Eat Bulaga Host Joey de Leon posted a series of tweets in response to Broadway Diva Lea Salonga’s tweet on “Kababawan.”
Bigyan ako ng Dalawampu’t Limang Milyon, Anim na Raang Libong dahilan bakit may “kababawan” ang Kalyeserye. Baka KABEBEWAN! (also see #ALDubEBforLOVE hits 25 Million tweets in 24 hours on National Pabebe Wave Day)
Bigyan ako ng Dalawampu't Limang Milyon, Anim na Raang Libong dahilan bakit may "kababawan" ang Kalyeserye. Baka KABEBEWAN! #ALDUBandPROUD
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) September 27, 2015
The “Eat Bulaga” host also said: “Hindi naman pala daw AlDub pinatatamaan ni Lea. Baka naman yung kabila? Nagtatanong lang po.”
Hindi naman pala daw AlDub pinatatamaan ni Lea. Baka naman yung kabila? Nagtatanong lang po.
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) September 27, 2015
“Baka naman yung tuwit ni Lea “in General” kaya kay General na lang sya magpaliwanag, he added.”
Baka naman yung tuwit ni Lea "in General" kaya kay General na lang sya magpaluwanag.
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) September 27, 2015
“Mga tao sa labas at nagsasaya huwag mong ihusga kung nasa lungga ka! Sa lungga ka na lang at di mo sila kilala! #ALDUBThisMustBeLove.”
Mga tao sa labas at nagsasaya huwag mong ihusga kung nasa lungga ka! Sa lungga ka na lang at di mo sila kilala! #ALDUBThisMustBeLove
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) September 28, 2015
“Ayaw nila nang MABABAW kaya NASA ILALIM SILA! #ALDUBThisMustBeLove,” he said.
Ayaw nila nang MABABAW kaya NASA ILALIM SILA! #ALDUBThisMustBeLove
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) September 28, 2015
De Leon further asked his followers on their opinion about celebrities who do have not know the phenomenal loveteam.
“Ano masasabi nyo sa mga taga-showbiz na nagsasabi na HINDI sila pamilyar sa Aldub? Nagse-survey lang po. #ALDUBandPROUD,” he tweeted. (also see 10 signs you are a certified #ALDUBNation)
Ano masasabi nyo sa mga taga-shobiz na nagsasabi na HINDI sila pamilyar sa Aldub? Nagse-survey lang po. #ALDUBandPROUD
— Joey de Leon (@AngPoetNyo) September 27, 2015
Before Joey de Leon’s controversial tweets, Netizens already slammed Lea for her tweet which she posted the day after the National babe wave day which drew 25.6 million tweets for the hashtag #ALDUBEBforlove
Okay lang sa akin ang kababawan, pero hanggang doon na lamang ba tayo? #NagtatanongLangPo
Okay lang sa akin ang kababawan, pero hanggang doon na lamang ba tayo? #NagtatanongLangPo
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) September 26, 2015
The West end star answered immediately to the tweets against her post and denied that she did not pertain to Aldub.
“Uhmmm… I have no idea what’s going on. Why did people assume I was tweeting about AlDub? I wasn’t. I don’t know about it. So why the hate?”
Uhmmm… I have no idea what's going on. Why did people assume I was tweeting about AlDub? I wasn't. I don't know about it. So why the hate?
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) September 26, 2015
“For those of you that replied about BALANCE, you rock my world. That’s what I was after. We all need fun, but that can’t be all there is,” she said.
For those of you that replied about BALANCE, you rock my world. That's what I was after. We all need fun, but that can't be all there is.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) September 26, 2015
“Ang daming judgmental at defensive dito. Haaaaay, di niyo na-gets ang tweet ko.”
Ang daming judgmental at defensive dito. Haaaaay, di niyo na-gets ang tweet ko.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) September 26, 2015
The Voice Coach is now in New York to perform in the revival of stage play “Allegiance.”
Is it really true that Lea doesn’t pertain to Aldub fandom as “Kababawan?” If not, in which or to whom the tweet is related to? Your thoughts?
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