Vic Sotto on legal battle: 'Relax lang talaga ako eh'


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  • Bossing Vic thanked his family and friends for their support during the crisis.


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Vic Sotto (ABS-CBN photo)

Amid a legal battle with filmmaker Darryl Yap, actor-television host Vic Sotto said he tries to stay relaxed and entrust everything to God.

"I'm good and relaxed. I go with the flow. I trust in God," said Vic after being introduced as the celebrity endorser for the organic-powdered drink Sante Barley during an interview in Quezon City. Joey Marcelo, CEO of Sante International, welcomed Bossing Vic during the media conference.

Vic added: "I have a clean conscience. Malinis ang pakiramdam ko. Ma-stress ka lang kapag iisipin mo. So relax lang. (I have a clean conscience. I feel clean. It just makes you stressed when you think about it. So relax.)"

Bossing Vic thanked his family and friends for their support during the crisis. 

"Ramdam ko naman ang mga suporta ng ating mga kaibigan sa press. I appreciate it. I appreciate my family, my wife, my children, mga kaibigan. Sila ang nagbibigay ng lakas ng loob sa akin. Relax lang talaga ako eh. Hindi naman tayo bibigyan ng Diyos ng problema na hindi natin kaya. (I feel the support of our friends in the press. I appreciate it. I appreciate my family, wife, children, and friends. They are the ones who give me courage. I just relax. God will not give us a problem that we cannot handle)," said the star of "The Kingdom."

On Jan. 9, Bossing Vic filed a cyber libel complaint against Darryl over the trailer of a movie about Pepsi. 

Vic and his lawyers filed a complaint with 19 counts of cyber libel before the Muntinlupa regional trial court. The complaint seeks moral damages amounting to P20 million and exemplary damages of P15 million.

This developed as the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) issued a gag order on Vic and his representatives, prohibiting them from publicly disclosing or discussing a case filed over the teaser of “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma.”

This was done at the request of Darryl, the respondent in Vic's petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed before the Muntinlupa RTC Branch 205.

Vice was also asked to describe his true self. "Tahimik lang ako. I'm more of a listener than a talker. Yung mga kasama ko sa hanap-buhay sila yung madaldal. Lumaki akong tahimik lang at nakikinig. I only talk when it's time to talk. (I'm just quiet. I'm more of a listener than a talker. The people I work with are the ones who talk. I grew up being quiet and listening. I only talk when it's time to talk)

In addition to the latest endorsement, Vic said he is looking forward to Eat Bulaga's 46th anniversary this year.

Vic stated that he is open to collaborating with any stars, but the project's concept matters most to him.

"Kapag gumagawa ako ng pelikula concept muna. Kapag andun na yun saka pa lang papasok yung casting. Lahat naman ng actress natin magagaling. (When I make a film, I think about the concept first. Only then do I start casting. All of our actresses are great)," he said.

On his secret to longevity, Vi said: "Wala namang sikreto. Thankful lang ako sa kapalaran. I leave everything to God. Siya ang director and producer natin. I go with the flow. Sino ba mag-aakala na may offer sa aking seryoso na pelikula? (There's no secret. I'm just grateful for fate. I leave everything to God. He's our director and producer. I go with the flow. Who would have thought there would be an offer for my serious film?)