MANILA, Philippines - Seizing the limelight away from the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2014 is Paolo Bediones. On July 28, 2014, Twitter was flooded with tweets on his alleged sex video. It even ranked number 1 among Philippine trends.
The anchor of Philippines’ TV5 network was tagged in a sex video with still-to-be-identified female.
yung awkward moment na mas trending pa si Paolo Bediones kesa sa SONA... :))) pic.twitter.com/cN6EP8zjAN
— Ihris Jay Terrado (@ayrisjay) July 28, 2014 Mas nagtrending pa si Paolo Bediones, kaysa doon sa SONA. It shows.... That filipino don't believe anymore to our government.
— Jedidiah Geluz (@Jedzekiel) July 28, 2014
It is currently six spots over the SONA on Twitter. Could this be an indicator the the Filipinos have lost their interest on the SONA 2014 because they already have lost their hopes that the president could improve his performance on his last years?
Someone even joked about the Paolo Bediones in the video.
Sa mga nag watch ng video ni Paolo Bediones masasabi ko lang... Isa sa pinakaBAGOT na SEX scene na napanuod ko.... http://t.co/pWk2VxyJYy
— Eduard Zafra (@edz_061583) July 28, 2014
And yes, they are calling the video, "50 shades of Paolo"
The link of Fifty Shades of Paolo Bediones? Come here, every send is worth 50 pesos. Ano? Hanap. Usap. Deal. HAHAHAHAHAHA juk onlehh
— ? R O S E ? (@RoseyLiciouss) July 28, 2014
Paolo Bediones is yet to release his statement, but according to Kapatid network through philstar.com:
“The recent issue involving our news anchor Paolo Bediones on social media is a purely personal and private matter in which TV5 has no involvement or desire to intrude. We accord our employee and talents all respect that are due them for their privacy and personal action or decision.” “We disapprove strongly the malicious and wanton publication of the video, an act that clearly violates pertinent cybercrime laws.”
“We firmly express our support for our anchor Paolo Bediones in the face of a controversy that represents nothing more than an attempt to smear his reputation.”