Talent manager Lolit Solis will not challenge Annabelle Rama’s verbal tirades over her own remarks that questioned Ruffa Gutierrez’s ill-feelings towards Lani Mercado.
“Ayokong makipag-away kay Annabelle. Hindi dahil sa natatakot ako sa kanya. Wala akong iniwanang laban. Kung kailangan akong makipag-away, makikipag-away ako. Pero ayokong makipag-away sa kanya dahil tinitignan ko pa rin yung 30 years na naging friendship namin. Wala pa si Ruffa, magkaibigan na kami. Kaya nagtataka ako bakit nagiging personal ang mga bagay na ito,” Lolit says in a live interview Saturday on GMA-7 showbiz oriented talk show “Startalk,” which she co-hosts.
Ruffa had voiced out her hurt in ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz” last March 2 over Lani’s supposed snub in a recent party and the wake of the mother of Chit and Ethel Ramos. Lolit, who is Lani’s manager, slammed Ruffa’s disclosure in a radio interview saying her ward has all the right to express her feelings and should not apologize for her actions.
This led to Ruffa’s mom Annabelle to make an impassioned reaction in several media interviews over the past week.
“Sobra sobra. Kung tirahin mo (Lolit) ang anak ko below the belt. Ikaw Lolit nakalimutan mo na kung saan ka nanggaling. Bakit? Ano ba ang nagawa ni Ruffa sa iyo? Sabi mo mag-sorry si Ruffa sa iyo, for what?” Annabelle remarked in a taped Startalk interview.
According to Lolit, Annabelle appealed to her not to make any comment regarding the issue through a phone call but she claimed she already given the interview before she talked to Ruffa’s mom. A succeeding article on Lolit’s radio remarks also surfaced the next day that infuriated Annabelle further.
Lolit also disclosed that Ruffa herself called her begging not to aggravate things with further comments because it could reach her estranged husband Yilmaz.
Ruffa was romantically linked to Lani’s husband Sen. Bong Revilla several years ago, long before she married Yilmaz. This supposed link was rumored to have been the cause of the snubbing incidents.
“Si Ruffa, naawa ako nung tumawag sa akin. Tumawag siya sa akin, umiiyak. Sabi niya, ‘Tita Lolit, baka mamaya malaman ito ni Yilmaz. Mamaya umuwi sa Pilipinas patayin ako.’ Hindi ko naman gugustuhin na mangyari yon dahil nga mahal natin si Ruffa. Kaya kumbaga nag-usap kami ni Annabelle. Nangako ako sa kanya na hindi na ako magsasalita, wala akong gagawin. Nangyari na yon. Nung tumawag na siya, nakapag-radyo na ako. Hindi akalain na isusulat pa ni Ogie Diaz. Pero sinulat man niya, yun naman talaga ang sinabi ko. Walang banggit ang pangalan ni Ruffa,” Lolit stressed.
Lani allegedly snubbed Ruffa the first time when they crossed paths during a recent party attended by a deluge of showbiz personalities. Bong and Lani were on their way out while Ruffa and friend Donita Rose had just arrived at the venue. Ruffa kissed Bong on the cheek and then tried to extend another kiss to Lani, who was said to have just looked away.
Lani told Startalk that if she indeed showed she was snubbing Ruffa, it was not intentional.
“Nagmadali si Bong papalabas. I wasn’t able to greet everybody who was on site kasi nga nag-pi-picture taking. Busy yung entrance. Hindi ko nabati siya. Si Ruffa. So hindi ko intensyon ng mang-i-snub. Nagulat na lang ako na nag-react siya sa show niya.”
The second incident happened during the wake of the Ramos matriarch. Lani was reported to have ignored Ruffa even when she was just inches away from where she was seated.
Lani explained there was no way she could have noticed Ruffa because she was busy talking to Chit and Ethel.
“I was busy talking with some friends. Merong negotiation na nangyayari sa isang side, merong batian on the other side. Tapos I was asked to sit beside them. Si Tita Chit (Ramos) asked me to sit down in front of Ruffa and the position of the chairs were facing the wall. So ang hirap mag move to the left or to the right then Tita Virgie was talking to me. Tita Chit was talking to me so busy yung conversations and I presumed since she was behind me I wouild know who she was talking to kasi hindi naman ako makatingin sa likod dahil kausap ko ang dalawa sa tagiliran ko,” Lani told Startalk.
Ruffa mentioned in a separate Startalk interview that she was merely surprised by Lani’s attitude towards her and that led her to talk and was not inclined to pick a fight.
“In-air ko lang yung side ko kasi nagtataka rin lang ako bakit hindi ako pinapansin. If you don’t like me okay lang. I didn’t do anything naman to you. Ako naman ang unang bumati sa inyo but if you don’t want to accept my kiss, it’s up to you. Basta as far as I’m concerned, wala akong kaaway. Hindi ako nang-aaway.
Lani, for her part, wishes that the controversy would soon end.
“Tapos na ito. Matagal na matagal na. I have moved on and I’m sure you have moved on. Nagulat lang ako nung nagsalita ka pero kung na-offend ka, kung parang sa tingin mo na-offend kita, pasensiya. Sa susunod pag nagkita tayo, papansinin kita. Sana magkaintindihan lang,” Lani said.
“Ayoko kasing nag-aaway. Wala akong intensyon makipag-away. So let’s smile. Tama na,” she added.
29 Feedbacks on "Lolit: I won’t fight Annabelle"
Boston gal
Oh come on Lani you did really intend to snub Ruffa, actions speaks louder than words unknowingly it shows the grudge you are keeping for a long time… you cannot hide the real you, that sweet image you have been portraying does not work anymore! STOP BEING HYPOCRITE !!!
monica
What’s new naman about Lani, eh talaga namang supladita yan.
Lala
Actually they are both the same, walang mapili so why waste our time here?
Goody
BASTA KAY RUFFA PA RIN AKO, MAGANDA
gorgeous gal
boston gal…..why boston??..ikaw ba si gretchen…ha,ha,ha,….tell me who is not hypocrite in show business……everybody makes money on this business with controversies,hypocrisies and stuff…..
Sunburst
Lani should feel free to do whatever she likes to do. If she doesn’t want to speak to someone like Ruffa who has loose morals then she should not. Annabelle the mom has no breeding at all. so i hope she doesn’t anymore dignify her. It would just be waste of time. Go Lani!
neeria
E kung ikaw kaya ang lumagay sa lugar ni Lani M., yung ex ng asawa mo, e kung makita mo, makikipag-beso beso ka pa ba? yung nangyari kina ruffa at bong noon na sinundo pa si ruffa sa hotel dahil kasama nya don si bong, ano yun, deadma lang? if you don’t know, pls. investigate first. fyi.
hindi santo si lani, at lalong hindi ka din santo pag ginawa sa iyo yung nangyari noon, baka di lang yun ang gawin mo.
nagpapakatotoo lang si lani sa mundo ng plastic showbiz world.
sabi ni ruffa, no mean bone in my body, hello, ang dami na kaya niyang ginawang palpak, gusto mong isa-isahin? scam, yung me asawa na pala sya bago magpakasal kay ylmas, yung kay bong at robin na parehong may sabit na, aga, etc.
si lani, ano ang natatandaan mong ginawa nyang palpak?
please judge yourself first before you judge other people.
Nainis Lang sa Comment
Hey Boston Gal, are you married? What would you do with you husbands ex-mistres? Smile, kiss and make-up? If yes, then you must be the hypocrite!
Jade, USA
Lani M. knew na naging syota ng husband niyang palikero/abusado kahit na me asawa na si Ruffa (alam niyang me asawa si Bong at pinatulan niya)-tama lang si Lani M. na isnabin si Ruffa ano! Itong mga babaeing immoral gaya ni Ruffa, Gretchen Barreto, etc. na pumapatol sa mga lalaking me asawa dahil sa pera, ay dapat sunogin sa impierno at i-itsapuwera ng madlang pipol.
Marithe
Ke totoo o hindi ang balita noon tungkol sa kanilang dalawa ni Sen. Bong, dapat expected na niya na somehow, nasaktan si Lani. Kung hindi siya pinansin, dapat hindi na nagsalita pa si Ruffa. At sa tv show pa niya. Kaya lumaki. Si Ms. Annabelle Rama, hinahangaan ko yan. Idol ko nga siya. Kaso, sana naman, pag ganitong kaliit na bagay, pabayaan niyang dumiskarte mga anak niya. Malalaki na mga anak niya, noh. Pabayaan niyang lumaban nang sarili nilang laban ang mga anak niya, lalo na kung maliit na bagay lang.
brenda
pareho lang silang ksp. pero kahit maraming nagawang mali noon si Ruffa it looks like she’s trying her very best naman to change. Si Annabelle naman nakakaaliw panoorin sa tv pag naglilitanya na.
cielo
yang mga babae talagang yan, selosan lang yan, alam mo na dahil may common, eh patalbugan, insecure kung sino ang mas maganda, nagkataon lang na ang miss world 2nd princess , naku , nakakahiya kayong dalawa
cielo
naku ang daming problema sa pilipinas na dapat pagtuunan ng pansin , eh wala namang kakuenta kuentang bagay yang pinag-aawayan nyo, kakahiya kayo, grow up girls, o pati na ikaw annabelle at lolit.
arigato
Ang isyu nyan ay ang di pagpansin ni Lani kay Ruffa.
Bakit ang gusto ba ni Ruffa lahat ng tao papansinin sya? Ganyan sya ka-conceited, huh?
Mana sya sa nanay nyang si Annabel, feeling nila sila ang may-ari ng showbiz hahaha.
lou
oo nga. since may “past” kuno si ropa at bong, dapat quiet na si ropa kung inisnab siya. wag siya plastic ‘no, dapat alam niya kung bakit aloof sa kanya si lani. saka kahit konti maguilty naman siya and leave lani alone. ang arte arte ni ropa talaga.
china
Ang mga artista talaga, masyado ng ma-showbiz! Pwede namang tinawagan nalang ni Ruffa si Lani about the isyu, bakit kelangan pa nyang magreact sa show nya? Grabe naman. Did THE BUZZ need a nonsense issue like this just for the rating??? If indeed it was for the ratings..then the show is desperate.
darla
When will they ever GROW UP? This is beyond childish behavior. I think this people need psychotherapist. Away dito, away doon when will anybody learn to pick there own battle.
Inday
Ganon ba? isa lang palang katulong si Lolit ni mother Lily noon? kaya pala mukha din siyang katulong. Si Annabelle naman ay mukhang bugaw, take your pick? Hwag nyo nang patulan pa si Annnabelle dahil mahina ang kokote niyan.
susan
stop it. too much attention must be given to more serious issues.
susan palmes
stop it. it is a non issue.
Ome
bakit ba itong si Ruffa hindi nalang magstay sa bahay. wala namang interesado sa kanya. hindi ba nandaya yan noon. my golly tayo bang mga pinoy wala na tayong ka class class. pinapansin natin ang ganiting tao. akala ba niya maganda siya. look at her big mouth
Bakekang
What’s new sa mag-inang bruha? Eversince, duda na talaga ako sa pagkatao ng dalawang yan. Pag ng paniwalaan baka lalo lang sumikat.
loraine
hi nako!kakaluka ka tlaga lolit! kung ako su be shot up nalang anu!kaw rin lng nmam ang gustong magpasikat 4 sure eh,,,,huh enuf na nga yang pag aaway nyo!!!!!
loraine
alam u ikaw lolit,,grabe ka!halos lhat gusto ung klabanin ka eh!wag kang ganyan purki manager ka!!!!hayaan u nlang kaya sila anu?
manay
lolit, you belong in the jail anyway. Who can forget the MMFF scam with Mr. Concepcion and libelous comments regarding Piolo. Marami ka talagang connection. Watch out that will not last.
khait
Lani and Ruffa are mature people, they shouldn’t let their self-esteem be disturbed by insensible things; well, wala na siguro silang ibang problema kaya pinapalaki nila ang simpleng bagay, ano ba yan, you’re adults and have kids, you should act your age and set examples;so, just forget it!Lolit and Annabelle are old enough to realize what is best, aren’t they?
jansen cruz
sa nakita ko sa tv sincere naman si ruffa, at nakuha nya pang mag eplain kung ano talaga ang nangyari. si lani mercado naman pa simple, kunwari wholesome, prim and proper and very pleasing ang personality, pero sa totoo lang doble kara, plastic (kitang- kita naman, di ba.)
huwag naman i-compare si ruffa and lani in terms of beauty and utak dahil ang layo-layo ni lani mercado kay ruffa…kailangan siguro magpa bleach muna sya and magpa tutor para ma enhance yung pag ingles nya.
i, thank u.
ahmed
i think it,s a great post.
Muti
ang babae posessive especially kung kinantot mo yung husband or boyfriend nila. Lani is just being true to herself.
Please Leave a Comment!