Ricci Rivero continues to insist that his current girlfriend, Leren Mae Bautista, is not the third party, according to DJ Jhai Ho who read their exchange of messages on the YouTube/Tiktok show Maritess University. 

According to Rivero, he met Leren on May 26. "Alam nilang mag-bestfriend (referring to Andrea's bff Bea Borres) na wala na kami [ni Andrea Brillantes] that time. We broke up a couple times na early this year kaya magulo na talaga. Nakikipagbalikan siya [Andrea], and nung last time na May 6 sinabi niya na wala na, end na (referring to the infamous Condo pics,) so paanong overlap doon?" 

He even revealed that it's Andrea who keeps wanting to get back together, "…Pumupunta siya ng condo ko nang madaling-araw ilang beses for what? Para makipagbalikan. Nag-yes ba ako? Hindi, kasi ayoko na and sinabi ko 'yan sa kanya paulit-ulit."