MANILA, Philippines – GMA Network news achor Jessica Soho slammed comedian Vice Ganda – whose real name is Jose Marie Viceral – earlier Tuesday for a “cruel” joke that he made about her during a sold-out show on May 17 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
In a statement sent to the Philippine Daily Inquirer by SMS, Soho said, ”Rape is not a joke and should never be material for a comedy concert.”
Soho, also the network’s vice president for news programs reacted to a whole sequence about her in the concert segment about unlikely TV celebrities becoming bold stars.