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MANILA, Philippines -- Broadcasting giant ABS-CBN on Monday came to the defense of “Wowowee” cast members who reportedly snubbed over 200 fans waiting for them at a private party in Honolulu, saying they had not promised to attend any events other than the one at Aloha Stadium.
“Wowowee,” the network’s top-rating daily noontime variety show, staged a two-hour special in the 50,000-seat stadium, the largest in Hawaii, on May 10 (May 11 in Manila). Portions of the show will be aired soon locally on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and on The Filipino Channel abroad.
In a statement to the Philippine Daily Inquirer Monday, the network said it was not involved in the “Wowowee VIP Bash” held at Rumours nightclub on May 8. The party was organized by a certain Bigatin Productions.
According to a report from The Associated Press, over 200 fans paid $100 (P4,248) each to attend the event that would supposedly have program host Willie Revillame, co-hosts Mariel Rodriguez, Valerie Concepcion, Precious Lara Quigaman, Pokwang and RR Enriquez, as well as the Wowowee Dancers, as guests.
The report said ticket holders complained they were made to wait for hours and that, in the end, only three dancers turned up.
In a statement, ABS-CBN corporate communications head Bong Osorio said: “The ‘Wowowee’ production team received an invitation from the organizers of the private party, but [the team] never accepted, committed or agreed to bring the [cast], except for the three dancers... [The team was also] unaware that tickets [for the event] were being sold.”
The network denied any association with Bigatin Productions.
