Raymond to host ‘Showbiz Police’ on TV5

Raymond Gutierrez will be hosting TV5’s newest showbiz talk show, Showbiz Police.

It was some three weeks ago when he posted a photo on Instagram that showed him with the Kapatid Network sign. It came with the caption saying that he’s now a freelance artist and will be seen on TV5 starting September.

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Charice To Grace “Mel & Joey”

Charice will be on GMA-7’s Mel & Joey tomorrow night, Sunday, February 6th. It’s for the promo of her Valentine special on the network set to air on February 13th. Joey de Leon also gets to talk with the international pop star. The interview covers Charice’s international career to her lifestyle abroad to her lovelife.

We all know that Oprah wants Charice to put her lovelife on hold so she could focus on her career, well at least that’s what the young singer says. But is that really it?

I was watching Juicy last night (the re-run) when the hosts talked about that statement of Charice, plus the incident before the MOA concert when Charice didn’t entertain the press (read: she had bodyguards and she didn’t answer the questions the media people were asking). Her reason: Oprah says no interviews.

According to Cristy Fermin, one of the hosts of Juicy, the teen star should not forget where she came from (read: she should entertain the press even on times when her manager (or the “Charice team” as she calls it) tells her “no interviews.” Cristy even goes on to say “’Wag s’yang mag-Oprah-Oprah” here in the Philippines.

My two cents: Charice is aimed for the bigger international market. If that’s their way in the US, then so be it. After all, she’s not doing anything bad. The girl is making us proud by being popular internationally and she wouldn’t have made it if not for her “Charice team.”

Giver her a break. It’s not easy to fly back and forth Manila and LA and then performing within hours after arrival. I’m sure not many of us can do that.

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Charice’s Loyalty Questioned

Charice cancelled her GMA-7 taping for a Christmas Special due to an stomach illness. But then a few days after the supposed taping, Charice performed at the Christmas in Rockefeller concert in New York and has stayed on for more Christmas concerts with singers such as Justin Bieber, Adam Lambert, and Jesse McCartney around the U.S. She was even seen performing in crutches, which means that even a limp doesn’t stop her from attending to her commitments.

The singing sensation’s no-show at GMA-7’s taping has become an issue on TV5’s Sunday celebrity talk show, “Paparazzi,” last December 12. Hosts Mo Twister, Ruffa, Gutierrez, and Cristy Fermin even hinted that perhaps Charice only used the stomach illness as an alibi to cancel her Christmas Special on GMA-7, because ABS-CBN allegedly questioned Charice’s sense of loyalty.

Charice started her singing career on ABS-CBN’s Little Big Star and has remained in the network until she was discovered on YouTube.

But why give a nod to GMA-7’s Christmas Special in the first place? Was it the manager who okayed the said special? Also, isn’t it possible to cancel it politely without using an illness as an excuse then later be seen so healthy and eventually in crutches?

It is also possible that Charice’s team in the U.S. made the stomach illness excuse so the singer could stay longer in the U.S. for the string of Christmas concerts. Great exposure, I agree, especially since it’s where their target market is. But they should have seen that coming.

Or is there bad communication between Charice’s U.S. management team and the local one?

Just asking.

Watch Charice at the Christmas in Rockefeller concert below.

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Cristy Fermin is Suspended!

The contract of Cristy Fermin with ABS-CBN has been suspended by the network until the end of this year (December 31, 2008). It stems out from her rift with Nadia Montenegro. It seems like karma is real after all. No one can really get away with everything.

I am sure Nadia Montenegro (and Mo Twister) is having a blast =)

Here's a report from PEP on the statement of ABS-CBN regarding the matter:

"Ang kontrata ni Ms. Cristy Fermin bilang host ng The Buzz sa ABS-CBN Channel 2 at anchorperson ng Showbiz Mismo sa DZMM ay sinuspende hanggang December 31, 2008.

"Ang suspensyon ng talent contracts ni Ms. Fermin sa ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ay may kaugnayan sa mga naging pahayag niya sa episode ng The Buzz noong October 5, 2008. Ang aksyong ito ni Ms. Fermin ay lumabag sa ilang probisyon ng kanyang kontrata.

"Sa pananaw ng kompanya, nadamay ang mga batang walang kinalaman sa kontrobersya sa kanyang pahayag.

"Nalabag din ng aksyon ni Ms. Fermin ang mataas na batayan ng propesyonalismo at integridad sa pamamahayag. Ito ay nagdulot ng kapinsalaan hindi lamang sa kanyang pangalan at kredibilidad, kundi sa programang The Buzz at sa ABS-CBN."

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