On-screen partners Maris Racal and Anthony Jennings broke their silence yesterdayregarding the sex texting and cheating allegations exposed by the latter’s ex-girlfriend, Jam Villanueva.
In a video by ABS-CBN, Racal admitted her mistakes and stated that she would “take accountability for everything.”
“Today, I will be speaking from my heart. Everything I will say comes from my heart. Today, I will take accountability for everything,” Racal said.
She explained how she developed a connection with her co-star, Jennings, while working on their teleserye “Incognito.”
“I made a mistake, and I want to say sorry for everything that I have done. It all started last June of 2024. I was in a very dark place. I was lonely. And I was getting attention from Anthony, the kind of attention that I needed,” she continued.
She revealed how the time they spent together on set contributed to her growing feelings for Jennings.
“And in all those projects, I was with Anthony. I admit, over our daily work, I also fell for him. He would be very sweet to me. He would be such a gentleman to me. He would say things to me. He would tease me on the set in front of other people,” Racal said.
Racal also shared that she had asked Jennings to clarify their relationship publicly and whether his previous relationship with Villanueva was truly over.
“God knows I asked him, ‘Nagkabalikan ba kayo?’ He said no. ‘Did you still love her?’ He said no. He would say things na ako yung gusto niya and all. I really asked him so many times,” she admitted.
The situation worsened when private messages between Maris and Anthony surfaced, leading some to label her as “the other woman.” She described reading the messages as “gutting” and revealed how deeply they affected her.
“I’m truly, truly embarrassed. Because people got to read without my consent, against my will. I read the screenshots over and over again. What made me really shocked was when I read it, it was the perfect narrative. That there was this other woman. there was this apologetic boyfriend. And the avoidant boyfriend towards the other woman and the scorned woman. That’s the narrative. That’s her side of the story. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But this is my side. This is my side,” Maris said.
“That’s where I connected everything and realized that the reason he couldn’t release a statement was because they were still together this whole time,” she continued.
In a separate interview, Jennings expressed his apologies towards the two women involved.
“To everyone affected by what happened the other day, to all the people I hurt, especially Maris and Jam, I ask for forgiveness from these two women and from everyone else I may have affected. That’s all. I’m really sorry again,” a contrite Jennings said.
As per writing, Villanueva had not yet commented on Racal and Jenning’s statements.