On Celebrities and Faithfulness

The only side of the Vhong Navarro issue that matters

I am not fond of celebrity gossip. However, it’s impossible not to be exposed to these when the news sources you follow make it their main stories. This age of following and liking pages means inescapable exposure to things we’re not interested in. Anyway, I’ve become familiar to the story, all sides being published.

There is, however, only one side of the story I really want to hear. That is the side of Vhong Navarro’s girlfriend who keeps away from the media and the scandal.

The truth of the matter is, this all started because his long-term boyfriend was unfaithful to her. And yet…

His girlfriend held on.

Really, this could have happened, or probably has happened to a lot of people away from the limelight already. It is revealed more and more as a story of unfaithfulness and revenge. Is it possible that the simplest explanation to Navarro’s brutal beating was that he pissed off the sugar daddy of the girl he was flirting with?

This culture of promiscuity, unfaithfulness, discreet rendezvous, and temptations that prevails in showbiz is nothing new. I’ve stopped feeling sorry for them. I admire people in showbiz who manage to keep their values intact despite their very colorful environment. But really, the fact that this issue has become a national concern to the point of government intervention is ridiculous! The fact that the media has forced this issue into our daily lives is just really stupid to me.

Legal actions have been taken, but for me the story has finally been concluded. To me, this story ends with Vhong Navarro saying:

“Wala akong kasalanan kay Deniece. Ang may kasalanan ako sa girlfriend ko po.”

(I have no wrongdoing against Deniece. The wrongdoing I committed was to my girlfriend.)