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It's confirmed: Liza Soberano backed out of Darna

- T has been confirmed!Liza Soberano will no longer play "Darna." Liza’s finger bone fracture, which she got on the set of Bagani, hinders her from pushing through with the movie. Liza shed some light about her decision of backing out of the role.

Ibuo anymore

‘Darna.’”

Liza revealed that part of her got scared to do the role because of her finger injury.

“I was scared na I wouldn’t look as good doing my stunts because of the way my finger looks, and I’m not sure na babalik siya sa dati, na I would be able to make a fist. Of course, I wanted to give my management, my bosses, my best Darna that they could possibly have. But I kind of felt insecure about it na rin.”

Liza is thankful to Star Cinema for understand­ing her decision to back out.

“They were also very hopeful that I would be able to do the project, but they understood my situation, and I’m glad that they are very supportive.

They’re inspiring me, because they told me that I’m going to have other projects naman after. Akala ko if I backed out of Darna, I wouldn’t have a

to do job anymore. They told me na just because I’m not doing Darna anymore, doesn’t mean I’m any less of an artist to them.”

In May 2017, ABS-CBN and Star Cinema announced that Liza will be taking on the role of Darna. This was because Angel Locsin, the first choice for the movie, was unable to do the role due to her slipped disc.

Liza had already shot her scenes as Narda with director Erik Matti. However, in October 2018, Matti backed out of his directoria­l duties. Jerrold Tarog was chosen as his replacemen­t.

“I’ve been undergoing much effort. Physically, I therapy. I had surgery twice felt like I was ready before na po. We’ve been trying the incident.” to fix it, but lately, these Liza found it best to past few weeks, we’ve decided withdraw from the project. na maybe it’s best if She said: “I don’t want I don’t push through with the project to suffer just it, because baka maging because I don’t feel like I hindrance lang po siya for could give Darna the justice me to be able to do the she deserves. Emotionall­y, stunts properly. I really that’s why I decided wanted to do Darna. I invested to withdraw from the so much time, so project. I felt like hindi ako JM de Guzman on Ria Atayde: "Kung ano man ang mangyari or whatever, I would like to keep her forever." Is JM, 30 courting Ria Atayde,27?

“Hindi… kasi nakilala ko si Ria sa isang small circle din namin. Hindi ko alam… ang bait-bait niya. Napakagenu­ine. Parang naa-attach lang ako sa mga taong ganun, sa mga positive na tao. Hindi siya showbiz.”

With regards to their relationsh­ip: “We’re really good friends. Hindi pa ganun katagal ang friendship namin, pero yung investment namin sa friendship namin, we’re really investing.”

Does he has any plans of pursuing Ria? “I would like to keep her…”

As of now JM would like to focus on his career. “Ayokong kapalan ang mukha ko masyado na pagsabaysa­bayin na naman ang lahat. Huwag muna.”

Seasoned actress Sylvia Sanchez admitted that she was hurt by nasty words against her family. This is in connection with the relationsh­ip of her son Arjo Atayde with the phenomenal star Maine Mendoza

The "Jesus" lead star referred to the challengin­g situation as among the reasons why she is certain that Arjo is in love with Maine. Despite fans who have vocally criticized Arjo, he fought, and continues to fight, for his relationsh­ip with Maine, according to Sanchez. Arjo and Maine have admitted, in separate interviews, that they are “exclusivel­y dating.”

Asked for her message to Maine, Sylvia brought up the actress-host’s stature in showbiz, and how she dared to defy expectatio­ns and stuck with Arjo in the face of criticisms. For having publicly acknowledg­ed Arjo as someone special, Sylvia expressed gratitude to Maine, whom she has yet to meet in person.

Across

1 Thick carpet

5 Discs

8 Jewish calendar month

12 Plebe

14 Palter

15 Ooze

16 Cebu mall

17 Vane direction 18 Florida City 19 Representa­tive 20 Monosodium glutamate

22 River (Spanish) 24 Not (prefix)

25 Open grassy area

27 Gumbo

29 Artist Chagall

31 Eye infection 33 Herr’s wife 36 Softdrink brand 38 Cinema

41 _ Jones 42 Tibeto-Burman language

43 Also

44 Candy brand 46 Craftily 48 Secondhand 49 Healing plant 51 Duos

53 Tennis player

Steffi

54 Sharp sound 57 Cebu university 59 Degree of expertise in karate

61 Automobile 62 Discontinu­e 64 Parent

66 French “yes”

68 Ice house

70 Annex (2 wds.) 71 Terminal abbr.

72 Utters

73 Opp. of yeses 74 Constellat­ion 75 Metric weight unit

Down

1 Pit

2 President Rutherford B.

3 Change

4 Stiffen

5 Horse fly

6 Pluto

7 Visionary

8 Boxer Muhammad 9 Goddess

10 Bullets

11 Tack

13 Florida city

15 Hazy

21 Land worker

23 Small particle 26 Flightless bird 28 Game official

30 TV channel enhancer 31 Leg extension

32 Ice sheet

33 Former president of U.S.

34 Lounge

35 Hand tool 37 Congressio­nal vote

39 Possessive pronoun 40 Modern

45 Canoe propeller 46 Settee

47 Young Women’s Christian Associatio­n 48 America 50 Encumbered 52 Circle, as in planets

53 Maneuver

55 Stringed instrument

56 Hill

57 Measure for fresh herrings 58 Pedestal part 60 Christmas song 61 See ya!

63 Pill

65 Distress call

67 Southweste­rn

Indian

69 Rock

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