Hindi nakaligtas sa mata ng mapanuring netizens ang biglaan umanong pag-unfollow ni Liza Soberano sa magkasintahang James Reid at Issa Pressman.

Ito ang mainit na usap-usapan ngayon online, matapos mapansin ng ilang netizens na wala na ang pangalan nina James at Issa sa following list ni Liza sa Instagram.

Kung bibisitahin naman ngayong Martes, February 4, 2025, ang following list nina James at Issa ay nananatili pa ring naroon ang pangalan ni Liza.

Ibig sabihin ay nananatili pa rin nilang pina-follow ang aktres.

Sina James at Issa ay dating kasamahan ni Liza sa Careless Music.

Ang Careless Music ay isang record label at talent management company na pinamumunuan ng actor-singer na si James.

Tanong tuloy ng netizens: May kinalaman ba ang pag-unfollow ni Liza sa magkasintahan sa naging panayam ni James kay MJ Felipe ng ABS-CBN News, noong September 17, 2024?

JAMES SPEAKS UP ABOUT LIZA’S DEPARTURE to careless

Sa nasabing panayam, kinumpirma ni James sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon na si Liza ang mismong nagdesisyong umalis sa poder ng Careless Music.

Hindi naman pinigilan ni James si Liza dahil malinaw raw sa usapan nila noong maaaring umalis ang aktres sa kanyang pangangalaga sa oras na gustuhin nito.

Pahayag ni James: “We decided to make this statement because there’s a lot of rumors na hindi na siya [part] ng Careless.

“So we decided to release the statement just to confirm, para there’s no confusion.

“Desisyon niya [Liza] na umalis sa Careless.

“Actually, sa lahat ng contracts and agreements I have with my artists, there’s a termination for convenience clause, na anytime puwedeng umalis, as long as I agree.”

LIZA CHOOSES a DIFFERENT PATH

Nilisan man ni Liza ang Careless, wala raw masamang tinapay sa pagitan nila ni James.

Bago raw nagdesisyon ang aktres na umalis sa Careless Music ay nakapag-usap pa sila ni James.

Sinabi raw ni Liza na mas gusto talaga niyang ipokus ang career sa Hollywood kaysa manatili sa Pilipinas, bagay na sinuportahan naman ni James.

Pagbabahagi ng aktor, “We have different, I guess, career paths. Mas focus siya sa U.S. career, going to Hollywood, all of that. And kami mas focus dito sa Pilipinas.”

Sa halip na pigilan si Liza, nanaig daw kay James ang pagtitiwala niya kay Liza na gagawin nito ang lahat para maabot ang mga pangarap.

Paliwanag pa ni James: “Actually, Liza’s been very proactive with her career ever since she joined Careless. She has a very clear idea of where she wants to go with her career and everything.

“And towards the end, basically, mina-manage niya ang sarili niya.

“And, you know, now that she’s in the U.S., it makes sense that Careless is no longer in the picture, which I’m okay with.”

Dagdag pa niya, “Actually, our agreement from the beginning was very loose. I didn’t make her famous.

“She was Liza Soberano already when she came on board, which is why I was so flexible.”

June 2022 nang maging bahagi si Liza ng Careless Music.

Sa eksklusibong panayam ng PEP kay James noong December 2022, ibinahagi niyang suportado ng Careless ang kagustuhan ni Liza na maabot ang Hollywood dream nito.

Na-expose si Liza noon sa ilang events sa U.S. kasama ang manager na si James, at doon nakilala ng dalaga ang American director na si Zelda Williams, na naging daan para ma-cast si Liza sa Lisa Frankenstein.

Balik sa panayam ng ABS-CBN, tinanong si James kung lahat ng deals ni Liza sa Amerika ay sariling sikap ni Liza at hindi dahil sa Careless.

Sagot ni James: “Well, I did help her a lot with the initial meetings with her co-management in the U.S., even with that first film [Lisa Frankenstein]. I introduced the director, but everything after that was really her.

“Now that she’s no longer with Careless, I know she has a co-management in the U.S., that’s Transparent Arts.

“I believe that she’s getting into production for her own series. I think, film as well. She’s still auditioning for the projects in the U.S.

JAMES WORKING WITH LIZA

Pumirma ng kontrata si Liza sa Careless Music noong June 2022 matapos niyang magdesisyong hindi mag-renew ng kontrata sa Star Magic, ang talent management arm ng ABS-CBN, at sa co-manager na si Ogie Diaz.

Sa halos dalawang taong pagma-manage ni James sa showbiz career ni Liza ay isa lang daw ang napatunayan niya—na si Liza ay “very cooperative.”

Pahayag ni James: “I don’t like to see myself as ako yung boss niya.

“It’s more like I’m an artist that’s managing myself and I was helping her with my resources and with my team to help her manage her own career.

“So, I never really felt like, you know, I was making decisions for her.

“Ever since the beginning, you know, I asked her, like, ‘What is it that you want to do?’ Because that’s how I treated my career.

“More of dealings, resources, negotiations. Especially with the supporting staff, the team, you know, the Careless staff who I’ve been working with for years.

“Actually, a lot of them are my friends, I’ve known for a long time. So, yeah, really on the support and resources.”

Samantala, noong October 1, 2024, pumirma ng kontrata si Liza sa talent management agency na WILD.

Ang WILD agency, ayon sa kanilang website, ay isang “entertainment company, marketing agency and music label which aims to connect Asian-American artists and talent worldwide, with a focus on Southeast Asia, South Korea and the United States.”

Taong 2022 nang mabuo ang ahensiya.

Kasama rito ni Liza ang Singaporean singer na sina Tasha Low at Haven, international dance crew na Jam Republic, South Korean singer-model na si Lana, Korean dancer na si Seungyeon, at Thai singer na si Sorn.