Mark Bautista clarified he and CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper have romantic relationship.
In an interview with entertainment site PUSH, Bautista cleared that he is expecting this kind on malicious rumors.
“Ni-ready ko ang sarili ko doon kasi alam kong… alam ko naman. Wala na akong pakialam eh. I mean, kung wala naman kayong ginagawang masama, ‘di ba?” he said.
The also shared how glad he is to attend New York Film Academy classes.
He emphasized, “I’m so thankful sa course ko sa New York Film Academy kasi ‘yun ‘yung naging tulay para ma-meet ko ang isang napaka-prominenteng tao.”
Bautista also explained, “Pinapanood ko siya dati and iniidolo ko siya. Sobrang naging gracious siya, ang bait niyang tao talaga.”
The 33-year-old had the chance to meet Anderson at CNN’s Time Warner Center in Mahanhattan last December.
Anderson on the other hand has a boyfriend named Benjamin Maisani. They have been together since 2009 up to the present.
Meanwhile, Bautista’s musical will be shown on April 9 at the Bagley Wright Mainstage Theatre in Seattle, Washington.
It is titled “Here Lies Love” and it will tackle the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos, the wife of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. It debuted in New York in 2013 and received positive reviews from critics.