The recent interview of actor Ron Angeles and model Andre Cue on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” did not offer anything new. What the two gave were not revelations, but attempts to explain themselves and atone for their worldly choices.

The public already suspects that the leaking of the videos was deliberate, and that the purpose was either to profit from the scandal or humiliate the men involved, whether for their physical flaws, their private conduct or their less-than-spectacular bedroom performance.

What was most baffling about the interview was this: If the two already knew this was an elaborate setup, why did they not reveal the identity of the woman? How much, if anything, were they paid? What made them agree to the encounter in the first place, given that she was a total stranger and, frankly speaking, not exactly drop-dead gorgeous?

This is not merely about fun, a moment of lunacy or misplaced trust.

These two gentlemen, along with the others who apparently had a private encounter with the still-unnamed woman, clearly consented. Based on what can be seen in the videos, it cannot be denied that they willingly took part in the intimacy.

So the questions remain: Why discuss the scandal only now? Was it disastrous to their sense of masculinity? Did it make them feel less of a man? And why are their legal counsels reacting to their bedroom troubles at a turtle’s pace?

There are bigger, pardon the pun, issues at hand than this clear case of much ado about nothing.

The problem is not that they were exposed. The problem is that they are still trying to turn exposure into explanation, scandal into sympathy, and embarrassment into a media moment.

At this point, they are milking it dry.