Marian Rivera Releases Official Statement Regarding Heart Evangelista Incident

Marian Rivera has released an official statement regarding the incident with Heart Evangelista through her manager, Popoy Caritativo.

Popoy sent this to Philippine Entertainment Portal:

“I have spoken with Marian earlier and we have decided that for the sake of peace and out of respect to GMA, she will no longer speak about this incident so that the issue can be put to rest.

"She has already said her piece on this matter before and has already moved on from it.

"Although it’s hard for her to remain silent, she knows that there are times that peace is the better option. So she chooses peace.

"And she hopes that her supporters and fans would respect her decision. Marian sends them her love and gratitude. Thank you."

Marian is opting to keep mum about the issue believing that it would eventually fade if she did so. She chooses not to belie Heart's accusation that she (Marian) shouted at and threatened her.

Let's just hope that Lovi Poe, who was said to be the one who saw what happened, speaks out about it.

Marian, Heart, and Lovi are all in the cast of Temptation Island. It was in the filming of the said movie where the shouting incident happened.

Marian Rivera on MOD Magazine's July 2011 Cover

Kapuso star Marian Rivera is on the cover of MOD magazine's July 2011 issue with the cover story "Marian Reigns: The Prime Time Queen Reclaims Her Throne."

Marian Rivera, who stars in the movie Temptation Island, also plays the lead character in GMA-7's top ranking primetime epicserye Amaya. The primetime queen is also quite controversial as of late due to alleged incidents with Heart Evangelista and Sam Pinto.

Heart Evangelista, on the evening news last night, claimed that Marian went to her dressing room and angrily shouted insults at her while they were shooting Temptation Island. The confrontation, according to Heart, stemmed from her announcement that she was excited to work in a TV project with Dingdong Dantes, who is Marian's current boyfriend.

Sam Pinto, on the other hand, said in her interview with tabloid columnist Pete Ampoloquio Jr that her "misery" started when she was linked with Dingdong Dantes. According to the interview, Marian went as far as to bump her on purpose one time. Good thing Sam was able to dodge.

Sam was actually the first one to talk about her issues with Marian. Heart kept her silence for a while and only spilled the beans after her Brazil trip with boyfriend Daniel Matsunaga.

Is there a hate campaign going on against the Kapuso Primetime Queen? I hope not.

Philippine Tatler Photo Shoot With Nigel Barker [Video]

Check out the behind-the-scenes video footage of Philippine Tatler's photo shoot with famed photographer Nigel Barker of America's Next Top Model. The photos are featured in the magazine's The Glam Issue (July 2011).

Featured in the three-cover edition are Georgina Wilson, Heart Evangelista, and Celine Lopez.

For this issue, the magazine names the 13 most beautiful women of the country which includes the three cover girls with Pops Fernandez, Audrey Puckett-Chiu, Carla Abellana, Valerie Weigmann, Rocio Olbes, Bianca Elizalde, Stephanie Zubiri, Bianca Zobel, Rosanne Prieto and Isabelle Daza.

Georgina Wilson, Heart Evangelista, Celine Lopez on Philippine Tatler July 2011

Georgina Wilson, Heart Evangelista, and Celine Lopez were photographed by Nigel Barker (America's Next Top Model) for Philippine Tatler magazine's three-cover edition dubbed as The Glam Issue (July 2011).

The magazine (as its name suggests) focuses on the lives of the high society in the country.

For this issue, the magazine names the 13 most beautiful women of the country which includes the three cover girls with Pops Fernandez, Audrey Puckett-Chiu, Carla Abellana, Valerie Weigmann, Rocio Olbes, Bianca Elizalde, Stephanie Zubiri, Bianca Zobel, Rosanne Prieto and Isabelle Daza.

Heart Evangelista vs Marian Rivera?

Marian Rivera and Heart Evangelista are reportedly not in good terms as of late. There are speculations, though, that this rumor was just made up to make people talk more about Temptation Island which is showing July 6th.

But the speculations that it was just a publicity stunt were somehow proved wrong when Heart's mother reportedly shouted angrily at Marian at the Manila airport while the actresses were on their way home from a shooting in Ilocos Norte last June 13th. Cecile Ongpauco, Heart's mother, allegedly even brought bodyguards for Heart, and when the Kapuso Primetime Queen tried to approach Heart to say goodbye, the mother angrily shouted, "Stay away from my daughter!" not knowing that the Temptation Island actresses have patched things up even before they left Ilocos Norte.

Mrs. Ongpauco allegedly threw more angry words at Marian which caused the pretty actress to cry.

There are many versions as to what caused the feud. Some say it started when Heart's boyfriend, Daniel Matsunaga, expressed his interest in working with Marian Rivera. It allegedly continued to Heart talking about how she couldn't wait to work with Marian's boyfriend, Dingdong Dantes, while Marian was within earshot.

It sounds like a petty little quarrel blown up by write-ups that is typical of a promotional stunt. But if the airport incident is really true, I think this issue would hurt Heart Evangelista the most, especially if the other version of the story was true.

The other version
The feud allegedly really started when Heart saw Marian talking with their co-star Lovi Poe and suspected that the two were talking maliciously about her. Heart allegedly called her mother about it and that's the reason why Mrs. Ongpauco was so mad at the airport. Little did she know that her daughter and Marian had already patched things up even before leaving Ilocos Norte.

If the last "version of the story" is true, I think it's Heart Evangelista's fault not to "notify" her mother as soon as possible that she and Marian were already okay. Had she told her mom about it sooner, no airport scene would have been created.

"Temptation Island" – Full Trailer

GMA Films and Regal Entertainment, Inc. have just released the full trailer of the much awaited remake of Joey Gosiengfiao's Temptation Island which will hit theaters July 6, 2011 nationwide.

The movie stars Marian Rivera, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe, Solenn Heussaff, Rufa Mae Quinto, Aljur Abrenica, Tom Rodriguez, and Mikael Daez. John Lapus plays the role of the pageant host.

Watch the Temptation Island's full trailer after the jump.

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