Xian Gaza apologizes to Alden Richards
Self-confessed scammer and "Pambansang Marires" Xian Gaza extended an online apology to Kapuso actor Alden Richards for making an issue with his gender identity.
"Gusto ko lang humingi ng sorry kay Alden because I went too low for the past few weeks. Pinagdiskitahan ko yung kasarian niya. Argumentum ad hominem. Character assassination. Maling-mali," he wrote in his Facebook account Monday, 26 October.
Gaza believed he ahould have stuck to the issue and not drag the actor about his perenially-questioned gender identity.
"Dapat nag-focus lang ako doon sa issue ng condo, relo at mga pagyayabang niya sa mga bagay na hindi naman kanya. Ang nasa isip ko kasi eh kapag binanatan ko yung gender niya eh makaka-attract ako ng mas matinding clout and engagement which is my primary goal. Kinain ako ng social media," he wrote
Realization for Gaza came two days after he said his long aria against Richards.
"Narealize ko lang yung pagkakamali ko after kong pumartEE at magbisyo for the last 48 hours. Na-rewire yung utak ko at bumalik sa tamang hulog," he said.
"In every war, there are rules of engagement to follow. Hence, war crimes exist. Same same with social media feuds. May mga bagay ka na dapat iwasan upang hindi mapawalang-saysay yung buong ipinaglalaban mo," he explained
Gaza also extended his apology to Richards' road manager who was dragged in his expose.
"Also, I just want to apologize doon sa road manager ni Alden," he wrote, adnitting he "went out of bounds."
"One of the rules of engagement with online drama is never involve private people. Hindi ako nag-isip ng tama. Na-overwhelm ako sa hype at nagpadala sa impulse na makapag-relay ng matinding pasabog sa bayan. Hindi ko man lang inisip yung magiging consequences sa buhay mo after this scandal. With that, I sincerely apologize. I'm wrong," he wrote
Other than these two reasons, Gaza maintained that what he wrote about Richards is true as "all the tsismis and rumors that I splooked were all verified and crosschecked from multiple sources na malalaking tao sa showbiz."
"I never said na wala kang pera. I know na kumikita ka ng malaki. It's just that you tend to portray a life na mas malaki sa reality mo. Let's say na kumikita ka ng 40M per year, does it mean na bawal ka ng manghiram ng penthouse condo at manghiram ng relo? Pointing out na hindi mo yun magagawa just because malaki ang sinasahod mo is very irrational. It's more of a bias towards you dahil napakalinis ng image na pino-portray mo sa publiko. The same way kung paano mo kami nadala sa AlDub craze noon and we later found out na forda show lang pala ang lahat," he wrote.
In conclusion, Gaza adnitted he's "here for the money" and he's "mukha pera."
"Hanapbuhay ko 'to. If one day makahanap ako ng isang negosyo na magbibigay sa akin ng 20M per month, bakit pa ko makikisawsaw sa buhay ng mga artista?" he concluded.