Aspiring artist Aguas Justine took to social media to call out a director who allegedly gives free workshops but will later ask for money from his students for his expenses in his films.
In a facebook post on Wednesday, January 5, Aguas shared that the director made his artists pay for the renovation of his house for a YouTube series he is making.
“Una nagbibigay daw ng free workshop na laging claim is award-winning actor daw sya at direktor pero sa student nya lahat pinapabayad lahat lahat ng gastusin kapag may film syang gustong gawin.
“Gusto niya irenovate namin buong bahay niya para daw sa location ng series sa youtube niya na iilan lang nag viview? hindi sana mawawala respeto ko sayo kaso sa lahat ng sinabi mo sakin nakakawalan ka ng respeto kaya walang nagtatagal sayo actors kasi ginagamit mo sila “FREE” pero ang kapalit ay ang unti unti at hidden agenda mo na ikaw lang magbebenefit,” he said.
Aguas then revealed that he got removed from the YouTube series along with other talents for their failure to pay for the renovation expenses right away.
He also mentioned that the director is a monster and has a bad attitude. He then said that the director has no right to include Aguas’s mental health problems in the issue.
“Kaya ka iniiwan ng mga actors mo sa ugali mo kawawa ka naawa ako sayo dika nag create ng monster baka nakalimutan mo po direk YOURE The MONSTER.
“Ang tagal tagal ko nanahimik pero hindi mo pwedeng idamay MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Ko para sa post mo hindi porket ikaw nakakatanda ikaw na ang tama hindi porket ikaw direktor ikaw ang tama.
Mag ingat ingat po tayo. CANCEL this director,” he said.
Although Aguas Justine did not reveal the director’s identity, netizens claimed that the aspiring talent he is referring to is Joey Paras.
In the comment section of Aguas’s post, netizens tagged Joey Paras. A screenshot of the director’s now-deleted facebook post was also shared.
In the screenshot, Direk Joey opened up about his frustration regarding his workshop students. He mentioned that a wanna-be starlet with mental health issues maltreated him.
The director also said that he created monsters in his workshop classes and even called his students ungrateful, greedy, fame whores, and disgusting.
Director Joey Paras is an actor-turned-director. He is known for his 2009 film Last Supper No 3 that received the MTRCB Awards Best Comedy Film for 2010 and Cinemalaya 2009 Best Film. He is the playwright behind Bawal Tumawid, Nakakamatay.
