Sunday, May 11, 2008
Pinoy TV stars no-shows at Hawaii event; fans paid $100 to see them (10:00 a.m.)
HONOLULU -- More than 200 fans waited for hours and paid $100 (euro65) to attend a private party that was supposed to include the cast of the Philippine television game show, "Wowowee," but the stars never showed up, they said.
The show's spokesman, Dave Tiu, said most of the cast members did attend Thursday night's event, including some of the stars. But fans and nightclub doorman Mel Buted, said only three of the shows dancers turned up and none of the stars.
"I felt really sorry for all those people, especially the older people," Buted said. "I was upset."
"Wowowee," the No. 1 game show in the Philippines, is touring the United States. Thousands of fans were expected to turn out at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu on Saturday night to watch a performance of the show, which will be broadcast on The Filipino Channel and ABS-CBN as an international two-hour special.
Jason Fernandez paid $300 (euro194) for tickets to the private party for himself, his wife and daughter but said after hours of waiting, the stars never materialized.
"They said to be patient, they're on their way," Fernandez said. "It was terrible."
Fernandez said none of the people who been selling tickets stayed behind to explain what had happened. (AP) |
