Charles Teves
Star Image Artist Management (Star Image) recently made the headlines after it dropped three of its biggest artists.
Daisy Cabantog, better known as Madame Inutz, a popular online seller, was one of the talents Star Image did let go along with Buknoy and Gabo Adeva.
In a video uploaded on Daisy_licious Ukay facebook page, Cabantog told her fans she was surprised when the agency removed her from the roster, noting that her contract had a no expiration clause.
“Mahirap ipaliwanag ‘yung mabilisang pangyayari. Kumbaga na overwhelm ako, lahat, bigla na lang. So parang gustong kong i-announce sa inyo mga Inutz na, ayun nga, ah…ah… kinausap ko yung pamilya ko lalo na siyempre mga friends ko and then… hiningi ko ‘yung mga opinyon nila kung ano ba ‘yung mga the best kong gawin. And then may nag-suggest sa akin na manghingi ng kopya para i-review ‘yung kontrata. So ngayon pina-review ko ‘yung kontrata, ang nakalagay doon ay alam niyo ‘yun parang… ‘yun nga, unang-una na doon ay walang expiration ‘yung kontrata ko,” she said with a sad face.
She [literally] just signed with Star Image a few days before she got dropped.
In an episode of “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho,” she said online selling became the only way she could help with her mother’s medical expenses.
“Baga, nag-deal kami ng four years pero halimbawa, wala kang project mga two, three years. Baga nganga. Walang nakalatag na concrete… tawag dito… kasi wala talaga tayong alam sa mga ganito e. Walang concrete na plano. Kumbaga walang nakalatag na project para sa akin which is ‘yun ang kailangan ko,” she shared.
Her niche of swearing while selling clothes on facebook made her popular.
“Kasi ika nga sa akin, miner, nagtitinda ako. Wala akong makitang mag-mine so maraming mga offer at tinanggap ko. ‘Yung ang pagkakamali ko na tinanggap ko na di ako kumukonsulta. ‘Di ba?” she added.
Cabantog only learned the details of her contract after she got fired, which she takes as a lesson.
“Na-confuse ako kasi unang-una, pumirma ako ng kontrata, ang passport ko paso pero tinanggap nila. And then, tinanong naman nila ako kung okay lang ba na kunin ang phone number ko para sila na ‘yung sumagot ng lahat ng calls. Ngayon, hindi na po ako ‘yung sumasagot nun. Kasi binigay ko phone number ko sa kanila which is mali pala kasi personal number ko ‘yun. So doon pa lang parang magulo.
“Kaya lesson learned mga inutil. Sa susunod na may mag-offer sa inyo, ‘wag kayong padalos-dalos katulad ni inutil. Inutil nga di ba? Kumbaga wala nga akong kaalam-alam, ‘di ba? Sa sobrang kagalakan na hindi ko ini-expect, masayang-masaya ang puso ko kaya ‘di ko akalain na sa sobrang saya mo pala, nagkakaroon ka ng bad decision na hindi tama. Dapat pala kumunsulta muna ako, nagtanong muna ako.”
Star Image also dropped social media influencers Buknoy Glamurrr and Gabriel “Gabo” Adeva.
“In light of recent events and after a careful deliberation, the following signed artists are no longer part of Star Image Management, effective today, August 15, 2021,” the agency announced on their facebook page.
“Furthermore, as part of our advocacy to promote a healthy social media environment, Star Image will have an immediate revamp with its operations for the betterment of the company.”
Buknoy and Gabo were previously suspended for mocking Vice Ganda and Ion Perez’s relationship.
