ISN'T IT FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT FOR KRIS AQUINO AND NICKO FALCIS?
by Direk Romm Burlat
A few months ago, Multimedia Star Kris Aquino was diagnosed of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria- a "serious, chronic and distressing skin condition that is difficult to diagnose and manage," Also called lupus, Kris has been so worried about her condition as according to her, she still wants to live until Bimby turns 18. Her alarming weight loss of 15 pounds is a reason for her, her family and her supporters to get worried.
Adding insult to injury is her rift with her former accountant, Nicko Falcis who used to manage her digital business and a partner for her other businesses. It can be recalled that in October, she filed a case against Falcis because of some financial anomalies in her companies. According to Kris, this has taken a tremendous toll on her physical and emotional health.
The issue between her and Falcis is now blown out of proportion. People in the know give their opinions. People not in the know also give some unsolicited comments. Those who love Kris protect her while people on Nicko's side gave comments which some of it are not even part of the issue. This is how some Filipinos behave. They tend to go below the belt with their criticisms once they hate or even dislike the person. For those on Nicko's side, they are trying to bring up Kris' failed relationships with James Yap and Philip Salvador. On the other hand, Kris' supporters are accusing Nicko of misappropriating Kris finances because of his sexuality and may have used it for his trysts. That is so unfair for both of them. Supporters don't even have the right to comment. Who exactly knows what happened tell me? Perhaps, their common friends but had anyone commented ? Then here's this Gretchen Barretto who commented about Kris being a power tripper and a bully in her Instagram post. Was Gretchen not being criticized for the video showing her and friends laughing at someone's letter asking for help? And how was that alleged "elevator issue" which until now is still being talked about? We can always take sides with anyone but not post it on social media. Just keep it to yourself. Again, no one knows how the rift between Kris and her former accountant started. No one has the right to comment on social media. It is now in court. We will see how will it progress.
There are three sides to a story: her version, his version and the truth. I have read both their versions. Kris is known to be tactless. Even confessing personal issues on television. She is frank. So, when she said something against Nicko, the accusations may be true. If it only concerns about a 1.2 million unaccounted credit card expenses that is nothing for Kris knowing that she is earning billions. Kris recognized Nicko's efforts of being there when she was down. So when she found out about this misappropriation, according to her, she looked for him several times but all were in vain. During her filing of the case at the Mandaluyong Prosecutor's office, Kris said they could just have settled the issue between the two of them. Reading Nicko's side of the story, I am for him when he said that he was right there when Kris no longer had a TV career. Even she's no longer on TV, Kris is still visible on social media because of Nicko. According to him, the revenues of her digital career exceeded her revenues from her TV career. And he has closed several commercial deals for Kris. He said he also built very profitable businesses for her. The rift started when Nicko didn't follow Kris to Hawaii to fetch her as requested. But this is a trivial reason for their friendship to break. I may agree to his statements except for one: Kris threatened to kill him. With the strength of their friendship plus her help when Kris was down, it won't lead to this threat. Even if he didn't follow Kris to Hawaii, tampo lang yon. Likewise, the money in question is not big for a Kris Aquino.
I am not taking sides on the issue. I have talked to Kris several times. She is frank and full of drama but I didn't see any problem with her attitude or personality. She may have changed now due to the stress from her illness but I didn't see that part of her. In the case of Nicko, I have to credit him for "saving" Kris when she lost her TV career. I also believe he is intelligent because he has done so much for Kris digital career. Don't you think it's a case of familiarity breeds contempt? Too much closeness and they forgot to leave a breathing space for them. I hope both will decide to have an amicable settlement. I believe they both need each other.
A few months ago, Multimedia Star Kris Aquino was diagnosed of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria- a "serious, chronic and distressing skin condition that is difficult to diagnose and manage," Also called lupus, Kris has been so worried about her condition as according to her, she still wants to live until Bimby turns 18. Her alarming weight loss of 15 pounds is a reason for her, her family and her supporters to get worried.
Adding insult to injury is her rift with her former accountant, Nicko Falcis who used to manage her digital business and a partner for her other businesses. It can be recalled that in October, she filed a case against Falcis because of some financial anomalies in her companies. According to Kris, this has taken a tremendous toll on her physical and emotional health.
The issue between her and Falcis is now blown out of proportion. People in the know give their opinions. People not in the know also give some unsolicited comments. Those who love Kris protect her while people on Nicko's side gave comments which some of it are not even part of the issue. This is how some Filipinos behave. They tend to go below the belt with their criticisms once they hate or even dislike the person. For those on Nicko's side, they are trying to bring up Kris' failed relationships with James Yap and Philip Salvador. On the other hand, Kris' supporters are accusing Nicko of misappropriating Kris finances because of his sexuality and may have used it for his trysts. That is so unfair for both of them. Supporters don't even have the right to comment. Who exactly knows what happened tell me? Perhaps, their common friends but had anyone commented ? Then here's this Gretchen Barretto who commented about Kris being a power tripper and a bully in her Instagram post. Was Gretchen not being criticized for the video showing her and friends laughing at someone's letter asking for help? And how was that alleged "elevator issue" which until now is still being talked about? We can always take sides with anyone but not post it on social media. Just keep it to yourself. Again, no one knows how the rift between Kris and her former accountant started. No one has the right to comment on social media. It is now in court. We will see how will it progress.
There are three sides to a story: her version, his version and the truth. I have read both their versions. Kris is known to be tactless. Even confessing personal issues on television. She is frank. So, when she said something against Nicko, the accusations may be true. If it only concerns about a 1.2 million unaccounted credit card expenses that is nothing for Kris knowing that she is earning billions. Kris recognized Nicko's efforts of being there when she was down. So when she found out about this misappropriation, according to her, she looked for him several times but all were in vain. During her filing of the case at the Mandaluyong Prosecutor's office, Kris said they could just have settled the issue between the two of them. Reading Nicko's side of the story, I am for him when he said that he was right there when Kris no longer had a TV career. Even she's no longer on TV, Kris is still visible on social media because of Nicko. According to him, the revenues of her digital career exceeded her revenues from her TV career. And he has closed several commercial deals for Kris. He said he also built very profitable businesses for her. The rift started when Nicko didn't follow Kris to Hawaii to fetch her as requested. But this is a trivial reason for their friendship to break. I may agree to his statements except for one: Kris threatened to kill him. With the strength of their friendship plus her help when Kris was down, it won't lead to this threat. Even if he didn't follow Kris to Hawaii, tampo lang yon. Likewise, the money in question is not big for a Kris Aquino.
I am not taking sides on the issue. I have talked to Kris several times. She is frank and full of drama but I didn't see any problem with her attitude or personality. She may have changed now due to the stress from her illness but I didn't see that part of her. In the case of Nicko, I have to credit him for "saving" Kris when she lost her TV career. I also believe he is intelligent because he has done so much for Kris digital career. Don't you think it's a case of familiarity breeds contempt? Too much closeness and they forgot to leave a breathing space for them. I hope both will decide to have an amicable settlement. I believe they both need each other.
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