MANILA, Philippines - Amid the clash between Ogie Diaz and fans of Charice, the singer’s mother, Raquel Pempengco, believes the TV host can’t blame her daughter’s followers for raging against him.
“You cannot blame all Charice fans, especially ‘Chasters,’ to speak out what’s in their mind against you, Ogie D.... You cannot blame them if they won’t accept your apology because of what you did to their idol.
"Because as you said, Ogie Diaz, they have their own opinion and that’s their opinion, too,” ABS-CBN News quoted Pempengco as saying.
Charice, as of this writing, remains mum on the matter.
Fans of the petite diva got incensed towards Diaz after he remarked via Twitter and his tabloid column that Charice’s nerdy glasses---which she famously wore on her “Glee” debut---“looks so ugly on her.”
Diaz, as with other members of the local press, also lambasted Charice for acting “like a foreign artist” during her brief stint in the country earlier this month.
Recall that Charice was accused of snubbing the press when she did a concert with Gary Valenciano at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds last Jan. 8. Interviews were reportedly not allowed, and Charice’s tight security, said to have been sent by her godmother Oprah Winfrey, allegedly prohibited the press and even the fans, to come near her.
Mrs. Pempengco had earlier apologized on behalf of her daughter for the incident, and pleaded for understanding as Charice was already too tired to grant interviews after a very long day.
Ogie has already deleted his controversial tweets about the singer, and consequently, publicly apologized to Charice and her fans, some of whom even called to “boycott” Diaz’s projects. Others even took a swipe at his mother.
Even as fans of Charice are unmoved by his apology, Diaz wishes to put the controversy behind, reported “TV Patrol” on Jan. 27. He also appealed to her supporters, as he did in previous interviews, to spare his mother from demeaning remarks.
Meanwhile, entertainment blog site Pinoy Gossip Boy (PGB) reported on Thursday that Diaz temporarily closed his Twitter, which he earlier made private. As seen in his tweets posted on PGB's page, Diaz thanked his followers for their understanding, as well as the Chasters who have forgiven him.
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