TRIGGER WARNING: Article mentions of Rape and Suicide

Veteran actor and Eat Bulaga host Vic Sotto is set to file complaints against filmmaker Darryl Yap.

The controversy arose after Yap produced, wrote, directed, and released a teaser for his movie The R*pist of Pepsi Paloma on his social media platforms, naming Sotto in connection with the controversial case.

According to a news update from TV5, where Eat Bulaga now airs, Sotto and his legal counsel are scheduled to file the complaint at the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court on 9 January.

Further details about the legal action and the accusations surrounding the teaser are yet to be revealed. This development comes amid heightened attention on the long-standing controversies involving Pepsi Paloma’s case.

Paloma was found lifeless inside her apartment in an apparent suicide in 1985.