Hayden Kho Take 2, "I Apologize ..." — Dito Nagsalita Na Siya, Hindi Statement Lang — Pero Mukhang May Mga Ayaw Maniwala

22 May 2009

This is the apology of Hayden Kho, Take Two — this time around he's the one speaking instead of just a prepared written statement being flashed onscreen.

In case, you also want to read the words instead of just hearing them, this is the full transcript of  Mariz Umali's report including the text of the sound bites from Dr. Hayden Kho:

Igan Arnold Clavio:  Inako ni Hayden Kho ang kasalanang nagawa at lubos na pinagsisisihan ang nangyari.  Depensa ng abogado ni Dr. Kho, lulong daw si Hayden sa droga nang panahong ginawa niya ang mga kumakalat na sex video.  Pero ang ilang Senador, hindi tanggap ang paliwanag na ito.  Saksi si Mariz Umali.

Hayden:  I deeply regret everything that has happened because of my poor judgment... Hmmm... Nagsisisi na po ako.

Mariz:    Halata ang lungkot at pagkabalisa sa mukha ni Dr. Hayden Kho nang humarap sa media.  Muli niyang iginiit nagawa lang niya ang video bilang bahagi ng pribado niyang buhay, bagay na wala siyang intensiyon na ipakita sa iba. Sa halip ang sinisisi niya ang mga taong nagkalat nito.

Hayden:  Sa dami nang nadamay, sa dami ng mga nasaktang tao dahil may nagnakaw at nagkalat ng videos... Right now, I may feel deep remorse ... you know, it's too much to ask for forgiveness right now...  Sana ... sana, someday people will learn to condemn the sin and not the sinner.

Mariz:  Pero ang biktima niyang si Katrina Halili, bingi sa pagso-sorry ni Hayden.  

Katrina: Dapat 'yon, hindi lang ganoon ... hindi, hindi lang paghingi ng tawad.  Dapat po siyang parusahan.

Mariz: Aminado ang abogado ni Dr. Kho na si Atty. Lorna Kapunan, lulong daw si Hayden nang panahong ginawa niya ang mga kumakalat na sex video.

  

Atty. Lorna Kapunan:  These all happened when ... ah ... he was a drug user.  These all happened before December when Hayden was getting his treatment. 

Mariz:  Pero hindi bumenta kay Senador Bong Revilla ang depensang ito ng kampo ni Hayden.

Senator Bong Revilla: Palusot ng magagaling na abogado, 'no ah. Sa korte na lang sila magpaliwanag. 

Mariz; Paniwala pa ni Senadora Miriam Defensor-Santiago, mahihirapan lang ang kampo ni Hayden kung gagamitin nitong depensa ang umano'y problema sa pag-iisip ng celebrity doctor.

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago: He has never appeared in public that he has indicated other signs of insanity so he cannot claim that overnight, he became insane.

Mariz: Ako si Mariz Umali at ako ang inyong saksi!

This is the video of the report by Mariz Umali of Saksi courtesy of GMAnews.tv:

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Hayden Kho Says, "I Apologize ..." Katrina Halili Answers, "Apology Not Accepted!"

22 May 2009

Dr. Hayden Kho has issued this statement of apology (I pieced this together from the video clip below the statement):

... I sincerely apologize for the harm it has done to other parties. I must emphasize that there was no malice on my part, or intention to hurt anyone with these recordings.  I deplore the fact that without my knowledge and consent, these recordings were uploaded on the internet, downloaded, reproduced in optical media form, distributed, and sold to the public.  

I own up to my responsibility as a professional, and have decided to suspend my practice of medicine.  This incident has had a mental and emotional effect on my being.  At this stage, I realize I cannot expect understanding and forgiveness. I can only pray that this comes in due time.  

This is the video report by Saksi on Kho's statement of apology courtesy of GMAnews.tv:

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Interviewed by GMA-7 about the sex video scandal, actress Katrina Halili who was one of the women shown with Hayden Kho in the videos, said with a mix of fury and emotion:

Parang hindi ko alam kasi sobrang nagulat po ako na nagawa niya 'yon eh ... kasi, hindi po ganu'n 'yung pagkakilala ko sa taong 'yon. Sobrang ... nagulat ako, hindi ko alam na gano'n siya ka-demonyo.

The actress also appealed to the other women who appeared in the sex videos, saying:

Sana po lumabas na din kayo ... para naman maparusahan yung mga taong nambababoy sa 'tin."

This is GMA-7's interview with actress Katrina Halili who is in no mood to accept any apology:

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In short, apology not accepted!

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Alec Baldwin Says, "I'd Like to Offer an Apology" to Anyone Who Took Offense" to My Pinay Mail-Order-Bride Joke

21 May 2009

"I'd like to offer an apology ... " It is with those words that Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin began his blog post to seek rectification of his remarks over the David Letterman show on May 12 which triggered a strong outburst of public condemnation from various sectors of Philippine society, most notably from Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr., Senator Loren Legarda, and Gabriela. 

Baldwin's blog post appears in The Huffington Post.  The full text of his apology reads:

I'd like to offer an apology and a clarification to remarks I made recently.

While on the David Letterman program, I joked that I might need a "mail-order bride" to achieve the goal of having more children in my life. I believe that most people understood that this was a joke and took it as such. (A dated reference, no doubt, and another sign of my advancing age.) However, I do apologize to anyone who took offense. The comments of some Philippine government officials come as no surprise to me, either. Even the one by a former action film star-turned-Senator who beckoned me to come to the Philippines so he could "beat" me over my comment.

Such anger and frustration about the issue of sex trafficking is understandable. The Philippines has suffered significant problems with the issue of sex trafficking and I would like to turn your attention to the work of an organization called Love146 that my brother Stephen educated me about. Visit their website at www.love146.org and learn of the important work that is being done, in various regions of the world, by Rob Morris and his co-founders and staff.

I had met with Rob in New York, some months before the Letterman appearance, in the hopes of helping him raise money for this group. Again, I apologize for the perceived insensitivity of that remark and ask you to visit the Love146 site.

This is GMA-7's report on Alec Baldwin's apology courtesy of GMAnews.tv:

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Alec Baldwin's bio is here in his website.  It says in part:

Alec has starred in several films, including "Beetlejuice", "Miami Blues", "The Hunt for Red October", "Malice", "The Shadow", "Glengarry Glen Ross", "Heaven's Prisoners", "Ghosts of Mississippi", "The Edge", "The Cat in the Hat", "The Aviator", "The Departed", "Running with Scissors", "The Good Shepherd" and many others. He received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for "The Cooler", directed by Wayne Kramer (2003) and was nominated for an Oscar for the same film. 

On television, Baldwin is currently starring in NBC's Emmy award winning comedy series, "30 ROCK", for which he received the 2007 Golden Globe, SAG and Television Critics Association awards as Best Actor in a comedy. Baldwin has starred on "Knot's Landing" for CBS and numerous other TV shows including "Dress Grey" (a miniseries for NBC), "Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial (for TNT) and appearances on "Saturday Night Live" (too many to count).

His production company, El Dorado Pictures, has produced such films as "The Confession" (for Showtime) which won the Writer's Guild Award for Best original screenplay and David Mamet's "State and Main", among others.

Alec is an out-spoken supporter of various causes related to public policy, including environmentalism, the government's support of the arts, campaign finance reform, animal rights and gun control. He serves on the board of directors of the East Hampton Daycare Center, People For American Way and NYU Tisch School of the Arts Dean's Council. He is on the advisory board of the NYU/Brennan Center for Justice and the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund. He is a vigorous supporter of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), just to name a couple.

Baldwin is a graduate of New York University (BFA, Tisch School of the Arts), 1994. 

Alec has a daughter, Ireland Eliesse. 

In preparing this website, Alec has said, "I'd like to welcome all those who are curious about my work and where that might be headed in the next several years. Acting has provided me with some of the highest highs in my life. I hope that I will have the opportunity to make more films and appear in shows that people want to see. To be able to do this for a living is a tremendous gift."

More on this when I return.

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