Actress Julia Barretto filed a complaint against former broadcaster Jay Sonza at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last Sept. 25 over rumors of her alleged pregnancy by Gerald Anderson that came out on Sonza’s Facebook page last Sept. 21.
Barretto, accompanied by her mother Marjorie Barretto, personally appeared before the NBI Cybercrime Division to ask the Bureau to investigate the “untrue and irresponsible statements made by Sonza on his social media account.”
She is bent on pursuing the case in spite of a succeeding post by Sonza last Wednesday retracting his earlier statements.
Barretto said, “I am pursuing this case because the statements made by Mr. Sonza are untrue and irresponsible. The widespread reposting of the news based on his post caused distress to me and my family. I don’t want to take this matter lightly. Mr. Sonza, and all those who publish these reckless and baseless posts, must be held accountable for their actions so that they think twice before claiming things as fact.” (Manila Bulletin)
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