Malisyosong larawan ni Alden Richards na ipinakalat umano ni Xian Gaza, GMA Network umaksyon na, handang magdemanda

Sparkle GMA Artist Center will file a lawsuit against those who spread and commented maliciously on the fake nude photo of their talent Alden Richards. And one of GMA's possible charges is social media personality Christian “Xian” Gaza who posted a fake photo of Alden on his Facebook account on April 1, 2022.

Christian “Xian” Gaza, tagged as the ‘Pambansang Marites’, is one of the most controversial social media personalities today in the Philippines. Because of his controversial posts about celebrities, he is always talked about by and netizens. 

One of Xian’s controversial posts is his April Fool’s Day entry which is none other than the said photo of Alden. In the said photo, the actor's body can be seen 'naked'. Also attached to the photo is a malicious caption from Xian. But it turns out that the said photo of Alden is fake and there is no truth in what Xian said in his post that he passed on the nude photo of Alden. 

Based on the message he allegedly sent in a private message to Alden, he was referring to something that seemed to be a photo that was allegedly sent to him.

“Alden, nasendan ako. Hehe. In fairness ha? Malaki. Lamang ka sa akin pero hindi naman tayo nagkakalayo. Happy April Fool’s Day!”

Xian, on the other hand, continued to tease in the comment section of his FB post.

“Amputi, Mars. Kung gagawin kong alaga eh papangalanan kong ‘Whitey'”.

“Yung kay Gerald malaki nga pero makutim naman haha.”

“Nandito sa fone ko parehas at ginawan ko ng collage, magkakatabi kaming tatlo.”

“Hinahanap ko yung kay Terrence teka. Nakakatakot yung kanya. Dugyot ampucha.”

“Tama tama. I-delete ko yung collage tapos gawa ako ng bago para apat na kami. From darkest to whitest. Terrence, Gerald, Xian, Alden.”

“Putek! Yung akin ang pinakamaliit anubayaaan parang naapakan pagkalalaki ko ah nakaka-depress naman.”

Meanwhile, in an official statement released by Sparkle GMA Artist Center regarding the spreading photo of Alden, they claimed that it was fake and ‘digitally altered’. The said photo was allegedly from Alden's previous social media post and was only edited to make the actor look naked. 

“It has come to our attention that a photo of our artist, Mr. Alden Richards, appearing to be unclothed, is circulating online. We wish to inform the public that the said photo is fake and digitally altered using a picture that Mr. Richards posted on his social media account months ago," Sparkle stated.

Sparkle also added in their statement, that Alden is a role model for many people so they strongly condemn the spread of malicious image and baseless information about their talent.

“Mr. Richards is a role model for many people and we strongly condemn perpetrators of malicious activities related to our artists, including the spreading of groundless information and defamation,” Sparkle said.

Sparkle  will file a case against those involved in posting and sharing a fake photo of Alden as well as those who post ‘libelous comments’ on the said photo. Ultimately, Sparkle warned people against fake news and they urged netizens to think first before posting. 

After GMA announced that they will sue those who spread the fake photo of Alden, Xian released his reaction about it.

"Kapag inedit mo ang larawan ng isang tao at ginawa itong malaswa na hubo’t hubad, it will fall under defamation. The burden of proof is with the prosecution. Kailangan nilang mapatunayan na ikaw mismo ang nag-edit nito by conducting a digital forensics sa mobile phone, iPad or computer mo.”

 “Kapag naman nakatanggap ka ng fake nude photo tapos pinakalat mo ito, it will fall under defamation. The burden of proof is with the prosecution. Kailangan nilang mapatunayan na pinakalat mo ito by conducting a digital forensics sa mga gadgets, messaging apps and social media accounts mo.” 

Xian further insisted that posting a nude photo of a person when the photo cannot be seen is not slanderous! its. He said, 

When you post on Facebook the fake nude photo including the digitally altered genitalia, it will automatically fall under defamation. But without the genitalia, it is not libellous at all. Unless you say in the caption that you have a nude photo of the plaintiff and you ask who it wants to pass on. ”

 "Case dismissed," Xian concluded in his post. Currently, Alden's camp has not shared an update on the legal recourse they will provide for those involved in the issue.

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