When The Beauty and The Bestie breached the PHP400 million mark and claimed it is the top-grossing movie of the recently concluded MMFF, My Bebe Love actress Ai-Ai delas Alas quickly expressed doubts.
“In our hearts, sa puso ng AlDub nation, sa puso ng sambayanang Pilipino, no.1 kami kasi lahat ng ginagawa naming, walang daya. Ayaw ni Lord ng nandadaya. Karma is a bitch,” she said.
This, of course, did not go unnoticed. Apart from a Star Cinema representative responding to Ai-Ai’s claims on Twitter, The Beauty and The Bestie director Wenn Deramas, speaking to Arniel Serato of PEP.ph, says, “Hindi na kailangan paddingan ang malaki na. Alam niya yun, taga-roon siya eh. Alam niya na hindi naming kailangang mandaya. Para saan?”
He admits feeling hurt by Ai-Ai’s statement. “Siyempre, pelikula ko ‘yang sinasabi niyang nandaya kami. Saan galing lahat nung mga sinasabi niya?”
On Tue, Jan 12, Star Cinema announced the movie has already clocked in at PHP481 million in ticket sales.
Director Wenn Deramas proudly says, “na-surpass na namin yung Praybeyt Benjamin last year which is at PHP456 million at yung A Second Chance na PHP480 million, sa local.”
So his question to Ai-Ai: “Kung nandadaya, paano? Paano ka nakakadaya na kokontrolin mo ang lahat ng sinehan, e, ang SM and Ayala didiktahan mo?”
