'Banana Nite' director Bobot Mortiz breaks his silence about the Xian Lim controversy

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<div><img src='' alt='020714-Xian_Main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Director Bobot Mortiz spoke up about the controversy involving Xian Lim when the latter poked fun at Kim Chiu <i>kalokalike </i>Charmae Viking, during a live episode of <i>Banana Nite</i>. The director remarked that it is not entirely Xian’s fault as the show failed to brief the actor about the guest appearance of the <i>kalokalike</i>.</div><div><br/></div><div>“<i>Ang totoo niyan may kasalanan din kami, hindi kasalanan ni</i> Xian <i>‘yung nangyari kasi dahil biglaan talaga ‘yung show na ‘yun. Wala pa yatang isang linggo nong tinayo namin ‘yun. Ako ‘yung nakaisip ‘yun na go-</i>good time-<i>in si</i> Xian. Actually <i>hindi niya alam na darating pala ‘yun. Ang problema lang, hindi sila nag-brief na habang kumakanta si</i> Xian <i>lalapitan siya nong </i>lookalike<i> ni ano,</i> so <i>ang nangyari nakatayo lang siya</i> (pertaining to the kalokalike) <i>so walang nakakaalam ng mangyayari, so may kasalanan din ako non na kasi hindi dapat naging ganon ‘yung nangyari,”</i> direk Bobot said during the Grand Comedy presscon at ABS-CBN’s Dolphy Theater.</div><div><br/></div><div>He admitted that they were not able to advise the impersonator on what to do during the live show.<i> “Kung naturuan namin ‘yung</i> lookalike <i>na kunwari biniro niya si</i> Xian, <i>siguro kung ginanon niya nilapitan niya si </i>Xian, <i>lalaruin na siya ni </i>Xian, <i>hindi eh. Nakatayo lang siya don so kung ako man ‘yun di ba kung ganon, ‘Anong ginagawa nito? Anong gagawin ko?’ Siguro nagulat din si</i> Xian <i>don sa nangyari parang ganon so hindi naman talaga kasalanan ni Xian ‘yung nangyari, may pagkukulang din kami,”</i> he relayed.</div><div><br/></div><div>The director urged the public to stop criticizing Xian since the actor already apologized.<i> “Nag-apologize naman siya, ang mga tao naman nagkakamali. Hiningi niya ang number ng</i> lookalike ni ano, I’m sure <i>tumawag siya para mag-sorry tsaka sa </i>Twitter niya, <i>so alam mo pag nagso-</i>sorry <i>ka </i>sign of humility <i>na ‘yun so dapat tanggapin natin, bihira ang taong nagso</i>-sorry <i>di ba?”</i></div><div><br/></div><div>Would they still have Xian back on <i>Banana Nite</i>? <i>“Oo naman, kasi may pagkakataon na minsan na mali lang ‘yung naging reaksyon natin, na hindi mo alam mali pala ‘yung nagawa mo siguro hindi naman niya sinasadya ‘yun,” </i>direk Bobot stated.</div>

Director Bobot Mortiz reveals what really happened during the 'Banana Nite' episode where Xian Lim poked fun at a Kim Chiu kalokalike.

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