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TO mark his 15th anniversary in the show business, singer-actor turned Broadway star Mark Bautista is releasing an autobiography titled BeyondTheMark— but this already taking a life of its own.
On Wednesday, entertainment relationship between Bautista website Pep.ph reported they reand his guy friend indeed became ceived screen grabs of several pages complicated in two instances from the chapter “Friendshift,” when they gave in to the temptawhere Bautista reportedly reveals tion of intimacy. After the second an intimate relationship with a time, they made a pact never to man. Without indicating who sent go that way again—until another them the material [no publisher fateful night. was mentioned], the website went By then, Bautista reportedly on to say the 34-year-old actor wrote that his guy friend was wrote about “a guy friend” with already in a relationship with a whom he had a “bromance”—the woman. At a party where they all slang for “brotherly” and “rosaw each other, Bautista distanced himself from his friend but ended dictionary as “the complicated up drinking the night away when love and affection shared by two the girlfriend went ahead. straight males. “We then got so drunk that I
Pep.ph further related from the ended up going home with him. screen shot pages that this close I spent the night in his house and The singer is currently based in the US after breaking into Broadway we became intimate,” Pep. ph quoted from the book.
The following day, the girlfriend discovered what happened, and Bautista wrote, “This started a huge drama between the three of us. It became a spectacle.” And while his guy friend and girlfriend broke up, Bautista clarified nothing “extreme” happened between them despite all the nasty rumors.
“I kept my silence and allowed myself to be hurt by all the rumors,” the singer wrote, explaining he kept his side of the story to protect his guy friend and avoid making the situation worse.
Bautista, of course, did not name his guy friend and the girlfriend, but neti - ing who they were following the Pep.ph article. Hopefully, though, they read another passage lifted from the book that read: “I have a story to tell, and no matter what
A reliable source from the concert scene told Music Geek that more big names in international music will be coming to Manila for the rest of the year, with announcements to be made very soon. others might think, I’m happy that I can share this with pride (from overcoming my personal struggles), joy ( from discovering my life’s purpose), and the true essence of me, these are life’s great achievements. This h a s been my journey and my life, so far.”
Meanwhile, The ManilaTimes re Books—the publish-
Back in January, it was Celine Dion’s July concert that made headlines, and the arrival of more singing superstars simply mean that the Philippines is considered music scene. ing arm of Viva Entertainment—to be the publisher of Beyondthe Mark. The publishing house’s of - cates that Bautista’s autobiography is already available in the market. for the ongoing tour of the musical “Here Lies Love,” where he plays Ferdinand Marcos, and is due for a homecoming next week to perform as the special guest of singer Joanna Ampil for her 25th anniversary concert “Love Wins” at Maybank Theater. He is also expected to launch his autobiography during his stay in Manila.
Publishing house VRJ Books uploads the cover of the autobiography on Instagram