Kapuso star Sarah Lahbati revealed on her official Twitter account that she signed a contract with Annabel Rama’s Royal Artist because she believes that management of Royal Artist can protect and help her improve more in this industry. She also admitted that there are misunderstandings between her and the GMA Artist Center and has announced her decision to take a leave from showbiz.
These are the series of tweets from Sarah Lahbati’s (@SarahLahbati) official Twitter account:
“To all my friends and supporters, I’d like to thank you for the love and loyalty you’ve given me. I’ve been very blessed last year and I’m grateful to all of you but unfortunately you will be seeing less of me this year for reasons that are hard to explain through Twitter I’ve had misunderstandings with the people who are handling my career. I am still thankful to them for the efforts they have shown in the past but now I feel neglected and my back is against the wall… Therefor I have to do something.”
“Just to clarify this issue that’s been going around, I signed a contract with Royal Artist (Tita Annabelle Rama) as a co manager with GMA Artist Center because I needed someone to protect & help my well being in this cut throat industry. Tita Annabelle only wants the best for me, with her years of experience and success in this industry I know that she’s the right person to help me.”
“When my family made this decision ,we were already sure that an artist tied up with GMA Artist Center such as myself can be co-managed by another talent company because I was offered by top management of GMA to sign a contract with ICONS management just a few months before i signed with Tita Annabelle. I didn’t sign with ICONS because they wanted to deduct another 15% on top of the 25% that is being deducted by GMA Artist Center. We found that too steep of a deduction for someone who just started such as myself.”
“Because of all of this uncertainty and stress, my family and I decided that I go back to Switzerland and study there 🙁 … This does not mean that I will be gone from the industry and craft that I love… Just a breather from all the chaos… Nakakalungkot na umabot pa sa ganito. But I’m also excited to study… I trust God’s plans for me… :)”
Sarah Lahbati will still be seen in the Primetime offering of GMA Network titled “Indio” as she plays Ynaguinid, diwata ng digmaan which will premiere this January. She is also the lead star of Regal Films’ movie offering salvo for 2013, “Seduction,” with Richard Gutierrez and Solenn Heussaff.
