MANILA — Marjorie Barretto on Friday broke her silence and answered the supposed insinuations of her ex-husband Dennis Padilla that she had a hand in not including him in the wedding entourage of their daughter Claudia.

Speaking to Ogie Diaz in his vlog, Barretto said Padilla is not interested in building a relationship with their children, but is merely seeking attention.

“Ang gusto ni Dennis, hindi relasyon sa mga anak. Ang gusto niya [ay] atensyon,” she said.

“Kung nale-left out ka, wala ka kasi sa buhay ng mga anak mo eh. Mas gusto mo pa kasi magpa-interview eh,” Barretto added.

Barretto also addressed Padilla’s complaint that he was not allowed to sit where the bride’s family is, and instead asked to sit beside the sponsors.

According to Barretto, she will not apologize for that because she single-handedly raised her children to begin with.

“Yes, I was seated at the front row where the mother and the father of the bride should be, and I will not say sorry for that. I raised my child single-handedly, Dennis. I was there with her. I deserved that seat in the front,” she said.

Barretto likewise addressed Padilla’s implication that it was her plan not to include him in the entourage.

“What he really wants to do is to accuse me na in-orchestrate ko lahat, para magmukha siyang tanga. Hindi niya masabi yung pangalan ko lang, parang inaaway na niya lahat ng tao, lumaki na yung kwento [at] masyado nang makalat yung kwento. Pero ang gusto lang niya tumbukin is, ‘si Marjorie ang may pakana nitong lahat’,” she said.

Padilla, in an interview also with Diaz on April 9, a day after Claudia’s wedding, said he believes his daughter was not happy with what happened during her wedding.

“Alam ko si Claudia, ayaw niya ‘yung nangyari, alam ko. Nafi-feel ko, ayaw niya ‘yung nangyari. Gusto niya akong umupo doon eh. Gusto niya akong kasamang maghatid sa kanya eh. I can see it in her eyes, nararamdaman ko kahapon eh. Pagharap niya sa mga tao, hinahanap niya ako,” he said.

Padilla claimed that Claudia talked to her on the morning of her wedding and told her that it might not push through. She later called again to inform him that the wedding will happen as planned.

For Padilla, this might just be because of wedding jitters, but also might be a hidden message to discourage him from attending the wedding.

“Alam mo ayaw ni Claui ‘yung naging arrangement na ‘yun, ayaw niya ‘yun. KIlala ko, ayaw niya ‘yun. Siguro kaya rin, pakiramdam ko kaya niya sinabi na hindi na tuloy ang kasal, siguro ayaw niya na akong pumunta eh,” he said.

PADILLA SAID HE WAS TOLD TO ‘LOOK GOOD’ 

According to Padilla, he had dinner with his children – Julia, Claudia and Leon – on March 18. On that day, he felt like everything was okay, with Claudia even introducing her then-fiance, Basti Lorenzo, to him.

“Kasi ang feeling ko doon sa March 18 dinner, akala ko that was a reunion of love eh. Ang feeling ko, feeling ‘to ha, the welcome that I had doon sa dinner na ‘yun was so lively, maganda, masarap, and then sabi ni Claui, ‘I want you to look good’,” he said.

“So ang feeling ko doon sa ‘I want you to look good Papa on that day’, kahit ikaw, sabihan ka ng anak mo noon, anong ibig sabihin noon? You look good as a guest ba, ‘yun ba ang dating noon sa’yo?” Padilla added.
After their dinner, Padilla said he sent several messages to his children, informing them of his address so they can send over the wedding invitation.

His children did not reply nor the invitations sent. But he was given details of the wedding a few days after.
For Padilla, he would have had an option not to attend the wedding had he known in advance that he was not part of the entourage.

He also said it would have been better that he was not invited at all.

“Alam mo masaya pa kung hindi ako invited tapos dumating na lang ako…Mas gusto ko pa. Kasi kung hindi ka nila pinansin, problema mo ‘yun. Eh hindi ka invited, pumunta ka eh. Hindi ka pinansin, wala kang magagawa,” Padilla said.

“Wala kang i-expect. I’d rather na hindi na-invite,” he added.

According to Padilla, Barretto’s sisters Claudine and Gretchen were also not invited to the wedding.

PADILLA SAYS NOT INTERESTED IN FIXING RELATIONSHIP WITH KIDS

After what happened, Padilla said he is done trying to fix his relationship with his children.

“Ayoko na, surrender na. I’m finished. Tatay na lang nila ako pero bringing back the relationship, wala na siguro,” he said.

He also said he will not give his children any chance to see him or talk to him while he’s alive.

“I will not give them any chance to see me or talk to me. I will not give them any chance,” Padilla said.

“Maybe the last time you will see me, sa loob na ng kabaong ko ‘yun. Hindi na ako makakaiwas. Hindi ko kayo iba-ban doon. Pwede kayong bumisita doon,” he added.

According to Padilla, part of his decision to fully cut ties with his children was his mother’s reaction when they were ignored during the wedding.

For Barretto, however, Padilla should have realized why his children do not like him to begin with.

“Dennis and my children have been estranged for many, many years. Bakit sila estranged? Doon muna tayo mag-ugat. Because for the past ten years, wala ng ginawa si Dennis kun’di magpa-interview ng magpa-interview. Iiyak siya, magpapaawa siya and make it seem like he really misses the children, and I believe he does miss the children. But the point here is napapahiya ang mga bata, nasasaktan sila na pinag-uusapan sila sa publiko,” she said.

“He may make it seem like hindi niya sinisiraan, pero nababash ang mga anak ko tuwing nagpapa-interview siya. So we always have common friends na lagi kong sinasabi na, ‘sabihin niyo kay Dennis na the sooner he stops magpa-interview, the faster ang reconciliation.’ Gusto ko lang klaruhin,” Barretto added.

She also denied the implication that she is controlling her children so they won’t meet with their father.

“For 18 years na magkahiwalay kami, pinapalabas niya ako na ako ang nagpe-prevent na maging close siya sa mga anak ko…Na bine-brainwash ko ang mga anak ko laban kay Dennis. Hindi totoo yan,” Barretto added.

Claudia, Barretto and Padilla’s second daughter, got married on Tuesday.

Following what happened, Padilla posted a series of rants about the wedding, specifically his frustration that he was not allowed to bring Claudia to the altar.