa akin may dalawa ritong umiiyak na co-host. Kailangan ko 'yon."

Joey immediately acknowledged that this latest comment might earn him the ire of Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Chairman Consoliza Laguardia once agaon.

"Alam ko medyo magtatampo na naman sa akin si Chairman dito, pero 'yon naman ang pinag-usapan natin e," he justified his reaction.

NOT PART OF NETWORK WARS Clearing the networks from the ongoing rift, Joey made clear that he has nothing against ABS-CBN as an organization as what some people were implying.

"Inuulit ko, hindi po labanan ng networks ito. Huag n'yong sirain ako sa dati kong himpilan o sa mga kaibigan ko dun at mga hinahangaan o nirerespeto kong mga tao dun," he said.

The Eat Bulaga! host then proceeded to convey his love and gratitude to his former home network.

"Hindi n'yo ako pwedeng siraan diyan, mahal ko 'yang istasyon na 'yan, pinanggalingan ko 'yan at nakaukit ang pangalan ko diyan dahil yung mga nakaukit, mga walang dinalang kahihiyan sa istasyon 'yang mga 'yan. Totoo po, Johnny de Leon, yung mga ganung pangalan, mahal kami ng network na 'yan ng tatlong henerasyon mula sa lolo, sa ama, at sa anak [Lopez clan] inabutan ko lahat 'yan, so mahal ko 'yan.

"Hindi kami ang pag-awayin n'yo, ang sagutin n'yo yung kasalanan ng ibang personalidad diyan na nagdala ng kahihiyan," said Joey.

Joey also took pride in the fact that he is the only one who was able to work for all the TV networks in the Philippines. -

Source: GMANews