Claudine Barretto mulls legal action vs Cristy Fermin over ‘damaging’ remarks

Oct 19, 2026

Claudine Barretto’s camp issued a cease-and-desist letter to showbiz columnist Cristy Fermin and her co-host Romel Chika over her alleged “untruthful, scandalous, and damaging” remarks about the actress’ mental health and recent hospitalization. During Fermin’s “Showbiz Now Na” vlog on Oct. 17, she and Romel talked about the actress, citing Claudine’s recent social media posts

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