Rumors: Facts & Humor - Rey-Divina Feud (1987)

Описание: Rumors, Facts and Humor was ABS-CBN’s earliest attempt to do a showbiz talk show program.

The Kapamilya network at the time had just resumed broadcasting under its real owners, Eugenio Lopez Jr. and Fernando Lopez, and was raring to get back into the game.

The show, a joint production of Regal Entertainment and ABS-CBN, was launched to compete against GMA-7's See-True hosted by The Queen of Intrigues, Inday Badiday

They made a spectacle of themselves as they traded insults on national television. Divina belittled Rey’s stable of talents, calling them “bomba” stars. Rey questioned Divina’s merit as a serious actress.

The show’s hosts—Alfie Lorenzo, Chanda Romero, and Janice Jurado—were visibly on edge and nervously tried to diffuse the tension but to no avail.

In the next moment, La Divina did the unthinkable: she hit Rey on the head with a microphone. Everyone in the studio was horrified. Television viewers were scandalized.

Here's what Janice Jurado recalled to PEP.ph:
"Nagulat ang lahat. Ako naman, ‘Anong nangyari?’ sabi ko.

“Tumayo na ako sa upuan ko. Si Rey, walang imik. Si Tita Divina naman nilayo na namin.”

Rey reportedly threatened to sue Divina following the assault, but he never did. The casualty of the Rey-Divina incident, however, was Rumors, Facts and Humor..

Sadly looking back, Janice said about the demise of the show, “Akala namin wala lang yun. Hindi naman namin alam na may mangyayaring pukpukan. Hindi na kami nakabalik sa ere.”
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(🎥) Source(s)

• Remus Archives (R.F.H, 1987 Video)/(ABS-CBN: 50 Years of Philippine Television, 2003 Video)

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