Ben Madilynn
Hiningan namin ng reaksyon ang VMX Princess na si Ataska tungkol sa kontrobersyang kinasasangkutan ng isang taong dating malapit sa kanya.
Photo/s: Ataska Official Facebook page
“No comment po” ang simpleng sagot niya.
Ex-boyfriend ni Ataska si Sandro Muhlach na nasa sentro ngayon ng usaping sexual harassment at rape sangkot ang mga independent contractors na sina Richard Cruz at Jojo Nones.
Pero hindi naman nagdamot si Ataska na nagbigay ng opinyon niya tungkol sa sexual harassment na nagaganap sa showbiz.
ATASKA ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SHOWBIZ
Tinanong namin kung siya ba mismo ay nakaranas ng ganitong masamang karanasan.
Lahad ni Ataska, “Ahm, I think mostly just online? Like on comments and stuff like that. Pero physically, wala naman ako masyadong experience.
“But I think kasi every woman had experienced little things like that? And ayun, it’s like, something that, yeah, I think we should all… dapat may awareness po tayo doon.
“Because it’s really something na hindi talaga napapansin unless somebody speaks openly about it.
“And even if people speak out, they don’t really notice it.”
Photo/s: Ataska Official Facebook page
Ano naman ang masasabi niya sa mga artista na matapang na nagsabing na-harass sila?
Aniya, “I think I admire their bravery and I hope that through them speaking out more people will be held accountable.”
Bida si Ataska sa Vivamax film na Uhaw kasama sina Angeli Khang at Itan Rosales, sa direksyon ni Bobby Bonifacio, Jr. na available na for streaming ngayon.
Dating child actress si Ataska, at ngayon ay maituturing na prinsesa ng Vivamax.
ATASKA SHARES ADVICE TO HER YOUNGER SELF
Kung makakausap niya ang saril niya noong siya ay batang artista pa, ano ang sasabihin niya rito?
Photo/s: Ataska Official Facebook page
“Ang message ko sa kanya? Papaiyakin niyo naman ako sa presscon na ito,” at natawa si Ataska,
“I wanna say that I’m proud of her.
“And that she should keep going. Coz I’ve been working really hard sa career ko, sorry… ” ang natatawa niyang paghingi ng paumanhin dahil basag na ang boses niya dahil sa emosyon,
“… ever since I was five years old?
“And I’ve been thru may phases, many stages in my life, even if I’m only twenty-two years old I’ve been thru a lot.
“And I think not a lot of people really know that because people only know me thru the screen, thru social media.
“And even though the stuff I’ve experienced in my life some of them can be found online that’s not really all of it.
“And iyon, what I wanna say to my younger self is that she should keep going, never give up and don’t be discouraged because unti-unting mararating,” at tumawa si Ataska, “kalangitan at bituin.
“Kumanta na,” ang patuloy na natatawang wika ni Ataska.
“No, but really, I’ve always been the type of person who… like pag may pangarap ako, talagang I’m set on that.
“Talagang I wanna achieve that dream. There are times that I get really discouraged, just like last week, I really felt discouraged.
“So iyon, iyon lang ang message ko sa younger self ko, and kahit sa current self ko, na I shouldn’t give up, I should just keep going.”
Nakausap namin si Ataska noong September 6 sa Viva Boardroom sa Tektite Tower, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City.
