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Willing Willie case affirms power of social media

Published by Ellen on April 10, 2011

Online outrage over child abuse
Once again, social media in the Philippines proved its growing power when the high-flying host Willie Revillame announced last Friday that his show,Willing Willie, would be off the air for two weeks starting Monday, April 11.

Revillame sounded doubtful if the six-month old early evening show that for a while threatened to upset the public’s news viewing habits would continue.

Said to be the highest paid TV personality, reportedly earning the mind-boggling amount of P3 million a day, even his future in showbusiness is now in peril.

In an angry and bitter 25-minute live monologue, Revillame said,” Starting Monday po, hanggang next week, hanggang Holy Week, pag-iisipan ko po muna nang mabuti kung ako po ay magbabalik pa sa industriyang ito. Bigyan nyo na lang po muna ako ng pagkakataon at sa sarili ko pag-iisipan ko po ito.”

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Palaban pa rin si Willie

Published by Ellen on April 9, 2011

Will be back
Palaban pa rin si Willie Revillame kahit atras muna siya ng dalawang linggo habang nag-aalisan isa-isa ang mga advertisers sa kanyang show na Willing Willie.

Sa totoo lang inunahan lang niya ang MTRCB (Movie and Television Review and Classification Board). Alam ng TV5 at ni Willie na suspindihin naman talaga siya.

May naka-usap kami noong isang linggo bago ang ikalawang hearing noong Huwebes at ang sabi niya buo sila sa opinyun na mali ang ginawa ni Willie sa kanyang show noong Marso 12 kung saan pinag-tripan niya ang anim na taong gulang si Jan-Jan Suan habang nagsasayaw ng “macho dance’. Tawa naman ng tawa ang nasa audience.

Enjoy sila samantalang halos naiiyak na ang bata. Linagay pa ni Willie sa mas mataas na platform ang bata at pina-ulit pa ng malaswang sayaw bago binigyan ng P10,000.

Ni minsan hindi inamin ni Willie na nagkamali siya. Sabi niya noong Biyernes,“Wala po kaming kasalanan. Wala po akong kasalanan. Humihingi po ako ng paumanhin sa inyo, na kung mayroon po kaming na-offend. Pero hindi po kami hihingi ng tawad kasi ho, wala po akong ginawang masama sa batang iyon. Hindi ko minolestiya ang batang iyon,” sabi niya.

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Willie Revillame to take leave from show

Published by Ellen on April 9, 2011

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By Chuck Smith
omg!Yahoo

The primetime variety show “Willing Willie” will be off the air for two weeks starting this Monday, April 11, after its host Willie Revillame announced that he has decided to take a leave from the program.

In his live message aired on Friday, April 8 episode of “Willing Willie,” the controversial host said he will study his options whether to continue or halt his career as a TV host during the two week hiatus. Today, TV5 will air a taped episode of the show.

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MTRCB considers suspension of ‘Willing Willie’

Published by Ellen on April 6, 2011

by VERA Files for Yahoo

Suspension ruling out April 7
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) is expected to rule on Thursday, April 7, on the controversy over the March 12 episode of TV5’s early evening variety show “Willing Willie” where host Willie Revillame goaded a tearful six-year old boy into doing a sexually suggestive dance while the audience laughed at the child.

But if for some reasons they would have to delay the ruling, MTRCB Chair Grace Poe-Llamanzares said, “There are talks of a preventive suspension. That’s one option.”

Another MTRCB official, who asked not to be named because he was not the authorized spokesperson, said, “There’s no question about the suspension. What is being discussed is for how long.”

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