'Echusera:' Vice Ganda calls out a netizen who took a video of him at the airport
Vice Ganda quickly responded to a circulating video showing a netizen chasing him at the airport, where the woman claimed she did not recognize him.
In a viral video, Jessamine Tamaray Concepcion was seen chasing the actor-comedian at the airport. But Jessamine admitted she had forgotten the star's name.
“Si ano ‘to, artista ito. Si ano ‘to. Huy! Ito ‘yung sikat na artista sa Pilipinas (I know him. He is a celebrity. Hey! This is a celebrity in the Philippines).”
Making his way through the boarding gate, Vice responded, "Happy New Year, po! Hindi niyo nga ako kilala, Ate, e. (Happy New Year! You don't even know me)."
"Nakalimutan ko name ni Vice Ganda pero namansin pa rin kahit parang Nag tampo o galit. Ewan ko bakit nakalimutan ko name niya. EAT Bulaga ksi ang Pinapanood ko (I forgot Vice Ganda's name, but he still noticed me even though he seemed upset or angry. I don't know why I forgot his name. I watch EAT Bulaga)," Jessamine wrote on her now deleted post.
Jessamine later changed her Facebook name, set her profile to private, and eventually removed the video, though other netizens had already saved and reposted it on social media.
After the video went viral, Vice took the time to address the situation during the "Laro-Laro Pick'' segment on It's Showtime while coming across a contestant who looked like Jessamine on Jan. 5.
According to the "Call Me Mother" star, Jessamine couldn’t say she didn’t know him, since she recognized him right away.
"Echusera [siya], hindi raw niya alam pangalan ko. Kitang kita ko siya noong nakita niya ako. Sabi niya, ‘Ay, si Vice Ganda.’ Tapos vinideo ako. Ang layo ng nilakad niya ah, talagang binwisit niya ako (She’s lying. She said she didn’t know my name, but I clearly saw her recognize me. She even said, ‘Oh, it’s Vice Ganda,’ before taking a video. She really chased after me, and it was irritating),” Vice said.
As much as Vice wanted to tell more about what happened, he chose to stop and get back to the show. "Ayoko na ikwento kasi mababash ka lalo, day. Malala. Nang-ano siya. Kinontent ako, girl. Nagmamadali na ako, malelate na ako (I don't want to share the whole story because she might get even more backlash. It was a crazy experience. She turned me into content, and I was in a hurry because I didn’t want to be late.)"