TV Director Bobet Vidandes made it clear on Tuesday, May 31, that he never offended anyone after leaving ABS-CBN.
“So far, wala naman po akong kaaway na artist eh,” he said during the media launch of BLVCK Entertainment Productions, which he now manages.
The company is owned by singer Grace Cristobal and her husband, Louie.
Vidanes believed, “Siguro hindi lang kami nagkaintindihan, nagkatampuhan, hindi nagkapaliwanagan. Dahil malinaw naman ang sinabi ko noong nakaraan na ako’y nagdadrama-drama.”
It can be recalled that the director’s departure from ABS-CBN’s noontime show It’s Showtime has caused such a ruckus. He also became dramatic during those times.
“Pamilyar yung stage, pamilyar yung panahon na andito ako with artists, magkaiba nga lang yung mukha. I miss my family, I miss my Showtime family,” expressed the director during his birthday speech on October 11, 2021.
He also added, “Ipinagtiwala ko sa inyo na kayo na ang magpapaliwanag sa mga artists ko ngayon sinasabi ng mga artists ko, iniwan ko sila.”
Vidanes reiterated his statement that ABS-CBN told him that they would personally inform the talents that he would be leaving behind before exiting the show.
“Sila ang nakiusap, the management, na sila ang kakausap sa mga artists ko. That’s why ngayon lang kami ulit nakapag-usap ng mga artists ko,” he stressed. “So I guess hindi kami nag-away ng mga artists ko.”
Though he does not have anything against his former artists, Vidanes explained that he would have second thoughts about allowing them in BLVCK.
“But again, kung sila’y welcome na pumasok sa bagong venue, pag-iisipan ko pong mabuti. Para po sa ikakaganda niya at sa ikakaganda ng aming pangarap, pag-iisipan ko pong mabuti. Hindi ko po sinasabing no or yes, pag-iisipan nating mabuti.”
Vidanes was It’s Showtime‘s director for 11 years before switching to TV5. He now directs the variety show Lunch Out Loud.
The director, in the meantime, is looking for fresh talents to add to BLVCK.
