Denise Julia responds to BJ Pascual's 'worst' person to work with claim

Denise Julia took to social media on Wednesday to address the controversy with celebrity photographer BJ Pascual, who had labeled her the "worst" personality he had ever worked with.

The Filipina R&B singer shared her side of the story on her Instagram stories, confirming that her team reached out to BJ Pascual in May regarding a project. However, she mentioned that Pascual's team was slow to respond at times, and ultimately, both parties could not agree on the budget.

"Despite us following up many times and not getting replies for weeks at a time... We were patient and pushed back our deadlines to accommodate BJ's schedule (because) we knew he was booked and busy," the singer said on her IG stories.

"I had to move my release date because I wanted to respect the fact that he was working and had a lot of things to do," she added.

Julia shared screenshots of conversations with Pascual's manager. She revealed that their initial budget for the shoot, which included a music video, was set at P650,000 but was later increased to P800,000. Despite this increase, the budget still fell short of Pascual's team's costs, which were estimated to exceed P1 million.

"BJ's team did not get back to us about this budget despite my manager checking in and following up to make sure that the budget was doable to begin with, because we can't have a shoot date without knowing if the budget is even feasible for them," she said.

"Because, on our end, we understand if this is not something they can work with. We would've pulled back immediately if they had only told us this wasn't doable for them, and that's not the price range they can work with. We would respect that."

The singer stated that her manager tried to find ways to make the shoot work, showing respect for BJ's team and their time and effort. She denied that her team was responsible for canceling the shoot.

"I know in the podcast they said I was the one who canceled the shoot, but in reality, my manager was still trying to make it work. He suggested pushing the shoot to a later date so that none of the team's efforts went to waste and to avoid cancellation fees. But ultimately, BJ's team, not us, canceled the shoot, citing differences in our production processes," she said.

Julia also admitted, "I should have reached out" to Pascual sooner. "It was because I didn't know the extent of his frustrations until everything aired on social media and blew out of proportion. It's something I will take with me as I move forward with my work," she added.

Based on the screenshots shared, the singer revealed that she and Pascual are scheduled to meet in person to address the misunderstandings.