The viral episode of “It’s Showtime’s” “Expecially for You” continues to make online buzz after hosts issued a public statement on live television on Tuesday. This began when “Expecially For You”, a segment of the noontime show on GMA, aired last week on May 31. The episode featured guest player Christine rejecting a cheek kiss (or beso) from “searchee” Axel .
Her reaction shocked the hosts as well as viewers, as Vice Ganda pointed out that he could get a file cased against him for his advances. Initially retracting her discomfort via TikTok, the show personnel reached out to Christine. This prompted the show hosts to reveal that she felt uneasy when she received a non-consensual beso.
READ: Vice Ganda, ‘It’s Showtime’ lauded for clearing ‘Expecially For You’ beso moment Following “It’s Showtime’s” statement, a spliced video of Christine crying in the corner surfaced on TikTok and Twitter. The video is now inaccessible by search. Vice then received a string of disappointment from the online community, stating that he “shamed innocent people” (these being Axel and Christine).
This caused multiple people on the internet to reopen this discourse all over social media, blaming the emcee of the show. On Wednesday evening, several online users noticed similar posts made by various content creators and anonymous online users as they all shared a similar statement. “This unnecessary hate train on @vicegandako is one of the reasons why most .
