Jaclyn Jose reacts to 'show-stealing' of Maria Isabel Lopez in Cannes

Maria Isabel Lopez was given flak for ‘stealing the show’ from Ma’ Rosa director Brillante Mendoza and lead actress Jaclyn Jose in the Cannes Film Festival photo call. Jaclyn, who won the Best Actress Award in the prestigious festival, thought it wasn’t a big deal.
 
“It’s her call. Ako, basta, Brillante is a friend. I will never leave him. I will stay side by side sa kanya,” she said during the press conference of her new show A1 Ko Sa 'Yo yesterday, May 24.
 
The veteran actress also noted how they talked about uniformity of outfits, but respected that the former beauty queen chose to not follow it.
 
“We have a dress code color – beige, white and black. [Pero] okay lang 'yun. Kasi that’s her prerogative. Nag-apologize naman…,” she added.
 
She, however, expressed a bit of regret for actor John Paul Duray who seemed to have been secluded from the group photo. 

 
“Kawawa lang kasi [si John Paul] na hindi nakita, na-crop [na sa ibang photos]. Hiwalay. 'Yun lang [kaya] medyo na-[off] siguro 'yung iba,” she declared.
 
For her, she is in no position to decide for others.
 
“Hindi ako na-offend kasi it’s her call. Basta ako, we went there as a team, at uuwi ako as a team. Kahit 'yung panalo [ako], inakyat ko sila [Brillante at Andi]. That shows [the] type of personality I have – Hindi kita iiwan,” she concluded.

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