Jake inaming minolestiya ng kaanak

Ni Archie Liao

MARAMI ang nawindang sa naging pagtatapat ni Jake Zyrus sa kanyang librong ” I Am Jake.”

Sa nasabing libro, ibinahagi niya ang kanyang traumatic na karanasan sa piling ng kanyang uncle na diumano’y minolestiya siya sa murang gulang.

“The first time it happened, I was playing in the living room while he drew. He looked up from the sketches he was making and called me over. ‘Come here. I’ll draw you,’ he said,” pagbabahagi niya. “Even at that age, my instincts told me something bad was going to happen. But I had no choice but to follow him,” dugtong niya.

Sa kanyang pagbabalik-tanaw, ilang beses daw na naulit ang insidente ng pang-aabuso sa kanya ng kanyang tiyuhin kung saan pinagbantaan pa ang kanyang buhay.

“His grip was so tight on my small frame, and he always punctuated these attacks with the same threat: ‘If you tell anyone, I’ll kill you,’”lahad niya. “The only reason he didn’t succeed was because it was physically impossible. I was a tiny six-year-old girl, and that could have killed me,” pahabol niya.

Salaysay pa niya, isinumbong daw niya ang naturang insidente sa kanyang inang si Raquel Pempengco subalit ayaw siyang paniwalaan nito.

Sa nabanggit na libro, isiniwalat din niya ang kinikita niya noong kasagsagan ng kanyang kasikatan bilang Charice Pempengco.

Katunayan, ang highest net worth daw niya noon ayon sa kanyang accountant ay umabot ng $16M USD o P928 M.

“But when you’re a celebrity, people expect to find you decked in designer clothes all the time. Imagine how I felt when as an adult who should be able to handle my own money, I met my accountant for the first time and learned that when I went on tour, I could earn up to $600,000. When I sang at private events, I could get up to $300,000. Endorsement in States earned me up to $1,000,000. At one point, my net worth was $16,000,000,” pagbubunyag niya.

Gayunpaman, na-mismanage raw iyon dahil ang ina niyang si Raquel ang humawak ng lahat ng pera.

“I’m not worth $16,000,000 anymore, but I assure you, I am richer than Charice. She only knew how much she was worth, but she never actually got to touch or enjoy her earnings. Sure, I saw houses being built and cars being bought using my money, but I was always told they weren’t mine,” sey niya. “What’s more devastating was that “If I needed to use one of our cars, I had to ask permission from my mother.” Sometimes, she would refuse my request. It’s only that I finally know what it’s like to have a house under my name and a car I can use anytime I wish,” hirit niya.

Dahil sa mga rebelasyon ito, muling nakuyog ang ina ni Zyrus (dating Charice) na si Raquel.

Sa kanya namang Tiktok video, nagbigay ng mensahe si Raquel sa kanyang detractors.
Sey niya, hindi raw dapat nagpapaniwala ang publiko sa gumagawa ng fake news.
May hirit pa siyang diumano’y pangontra kay Jake.
Aniya: “Para sa mga bashers ko
at sa mga gumagawa ng fake news wala pa rin akong pake.”
Dagdag pa niya:”Kung wala ako, wala ka
sa kinalalagyan mo, tandaan nio iyan.”
Pahabol pa niya: “hinde lahat ng nababasa nio totoo para husgahan nio agad ang tao malay nio sinungaling nagsabi at fake news lang.”