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Sunday, December 13, 2020

Repost: Viva Artists Agency (VAA) Sues Nadine Lustre for 'Continuous Violation' of Contract Lasting Until 2029

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Viva Artists Agency (VAA) on Friday filed a lawsuit against actress Nadine Lustre, whom it said remained its exclusive artist until 2029, over her alleged “continuous violation” of her contract.

The talent management firm of the larger Viva Entertainment group filed the complaint before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court.

VAA alleged that Lustre violated her “valid and existing agency and management agreement ... by contracting independently with advertisers, promoters, and other third parties, in utter disregard of the exclusivity of her contract.”

The case, according to VAA, seeks to stop Lustre from “continuously violating” their agreement, and for the actress to “honor” her contract with them.

Lustre entered a 5-year, exclusive contract with VAA in 2009, the group said. That contract was renewed in 2014 for another 10 years, or until June 30, 2024. The same contract was then renewed for another 5 years in 2015, moving its end date to June 29, 2029, according to VAA.

“During this period VAA developed, built, and nurtured Nadine’s career to make her one of the most sought after artists in the entertainment industry,” the agency said.

‘MULTIMEDIA PRINCESS’

VAA pointed out that Lustre’s “career took off” when it cast her in the 2014 blockbuster “Diary ng Panget” opposite James Reid, launching the wildly popular “JaDine” tandem. The reel and real partnership went on to star in the hit ABS-CBN drama “On the Wings of Love,” among other successful projects, VAA recalled.

Under Viva’s record label, Lustre also released a number of singles as a solo artist, aside from her stint as a member of Pop Girls dating back to 2009.

Lustre’s successful foray into acting and music earned her the “Multimedia Princess” title, as she was dubbed by Viva. As recently as 2019, her big-screen projects under Viva earned her successive best actress wins, cementing her status as an acclaimed performer.

“Despite her continued success as an exclusive artist of VAA for almost a decade, Nadine still chose to violate and disregard her contract with VAA,” the group said.

VAA’s legal counsel, Atty. Chino Roxas, called on Lustre to “honor and respect the sanctity of contracts.”

He added: “Third parties are put on notice that any direct dealings with Ms. Lustre for her services as a performing artist or endorser shall be in violation of Ms. Lustre’s contract with VAA.”

LUSTRE’S CAMP: VIVA CONTRACT ‘OPRESSIVE’

VAA’s filing of its lawsuit against Lustre came nearly a year after it first warned of legal action against the actress in January, when she announced having “terminated” her contract with the agency and that she was now “self-managed.”

At the time, Lustre’s camp said it welcomed “any legal action by Viva so their unconscionable, oppressive and illegal contract with Nadine (and their other artists) can be litigated in the proper forum.”

“It’s about time that a David strikes out a Goliath that has taken advantage of young artists in the industry for the longest time,” Lustre’s legal counsel, Atty. Lorna Kapunan, said in January.

Viva Entertainment, of which VAA is part, is an industry pillar that has for decades produced films (Viva Films) and concerts (Viva Live), among other showbiz ventures.

Its famous discoveries or current contract talents include the likes of Sarah Geronimo, Anne Curtis, Bela Padilla, Cristine Reyes, Yam Concepcion, Xian Lim, and Matteo Guidicelli.

VAA was also home to actor Reid, Lustre’s former boyfriend who had left the agency in late 2019.

Since her proclaimed departure from VAA in January, Lustre has released a full album under Reid’s record label, and has clinched numerous endorsement deals with ads on social media and television. — with a report from MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News

119 comments:

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    1. Just one word to describe this girl. I.N.G.R.A.T.A. !!!!

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    2. love over career ang peg ni girl. Teh pili ka lang kasi. You cant have your cake and eat it too. Asikasuhin mo muna yung career.

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    3. 12:35 Waley na aasikasuhin kasi waley na career. Tengga siya til 2029 kapag natalo siya dito. She’s ruined.

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  2. honor you contract there was a time na umaayaw siya sa mga projects ng viva so i dont think sinasakal siya, gusto lang talagang sumunod kay james kahit saan.

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  3. grabe si Nadya.walang utang na loob.

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    1. Yes Nadine should have honor the contract. Or legally settle it if she wants out. Pero tigilan na yang pag-gamit sa "utang na loob" at panunumbat. Pareha lang naman silang nakinabang sa isa't isa. It's a business.

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    2. Mas lalo mawawalan ng career si girl ngayon kasi pumalag na yung VAA. Totoo naman na yung management niya nagpasikat sa kanya kahit papano nakilala siya ng tao kahit hindi siya naging super sikat gaya ng ibang artists.

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    3. kaya ten years ang contract this is because pinapasikat nga nila ng todo ang artista nila. Para maging big star ang talent , it takes a lot of years to develop. Yun ang ginagawa sana ng Viva.

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  4. Hindi na naluha sa usapan. Sayang ang bait pa ng Viva sayo ayaw kang idemanda nung una tas eto rin bagsak mo

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    1. ang bait ng VVA kasi kahit flop at nilangaw yung mga projects nito, siya pa rin naman ang priority. Maraming movies at serye ang line up para sa kanya.

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  5. She doesn’t look like a healthy young woman,

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  6. sa dinami-dami ng viva artists eto lang ang nagreklamo. where’s the lie? charot

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    1. these are the words of a victim blamer kaya walang gustong magsalitang biktima at dumadami ang bully sa mundo dahil sa mga katulad mo. i dont know what happened to nadine but we should cut her some slack for fighting back.

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    2. 2:10 sa true pero sana tinapos na muna nya yung contract of di sya pumirma noon noong di nya bet.

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    3. 2:10 pano naging biktima mga celebrities. FYI milyones ang kita ng mga yan dahil sa kanilang kontrata. Secured na ang future nito lalo na big star.

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    4. 2:10 te sa totoo lang i always side with the oppressed pero sa case kasi ni nadeng parang di naman siya inaabuso lol ang tamad tamad nga niyan sa taping. daming niline up ng viva for her. ginawa siyang priority tapos ganyan?

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    5. 12:38 so isa ka pa din na assuming na lahat ng celebrities ay pare parehong milyones ang kontrata at considered syang big star. wala tayong alam sa laman ng kontrata kaya hayaan natin sya sa laban nya!

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  7. Grabe naman ang 10 years. Slave contract yan.

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    1. not really, 10 kasi they saw potential and nadine agreed with it so kung slave contract sana di sya pumirma

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    2. Kakapirma nya lang kasi ulit hindi naman yan starting from diary ng panget

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    3. mga teh mapapasikat ba nila ang celebrity kung halimbawa three years ang contract? nga nga di ba. Maraming fleeting ang career at nagsipag frozen delights.

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  8. Excuse me Viva, di kayo kawalan. Magaling si Nadine, madaming kukuha sa kanya. . .

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    1. Nasan ang kumuha? Hahaha magbilangan tayo ng mga naligwak na endorsements daliii 12:17am

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    2. No matter how bashers and haters pull her down, she is still one of the best from her generation because she is smart, very creative and talented, and speaks up and fights for her beliefs. Kaya mo yan Nadine...

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    3. 3:33 don't bite the hands that feeds you, no matter how much you defend nadine at the end of the day, siya ang nag sign ng contract binasa niya before siya mag sign and no matter what happened you cannot change the fact na if not for viva wala kayong kilalang nadine ngayon.

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    4. Trooooo ka jan 8:04 kaloka si ateng

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    5. gawin at gawin nyo yung ganyang attitude. Tignan lang natin sang pupulutin nito ang career in the next couple of years.

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    6. 12:17 right now, wla pang balita kung ano/sino network ang kumuha s kanya. Then, mga advertisement nya ay "come and go" quickly. Ang VAA nga lng yta ang nagtyatyaga s kanya.

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  9. tzk tsk tsk ya kc dami hangin sa ulo

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  10. u should have seen the loopholes prior to signing. pero since ur still a nobody then, ur itching to have a company sign you up no matter what it takes. oh well, deal with it. honor ur contract, ginusto mo yan in the first place.

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    1. nagtayo naman kasi ng sariling management company yung pamilya ni James.

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    2. 12:40 Doesn’t mean she can just terminate her contract na magisa. Sana hindi siya nakapirma sa Reid Entertainment kasi baka madamay si James. Yung sa Careless contract nga sa music baka sabit din yun eh. Unless nagbibigay sila ng cut sa Viva as the girl’s management agency. Bad example yan at baka ma blacklist sila and their businesses.

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    3. 3:22 i agree. Pti kung titignan mo ang careless music's artist, si nadine lng ang parang nagbibigay ng kita since nagkaroon sya ng views s youtube. While the other artists, nganga

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  11. If she thought the contract was oppressive, then why did she renew not once, but twice? My clout na siya in 2015. She could and should have negotiated a better agreement.

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    1. she probably decided to join James and his company. doon sila nagmamanage ng careers nila.

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    2. Yan din ang tingin ko. Nag-start lang naman siyang magrebelde sa Viva after mag-end ng contract ni James at di na nag-renew sa Viva. But then, James left Viva after his contract ended, pero si Nadine may existing contract pa sa Viva na pinirmahan niya in 2014 at matatapos dapat in 2024; but in 2015, for some reasons, she extended said contract until 2029. BAKIT?!!! Again, BAKIT?!!!

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  12. Mas gusto ko yung dating beauty ni Nadine noong nagsisimula pa lang siya.

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    1. she looks strange, with those collagen lips. mas bet ko rin siya noon.

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    2. Me, too. Napaka-refreshing ng personality niya noon kahit di siya classic beauty. There was something about her that was so lovable then. Now, though I admire her independence, fierceness, and outspokenness, there's a thin line between confidence and arrogance. And I hope she realizes that.

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  13. o pag walang alam sa legalities wag muna kumuda.... #istandfornadine

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    1. Wag ka rin kumuda dahil wa ka rin alam #istandwithviva

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    2. malinaw naman na she violated the contract, it will expired on 2024. ikaw ang wag kumuda. tse!

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    3. Paki-explain naman po ang kaso na yan, attorney. Lol.

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    4. Wahaha tard ka lang. may pa-legalities ka pang nalalaman 12:35am goodluck sa idol mo kung may naipon sya mag ubusan sila ng pera ng viva

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    5. e ano bang alam mo 1235?

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    6. wow! maka legalities naman si 1235.. ano po bang alam nyo na di naming alam, aber?

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    7. Gusto ko sanang kampihan si Nadine pero parang siya talaga ang problema dito. May kontrata siya at di pwedeng balewalain ang kontrata just because ayaw na niya or may iba na siyang gusto. Kailangan niya ng matibay na ebidensya laban sa Viva, para manalo siya sa kasong ito.

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  14. Ang lala ng evolution ni ateng. Kung mga veteran and big stars today never naging ingrata sa mga kontrata nila, ikaw na what? like a 6 year professional artist may ganyan na? Kaloka ka atih. San ka dinala ng mga pasosyal nyo ng jowa mo..

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    1. Anne Curtis, Sarah G and Vice Ganda, so far wala naman silang reklamo sa viva

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    2. Magkaiba naman sila ng contract, hindi natin alam kung magkano nakocommission ng viva pagmay project or advertisement sila.

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  15. Pero question lang, nagtataka lang din. Matagal na yung news na umalis si nadine at nag terminate ng contract. Mag one year na din yata. Pero bakit ngayon lang nagsampa ng kaso ang viva? Dahil ba nakakakuha ng deals si nadine by herself?

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    1. Cguro binigyan pa cya ng Viva ng chance na magbago pero pinagpatuloy pa niya ang pagsuwag Sa Viva na nagbigay Sa kanya ng chance para makilala Sa showbiz kaya ayun dinemanda na cya

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    2. basa-basa din beshie, VAA warned her after she declared "self-managed"

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    3. Di ng terminate ng contract si nadine unless mg buyout sya sa contract.

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    4. After Nadine declared that she has terminated her contract with Viva, Viva warned her and 3rd parties that her contract was still valid and should be honored. Pero binalewala ni Nadine ang warning at tuloy siya sa pagtanggap ng projects na di dumaan sa Viva. Saka sinabi niya na oppressive/abusive ang Viva contract niya; meaning kasiraan iyon sa Viva. In short, wala na ibang choice ang Viva kundi kasuhan siya para 1) i-honor ni Nadine ang contract, 2) para ipagtanggol ng Viva ang sarili nito at 3) para di pamarisan si Nadine ng iba pang talents ng Viva.

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  16. It's Just a Gimmick

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  17. Ang diva naman kasi. Lumaki ulo. Ang chaka din ng sobrang dami nyang tattoo na visible.

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    1. Sobrang wild ni Nadine Kala niya ikakabuti niya yung pinaggagagawa niya

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    2. Ay ganun. Pag babae hindi pwede yung maraming tattoo na visible? 🥱

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    3. madami lng tattoo wild na agad?

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    4. Si Angelina Jolie, pakadaming tattoo pero UN Ambassador pa siya. Respected due to her advocacies. Wala kayong karapatan mang husga ng tao ng dahil lang sa tattoo.

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    5. Pinagsasabi niyo? Ang sabi lang chaka na maraming visible na tattoo. Pwede naman na visible ang tattoo sa babae, just that sa kanya hindi bagay. And wala rin nagsabi na wild sya dahil marami siyang tattoo. Wild sya dahil sa mga pinaggagawa niya.

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    6. Typical snowflake comments kasi lol. Wag masyadong sensitive mga teh.

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  18. Woooopsss stress na siguro sya ngayon.

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  19. Nadine kuha ka ng ibang abogado. Medyo talunan yang nakuha mo.

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    1. Kahit gaano pa kagaling ang abogado, the truth will come out.

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  20. Lalaban ba si Nadine Dito? Kung ako sa Kanya makipag areglo na Lang siya Kahit marami sa pera ngayon at ipon Baka half of her ipon mapupunta lang sa kakabayad sa mga fees niya sa legal. Ang abugado ang yayaman Dito hidne siya . Imagine during the pandemic ito laban niya? Medyo stress ha! To think isa sa entertainment industry din affected sa sitwasyon natin ngayon. Caloca .

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    1. True, nag arogante at malaki din kasi ulo ni Nadine... sad

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    2. True VIVA has been there way before she was born. Too bad it is not really VIVAs loss but hers. La naman kinita halos lahat ng pelikula nya. Lalo na nung wala si James. She has to pay VIVA back sa mga nagastos sa kanya. Di rin biro ang inivest ka sa kanya na pera sa kanya.

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    3. True. Baka naman pwedeng pag-usapan pa. Kasi may contract talaga siya, at kakapirma lang. Laking gulo at stress lang yan sa kanya.

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    4. Matanong ko lang paano kung percentage ng viva 70-30 or even 60-40. Ang laki na napocket ng viva sa kanya. Kung sa iba iniisip nila ingrata or lumaki ulo para kay Nadine siguro she's only fighting for her rights. Kung feel mo naoppressed ka na lumaban ka para makalaya.

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    5. 12:09 wla p akong nakikita about this case's or contract's percentage. But ang obvious dito is that nadine ay naghahabol kay james since kakapirma lng niya ng renewal when james left Viva

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    6. 12:09 Pumirma nga sya diba? Ano bang mahirap intindihin dun? Kung ayaw nya pala ng ganyan edi sana hindi na sya nagrenew.

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  21. Sa mga abugado readers here May laban ba si ate Nadine Dito? Paki explain in details para din sa mga tards niya na toxic inaaway na nila ang Viva! Hahahaha

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    1. 2:04, Ikaw din naman toxic at nakikipag away din sa mga against sa mga idols mo... tantanan...

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    2. Nasaan ang mga lawyers? Bakit tard ang sumagot? Lol.

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    3. same like you toxic hahaha

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  22. Grabe babae na ito. Ang dami niya issues sa life. Pakiramdam ko Hinde siya masaya she’s pretending to be happy. Basta Hinde siya okay naawa ako sa Kanya :(

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  23. Flop naman projects ni ateng VAA, keribels na po lels

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    1. Its not about if makaka bring in pa rin sya ng pera sa agency but yung pinirmahan nyang contract.

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  24. Not even a fan pero baka maubos ipon ni nadine, i think boss vic has a good heart mag usap na lang sila

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  25. Lagot ka na lola nadz.

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  26. Baket hinahabol pa yan ng Viva? Wala na nga sya sa IG ng Viva. Tapos flop projects pa. Move on na Veva!!!

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    1. 2:57 Hello, contract ang pinaguusapan dito. Legally binding. Anong move on?? May pinirmahan. Meron hindi sinunod. May nilabag. Gets mo?

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  27. The case presents a novel issue: what is the nature of the contract between a celebrity actor/actress and a management agency. This must reach the Supreme Court in my opinion. The ruling in this case is jurisprudence that will affect all existing management contracts on whether or not an artist can revoke a contract term at will.

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    1. Ito yung mga pabibong first year law students na pinangangalandakan na law students sila. Honey, pag-apak mo ng second year, mas gugustuhin mong di nila alam na law student ka. That is kung maipasa mo man lang ang Persons, ObliCon o StatCon man lang. Yabang. Pwe!

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  28. Bakit pumirma pa si Nadine nung hanggang 2029 kung may existing contract siya at hanggang 2024 naman matatapos? Dapat sa 2024 na lang siya nakipag-negotiate ulit.

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    1. Kasi akala niya pipirma pa si James sa Viva pero hindi na nagrenew si James. Plain and simple this is a case of running after the ex bf. Nakakatawa lang siya dito honestly. It’s a lost cause.

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    2. Nakakatawa na nakakaawa. Hindi man lang siya binulungan ng ex na aalis na siya sa agency.

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    3. 1:18 Yung nga hahahaha! She was blindsided! Ang pathetic lang ni girl to keep running after the ex. From someone who supposedly champions independence and woman power, she’s pretty weak pag dating sa lalaki. Major ew.

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    4. Iyan din ang tanong ko. Sana maipaliwanag iyan ni Nadine kasi ang sakit sa bangs isipin niyan. At pinirmahan niya iyong extension ng contract only after a year ng pagpirma niya ng 10-year contract. Ni hindi pa nga nangalahati ang existing contract (na pagkahaba-haba), pipirma na agad ng 5-year extension. What was Nadine thinking?

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  29. Mas ok si nadine before without james reid. Simple lang sya and hard working! But now .... what happened

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  30. Ang tagal na nina Sarah Geronimo, Regine Velasquez, Sharon Cuneta at Anne Curtis sa poder ng VIVA pero hanggang ngayon wala naman akong narinig na issue sa kanila.

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  31. DESERVED MO YAN GIRL HAHAHA WALA KANG UTANG NA LOOB EH. INUUNA MO PA SUMUNOD SA JOWA MO. LALO LANG NAMAN BABAGSAK CAREER MO LAOS KA NA

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    1. Tuwang tuwa at gigil na gigil akala mo naman may ambag siya sa career at may mapapala. Di mo ikakayaman yan teh. Maging laos o sikat man siya. Walang epekto sa buhay mo. Hahaha 😂😂😂

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    2. Bakit ba palagi sinasabi na utang na loob eh halata naman na both nakinabang. Siguro maging professional lang sya sa contract na sya yung pumirma di yung impulsive na umalis lang ex nya aalis na din.

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    3. 8:00 mas malaki pakinabang ni Nadine sa Viva pero I agree na hindi dapat sinasali ang "utang na loob" sa usaping ito. Just honor the contract or buy it out.

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  32. Lumalabas kapangitan ng ugali mo Nadine, ingtata, hindi marunong tumanaw ng utang na loob

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  33. Never burn bridges. Never

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  34. Nakakatawa may hashtag sila #istandwithNadine. Siya na nga may mali pinag pipilitan pa na tama siya. Jusko sakit sa bangs. Grabe mga fans ngayon. Ang mali ngayon ay tama para sa mata nila ... ang galing galing niyo po!

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    1. Ang weird na guilt trip ng fans nya ibang fandom to support the ht. Well never naman nag support si nadine sa ibang idols namin at kung tatanggi idols namin sa contract hindi sila mag violate.

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    2. Fan din ako. Pero kung malinaw naman na mali, di ako mag #istandwithemeeme. Tong mga tards, sorry to say, di gumagamit ng utak sayang pagpapa-aral sa kanila

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    3. I would never. Fan man ako ng isang celeb pero hindi ako tanga to rally like that. Ano ako walang sariling utak?

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  35. nadine and her fans are vocal about her being "authentic" for so many years compared to her contemporaries hindi sunod sunuran sa management to the point na ang dami niyang negative issues, ngayon biglang kinawawa kuno ng viva, infairness to her right after hindi nag renew si james biglang gusto niyang umalis sa VIVA. lol

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    1. And that’s the truth. Dahil umalis si James. Talo siya dyan. Walang talent ng Viva na sasali sa rally niya lol.

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    2. 11:21 ano sila tanga? Haha. Pandemic ngayon, maa kelangan ng pera ng tao

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    3. 1:23 kahit wla pa noon ang pandemic, wlang VAA ang sumali s knyang complaint. Even Sharon n known n very vocal s SNS ay wlang negative say (like kay nadine) s VAA kahit matgal tagal n syang tengga

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  36. Lol, she looks too funny and scary na talaga.

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  37. Lol, she is finished na. Done.

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  38. She is going to lose. That’s for sure.

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  39. I’m a fan of Nadine pero her decision to leave Viva is just so wrong. Yes given 10 years contract is too much pero nung umalis si James sa Viva, she suddenly decided to leave Viva too. It’s all be because of James. Lover over career si ate girl 😞

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    1. Ang malala sa idol mo, ex na niya si James pero hinahabol parin niya. It’s not like asawa niya like Regine at Ogie. It’s borderline creepy.

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  40. as what Ursula said to King Triton, "The contract is legal, binding and completely unbreakable".

    once breached by the 2 parties, both has the right to action for some legal actions.

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  41. So what.. Wag nang pagaksayahan ng oras at pera tong babaebg ito wala nman nang iaakyat na pera sa viva puro flop ang movies. Paktay na mga gustong kumuha dito baka mai sama sa demanda. Palaos na talaga ang Ingratang itoh.

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    1. 6:32 gurl batas n ho ang pinag uusapan dito as breach of contract ang nangyari. You cannot just say n "wag pagaksayahan ng oras" or "move on" n lang

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  42. kaumay ka girl pangit ng ugali mo kasi

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