FAMAS apologizes to Eva Darren and her family: "This was not intentional"

- The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards apologized to Eva Darren

- On Monday, May 27, FAMAS took to Facebook to address the issue on their page

- According to FAMAS, it was not intentional, and they were not able to locate Miss Darren

- They then sincerely apologized to Miss Darren and her family on social media

The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards, or FAMAS, has apologized to Eva Darren and her family in a viral post.

On Monday, May 27, FAMAS uploaded a photo of Eva on their official page and penned a lengthy post about the controversial situation.

According to FAMAS, they were not able to locate Eva right away, and since they were hosting a live show, they had to choose another.

"FAMAS would like to express its sincerest apologies to Miss Eva Darren, an icon in Philippine Movie Industry and a professional actress whose career is indubitably worthy of emulation. She was part of the program in last night’s Awards Night and was supposed to present Special Citations with Mr. Tirso Cruz III. But considering that we were running a live show, and due to myriads of people present in last night’s festivities, the production team was not able to locate Ms. Darren. This was indeed a setback in the live show and a negligence on the part of the team. Rest assured that this was not intentional and purely a misjudgment. The show is being streamed live and needed to be remedied right away. Hence, a replacement for Miss Darren was done last minute," they wrote.

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In their online post, FAMAS apologized to Eva and her family, saying they truly value the veteran actress, and the rest of the actors present.

"We are writing this with a heavy heart especially after hearing that Miss Darren and her family were terribly hurt by this unintentional disregard to her presence and stature. We truly value Miss Darren and the rest of the veteran stars present last night true to the Homecoming Concept of the show. But as there were brilliant moments to the most star-studded awards night in recent memory, there were also hitches and unfortunate developments in a live show such as this one. We understand that an apology alone cannot undo the damage this might have caused Miss Darren but we are committed to make amends and rebuild her trust by a personal visit of the FAMAS Board to honor her stature, if she allows it," they wrote.

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The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards, or simply FAMAS, is a prestigious event that annually happens in the Philippines.

As previously reported by KAMI, Piolo Pascual emerged as the winner of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Best Actor award during the organization’s awards night held at Manila Hotel’s Fiesta Pavilion. He won the award for his portrayal of the character of Juan Severino Mallari in the movie “Mallari,” which is a horror/drama film that is based on a true story.

Meanwhile, Kathryn Bernardo was hailed as the Best Actress at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards for her role as Philomena "Philo" Angeles in the dark-comedy, thriller movie, "A Very Good Girl" which was directed by Petersen Vargas. This is Kathryn's first time to be hailed as Best Actress at the event.

Source: KAMI.com.gh