Judy Ann, Gladys Share Thoughts On Celebrity Twitter Issues

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/360495/judy-ann-gladys-share-thoughts-on-celebrity-twitter-issues

By NR RAMOS

MANILA, Philippines - Judy Ann Santos says she perfectly understands her fellow celebrities who sometimes lose their cool when dealing with bashers on Twitter, noting Sharon Cuneta and how she reacted when an ABS-CBN executive supposedly posted seemingly malicious messages that alluded to the Megastar’s daughter, KC Concepcion, on the social networking site.
According to Santos, she might have done the same thing, if not more, given the situation.
“Baka maging halimaw ako, baka higit pa,” said she in an interview with push.com on May 26.
Santos said that people should learn to think twice before posting anything through the popular microblogging site.
“Kasi may mga bagay talaga na hindi na lang dapat tini-tweet... ngayon mag-tweet ka ng anything sa isang tao, siyempre ‘yung nang magre-react ang nanay. Lalo na’t siya ang naghirap diyan at siya ‘yung nakakakilala sa bata. Especially when you work for a major company. Wala na dapat ganyan dahil it’s a very sensitive topic to begin with,” she said.
The 33-year-old actress also told Push that she almost got into the same situation a few years back after hearing some not-so-pleasant comments about her son Lucho in the media.
“Merong kung anu-ano ding nagsabi. Sabi nga ng asawa ko sa akin,
‘Huwag ka na kasing magbasa ng comments,’ pero maiiwasan mo ba? Gusto mong pumatol pero naisip mo na lang itong mga ito, basta may masabi lang,” she related.
“Pero at the same time naisip ko din na it’s not worth my time, it’s not worth the effort dahil una hindi ko sila kilala and maybe it made them feel good to say those words about my kid. At saka mas masaya ang buhay ko eh. Bakit naman ako magpapaapekto pa sa kanilang hindi masasaya ang buhay?” she added.
Meanwhile, in a separate interview, Gladys Reyes, who counts Cuneta as Godmother in her marriage to actor Christopher Roxas, said she feels bad that the situation got out of hand.
“Nakakalungkot lang na kailangang humantong sa ganoon,” she said in an interview with PEP on May 25.
But just like Santos, she understands where Cuneta is coming from.
“Alam n'yo, kapag nanay ka, ang sakit naman talaga kapag may nang-bash sa mga anak mo,” she said.
“Minsan, ‘yung anak baka tatahimik na lang ‘yan. Pero ang nanay, baka
hindi talaga kayanin na tumahimik, she added.
She then went on to call for responsible “Tweeting.”
 “Siyempre, entitled naman ang bawat isa sa nararamdaman niya. At ‘yung Twitter, pampublikong networking site na rin ‘yan, ‘di ba?  Kahit sino puwedeng magpahayag sa nararamdaman niya. So, respeto lang talaga siguro. Importante rin na think before you tweet,” she said.