Herlene Budol's ex-manager says he reached out to Shaila Rebortera

Herlene Budol’s former manager, Wilbert Tolentino, has reached out to Rob Gomez’s ex-partner Shaila Rebortera amid the controversy surrounding the actors.

On Instagram, Wilbert posted photos with Herlene and other companions. When Herlene commented a red heart, netizens replied by pointing out that she turned off the comments on her social media posts and that she was not strong enough to face the issue.

Wilbert replied to the netizens,saying that he was the one who turned off the comments, “dahil hindi natin ma-please lahat lalo na sa socmed po."

He also revealed that he has reached out to Shaila to address the issue.

“Matapos po ang issue once we meet @shaylaroberta po, Always remember there are two sides of the story. Truth will always prevail & Mistake is part of human being,” he said.

“I already reach Ms. Shayla po since yesterday kht indi na ako Manager ni Herlene,” he added.

Wilbert also said that he remains concerned for both parties because they are a family.

In screenshots making the rounds online, Herlene, Rob, and Bianca Manalo’s conversations insinuated that the two actresses are having an affair with Rob. The three worked together in the GMA Afternoon Prime series “Magandang Dilag.”

Herlene earlier defended herself from the accusations saying, "'Pag dedicated ka sa trabaho, gagawan ka ng issue!"

In another statement, she added, “"Yung batuhan ng mga script para pang kabisado sa mga linyahan ay nahaluan ng mga joke at one liner tulad ng salitang 'kain' ganyan na agad ang tingin nyo sa akin.”

"Sumakay lang ako sa mga joke dahil komedyante ako, kahit alam ko finiflirt ako," she added.

Bianca likewise addressed the rumors in a statement. She said, “Rob Gomez and I are friends and co-workers. He was going to bring Christmas gifts and I wanted to receive them early before I leave for the airport.”

“It is upsetting that our conversations were exposed without my consent, which is a breach of privacy and the cause of so much online bashing,” she added. “It is obvious that parts of our conversation were deleted to create malicious insinuations."

Bianca’s boyfriend, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, simply said, “No comment.”

Meanwhile, Rob exclusively told Pep that his phone was taken and used without his consent.

“Worse is that the person who took my phone posted pictures of mine in my own social media account pretending that I posted it with the intention of destroying my reputation," he said. “The videos as shown were among my friends and co-stars who was trying to cheer me up when I was going through a lot of hurdles in my life."

Rob’s controversies started in an interview with "Fast Talk With Boy Abunda," where he said he is single but that he is courting someone.

However, Shaila later revealed that she and Rob are together and have a daughter.

The “Lovers/Liars” actor has since apologized for saying that he is single. He told Shaila and Amelia in an Instagram post, "You are not an option for me to lose. I can't wait to have you both back in my arms.” —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News