James Reid clears Nadine Lustre from break up with ex-girlfriend

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div><img src='' alt='110914-james_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Almost eight months since they parted ways, newest <i>Kapamilya</i> star James Reid’s ex-girlfriend Ericka Villongco finally spoke up about their break up.</div><div><br/></div><div>In a taped interview aired on <i>The Buzz</i> on Sunday, Ericka revealed that their used-to-be-private three-year relationship ended on a bad note.</div><div><br/></div><div>“I really wish that we were friends. I wish we ended civilly para <i>walang</i> awkwardness <i>kasi</i> <i>sayang</i> <i>rin naman ang</i> three years,” she said.</div><div><br/></div><div>One-half of the singing siblings Krissy & Ericka though refused to the reveal further details about their split.</div><div><br/></div><div>Meanwhile, the <i>Talk Back and You’re Dead</i> actor confirmed his ex’s revelation saying that, “It’s bad. Breakups <i>naman</i> are always bad. Yeah I intended it for it to be that way because it’s difficult if you stay friends.”</div><div><br/></div><div>But he was quick to add, “I always intended for us to be friends. Maybe it’s gonna happen one day.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Even if they ended up as strangers after their relationship, James maintained that he never regretted any part of them being together.</div><div><br/></div><div>“No because if I hadn’t done it I wouldn’t be where I am now. Being on my own, I was able to grow and that’s what I needed,” he shared.</div><div><br/></div><div>While he said that he’s willing to work with her in the future, he stressed that maybe it’s best that it happens “not in the near future.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Now that Ericka’s making a break in acting by being part of the upcoming movie <i>Relaks It’s Just Pag-ibig </i>starring Inigo Pascual, Sofia Andres and Julian Estrada, rumors have it that she’s using their break up for publicity.</div><div><br/></div><div>James for his part isn’t affected by such rumors, if anything he’s grateful that she has great things to say about him.</div><div><br/></div><div>In parting though, he ended persistent rumors that it was his phenomenal <i>ka</i>-love team Nadine Lustre as the reason why they parted ways.</div>

James claims that he ‘intended’ for his break up to end badly.

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