Imprisonment revealed my ‘real friends’— Ricardo Cepeda
Actor Ricardo Cepeda has expressed his utmost dismay about friends who neglected when he was imprisoned for 11 months for an alleged syndicated estafa.
According to him his friends he relied on disappointed him and did little to defend him when he was arrested.
Read On: Jericho Rosales details how Janine Gutierrez became his partner
The actor was recently released after posting bail told the media about how friends could be unreliable in times that they were needed.
“It’s true. You will find out who your real friends are and those who just say they’re your friends … those who just claim to know you. To be honest, there were people I was expecting to step forward, talk on my behalf or stand up for me. But no—not a word,” he said.
Ricardo further stated that those he relied on rather played safe when they were interrogated concerning his issue and some did not want to be associated with him.
Read Also: Xyriel Manabat narrates why she got depressed at age 12
“I thought, ‘They obviously don’t know me that well because they played safe and assumed I was guilty … perhaps they were scared of being associated [with me]. But surprisingly, there were people I didn’t expect to be there for me,” he said.
Knowing well that the issue made him appear like the villain, he still believed that the relationships he built in the industry had more weight.
“What’s more important is that I know I have been good to everyone … nothing negative,” he added as he expressed hope that the truth would eventually come out for his name to be cleared.
The actor was arrested last October 2023, after being implicated in an alleged investment scheme carried out by a sales company.
He was first detained at Camp Karingal, Quezon City. After two months, he was transferred to Cagayan Provincial Jail in Tuguegarao, because the case was filed at courts in Aparri and Sanchez Mira.
Ricardo maintained his innocence, insisting that he was only a “brand ambassador” for the company and had no involvement in the issue.
Read More: Xyriel Manabat narrates why she got depressed at age 12
He pointed out that his name did not appear on the company’s general information sheet filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Meanwhile after his return, Director and producer Coco Martin has already reached out to Ricardo about the potential return of the latter’s character in the primetime action series “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo.” He is also considering movie offers.
Source: www.spotonnews.net
