Jaya receives news that she 'died' in a car crash

Friday the 13th is regarded as an unlucky day by some people, and true enough, some become unwitting victims of this superstition. Prandksters can use this day to spread morbid rumors meant to shock people, especially if the rumor is about the death of a showbiz personality, like singer Jaya. Text messages spread out last Friday, June 13, explaining in gory detail the cause of Jaya's death. It said that Jaya got into a car crash and was instantly killed. VERY ALIVE. Today, StarTalk belied the ugly rumor by interviewing none other than the supposedly dead singer herself. Jaya's voice sounded very much alive and well. When Lolit greeted her, Jaya exclaimed, "'Nay Lolit, buhay pa ako!" Lolit asked how or why the rumor spread and Jaya gave a possible explanation. "Sa totoo lang, hindi ko alam kasi kahapon [June 13] nga, mall tour ako ng hapon. Sabi ko, ‘Uwi na tayo,' sa driver ko. ‘Alam mo naman na Friday the 13th. Alam mo naman na malapit ang mga aksidente.' So natapos yun, e, okay naman kami. "I came home at around 7:30 p.m. Sabi ko sa asawa ko na manood kami ng sine. So nanood kami ng sine. Ora mismo pagdating ng bahay, nagpalit lang ako, umalis kami. In the middle of the movie, mga 10:30 p.m., nag-ring yung cell phone ko. Si Ms. D [Darling de Jesus, GMA-7 executive], tumatawag. Akala ko naman, tungkol sa trabaho so sinagot ko ng medyo mahina ang boses." Darling's call to Jaya prompted her to go to the cinema lobby to better hear Ms. D. At first, Jaya thought she was going to be fired. "May bad news," Darling told her. "May balitang kumakalat. Patay ka na dahil sa car accident." As bad luck would have it, Jaya and her husband were watching a horror flick, so the news didn't need to sink in and absolutely terrify her. MESSAGE TO THE PRANKSTER. Jaya related to StarTalk how all the people she knew in GMA-7 got the said prank text. It was enough for everyone to freak out and immediately got Ms. D to contact Jaya. Jaya tried in vain to find the culprit. "Hindi ko talaga ma-pinpoint kung sino yung tao na may pakana ng hindi nakakatawang joke," Jaya said. To cheer up Jaya, Lolit said, "Di bale na. Jaya. Ang dami-daming artistang ganyan na laging nagiging biktima ng chismis, pero sila pa ang humahaba ang buhay!" "Kung may sampung gusto sa iyo, e, may sampung ayaw din sa iyo," Jaya agreed. "So, kaunting ingat at maraming dasal dahil... ‘Tulad ko po na tahimik at hindi gumagawa ng gimmick. Kung sino po ‘yan na nag-imbento niyan na hindi nakakatawang joke, I will pray for that person because that was not a hilarious joke." Just to make sure that people would see that Jaya was indeed still alive, Lolit said that everyone should watch SOP. Laughing out loud, Jaya added, "Don't forget All Star K! din!" - Philippine Entertainment Portal