Career ng gay actor na si Joey Paras hindi na mapigilan

Isa kami sa natutuwang mabibigyan na ng launching film ang gay comedian na si Joey Paras na may titulong Bekikang.

Si Joey ang nanalong best supporting actor sa nakaraang Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival awards para sa kanyang mahusay na pagganap bilang isang online scammer sa indie film na Babagwa (The Spider’s Lair) ni Jason Paul Laxamana.

Noong 2009 unang nakilala si Joey dahil sa pagganap niya bilang production assistant ng isang TV commercial na nagulo ang buhay dahil sa nawawalang props na kung tawagin ay Last Supper No. 3. Dahil sa mahusay na pagganap niya bilang si Wilson ay nagkaroon siya ng ilang nominations for best actor.

Naging suki si Joey sa ilang mga teleserye ng GMA at TV5.

Scene-stealer din ng ilang pelikula si Joey tulad sa Sisterakas, Bwakaw, Bromance: My Brother’s Romance, Dance of the Steel Bars at kasalukuyang ginawa niya ang Oh My Mama Mia at Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy.

Isang theatre actor si Joey ng CCP Tanghalang Pilipino Actors Company at mentor niya si Nonon Padilla. Nanalo na rin siya bilang best theatre actor sa Aliw Awards.

Si Direk Wenn Deramas ang siyang magdidirek kay Joey Paras sa kanyang launching movie.

Tindera ng bag sa Switzerland nightmare ang epekto sa ginawa kay Oprah

Naging biktima ng racial discrimination nang pumunta sa isang boutique sa Switzerland ang isa sa “most powerful celebrities” sa buong mundo na si Oprah Winfrey.

Um-attend si Oprah sa kasal ni Tina Turner sa Switzerland at binisita niya at ng kanyang companion ang isang luxury boutique na nagbebenta ng mga mamahaling handbags.

Hindi inasahan ng billionaire TV host and philanthropist na makararanas siya ng discrimination mula sa isang boutique sales assistant.

 â€œI was in Zurich, in a store whose name I will not mention. I didn’t have my eyelashes on, but I was in full Oprah Winfrey gear. I had my little Donna Karan skirt and my little sandals. But obviously The Oprah Winfrey Show is not shown in Zurich.

“I go into a store and I say to the woman, ‘Excuse me, may I see the bag right above your head?’ and she says to me, ‘No. It’s too expensive.’”

Umalis na lang daw si Oprah at hindi na niya ipinagmalaki na kaya niyang bilhin ang buong boutique kung iiral ang pagiging power-tripper niya.

“That clearly is you know … it (racism) still exists, of course it does.”

Sumagot naman ang tinutukoy na sales assistant ni Oprah at pinabulaanan nito ang mga naikuwento ng TV host na ayaw niyang ipakita rito ang sinasabing “too expensive” handbag.

Nakatanggap kasi ng kung anu-anong akusasyon of racism ang naturang store assistant kaya nagsalita na ito sa isang Swiss newspaper at kinuwento nito ang mga nangyari.

“I wasn’t sure what I should present to her when she came in on the afternoon of Saturday July 20 so I showed her some bags from the Jennifer Aniston collection,” simula pa ng store assistant.

“I explained to her the bags came in different sizes and materials, like I always do. She looked at a frame behind me. Far above there was the 35,000 Swiss franc crocodile leather bag. 

“I simply told her that it was like the one I held in my hand, only much more expensive, and that I could show her similar bags.

“It is absolutely not true that I declined to show her the bag on racist grounds. I even asked her if she wanted to look at the bag.  

“She looked around the store again but didn’t say anything else. Then she went with her companion to the lower floor. My colleague saw them to the door. They were not even in the store for five minutes.”

Nag-deny ang store assistant that she refused to show Oprah the bag.

This means that I’m good at my job.”

Pero gagawin pa rin daw ng store assistant na mag-sorry kay Oprah kung meron mang naganap na misunderstanding.

“I would apologize and say it was all a misunderstanding. I surely did not intentionally want to insult Ms. Winfrey. I hope this nightmare ends soon.”