Annabelle Rama denies involvement in rumored Richard-Sarah breakup: 'Gigil na gigil na akong isiwalat ang katotohanan'
Annabelle Rama has again talked about the rumored breakup between her son Richard Gutierrez and his wife Sarah Lahbati, addressing accusations that she was involved in their falling out.
On her social media pages, the veteran actress and talent manager posted a picture taken during a family gathering, accompanying it with a lengthy statement about the "fake news" circulating on social media in line with the issue.
"Mga chismosang Marites! Tigilan niyo na ang gumawa ng maling kwento. Lahat ng lumabas sa social media is all fake news. 'Wag niyo nang dagdagan ang mga maling balita, malalaman nyo rin ang katotohanan in due time," Annabelle wrote, pertaining to social media users who alleged she was the one who caused the breakup.
"Baka ma-shock kayo at hindi na ako ang lalabas na kontrabida. Malalaman niyo kung sino ang walang hiya na kontrabida. Mali ang bintang niyo sa akin. Sino ba ang may gustong maghiwalay sila? Ako ba? Or ang mag-ina?" she added.
Annabelle urged the public to stop criticizing her as she's just as shocked and confused about how everything happened so fast.
"Nagulat na lang ako, biglang dumating ang nanay at tatay galing ibang bansa. Doon na nag-umpisa ang malaking gulo. 'Wag niyo ibagsak sa akin ang sisi," she stressed.
"Kung hindi ako pinagbawalan ng lawyer na magsalita, mag-enjoy sana ang buong mundo sa sasabihin kung kwento. Gigil na gigil na akong isiwalat ang katotohanan sa pangyayari pero wala akong magawa. Abangan ang susunod na kabanata."
Despite everything that's been said, she emphasized that she wouldn't want her son's marriage to end.
"Basta ako, ayaw ko silang maghiwalay. Dahil mahal ko ang mga apo ko," she ended her post.
The statement comes a day after Annabelle revealed that Richard has been staying with her for a month now amid the rumors.
While she shared that she hasn't found the time to talk to Sarah, Annabelle addressed blind items seemingly pertaining to her daughter-in-law, saying that Richard has been busy working, while the former has only been busy "wasting money."
"Nakikita mo naman, hindi mo na kailangang magsalita pa. Nakikita mo na 'yan. Si Richard trabaho nang trabaho, 'yung isa nagwawaldas ng pera. 'Yun lang ang masasabi ko diyan," she said.
Richard and Sarah tied the knot in 2020 after dating for eight years. They have two children together, Zion and Kai, who are currenly living with Richard at the moment.
Rumors of their separation started when eagle-eyed social media users noticed that they haven't been sharing photos of them online and have been spending time with their kids separately. They were last spotted together at Maja and Rambo Nuñez's wedding in Bali, Indonesia.