What I think of Charlene and Kris' latest feud

Charlene and Kris are totally different from each other, having different personalities and background. Both are well-liked and came from famous families. The problem here is the usual lack of diplomacy on the part of Kris. She‘d say what she feels without thinking of what might the consequences be. I totally agree with her that she gave Charlene another reason to dislike her. Charlene can only put up so much and though she's a nice and a well educated individual, she also has limits, thus the respond – do you have a problem with my dress - to Kris just to let her know that she (Kris) is already becoming annoying. On the other hand, Kris immediately made a public apology to Charlene probably after her conscience realized what she had done. The good part is both were being sports and know how to act more appropriately to try to stop the fire before it even escalates.


Charlene on Kris: Burn no bridges
Marinel Cruz
MANILA, Philippines—“I did not talk about it for fear of being misquoted,” Charlene Gonzalez said, days after TV host Kris Aquino apologized for an apparently offensive comment made against the former beauty queen, also a TV host, at a fashion event.
“The industry is so small; we shouldn’t burn bridges,” Charlene told entertainment writers at a Q11 party on Tuesday.

During the recent show of designer Randy Ortiz at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Kris commented that Charlene was “pa-star” because the latter’s gown was not in the shade of the set motif. At the end of the show, Charlene confronted Kris, asking, “Do you have a problem with my dress?”

In a text message to “TV Patrol” Kris said, “Obviously, [Charlene] doesn’t like me... my mistake was, I gave her another reason to dislike me…so I apologized.”

Charlene said she was happy that the public took her side when the incident was reported in the papers. “Nakakataba ng puso. I guess it means that I’ve planted good seeds through the years.”

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