Kim Chiu denies cyber bullying and attitude problem issue

By ALEX VALENTIN BROSAS
May 26, 2010, 12:43pm

Young star Kim Chiu has denied talk that she and her group Churigogobaschu are engaged in cyber bullying. She also debunked rumors that she has an attitude problem.

Kim and her group are said to be bullying an actress through Twitter. This rumor came after Ampalaya Anonymous, a group of well-known actresses, was said to be attacking Pauleen Luna through coded messages on the micro-blogging site.

Kim expressed surprise when asked about the cyber bullying issue.

“Sino naman ‘yang aktres na ‘yan?” she asked on “Showbiz News Ngayon” aired May 25.

“Wala naman kaming karapatang mang-away. Parang napakasama naman ng balitang ‘yan. Wala nga kaming Twitter kahit sino sa amin. Hindi naman kami pala away,” Gerald Anderson’s perennial leading lady explained.

She refuted, too, the issue that she did not like the room reserved for her during the taping of "ASAP XV" in Boracay so she reserved a luxurious room for her sole use.

“Hindi talaga totoo ‘yon. Hindi ko naman sila nilait kasi sobrang ganda ng kuwarto ko, bago. Nakapag-book na ako so tumatakbo na ‘yung bayad ko ng Saturday at saka Sunday. So, siyempre sinabi sa akin ng handler ko na kailangan kong matulog du’n. Hindi ko naman nilalait. Napakasama ko namang tao. Siguro misunderstanding lang.”

Nevertheless, she apologized for the issue.

“Pasensiya kung gano’n ang inisip nila sa akin. Saka, na-bother din nga ako doon, eh. Sabi ko, ‘Parang ang sama-sama kong tao sa sinulat nila.’”

She does admit being affected by the bad press she’s getting. “Minsan naba-bother. Minsan naiiyak kasi parang hindi ko mapagtatanggol ang sarili ko. Parang, bakit, bakit nila ginagawa ‘to? Parang, bahala na kayo. Hindi ko madya-judge lahat ng tao. Kung ano ang gusto nilang isipin sa akin, ‘yun na lang.”

TV host Kris Aquino, who has worked with Kim in “Kung Tayo’y Magkakalayo,” defended the young actress from intrigues hurled at her.

“Ako ngayon ang magdedepensa sa kanya because I’ve work with her and I know her,” Kris said on SNN.

“Number one, hindi siya techie. I don’t even think she actually has a Facebook (account) and she doesn’t tweet. Wala siyang Twitter (account) so imposible ‘yang may cyber bullying na nagaganap.”

Kris continued, “Pangalawa, walang attitude at all when it comes to work. Ito na lang po. Meron siyang malaking-malaking endorsement. Shinoot na. They wanted 24 layout in one day. That’s really exhausting, Boy. Naawa na sa kanya because she was there at 10 in the morning, 2 a.m. na patuloy pa rin ang pagga-grind. Tapos ‘yung photographer and even the ahensiya people said na, ‘Alam mo shoot na lang natin another day baka pagod ka na.’ She said, ‘No, baka sabihin nila nag-a-attitude ako. Tapusin na natin.’ So when it comes to professionalism, hindi talaga puwedeng sabihan na may attitude si Kim lalo na when it comes to work.”

Kris went on, “‘Yung sa nangyari sa Boracay, true kasi nagbayad siya ng sarili niyang accommodations. They were not told ahead of time na meron silang titirhan pero hindi naman siya ‘yung tipo na nanglalait.”