2011 The Scandal: At NAIA Terminal 3, actor Raymart Santiago and his wife, Claudine Barretto, got into a physical altercation with journalist Ramon Tulfo. Tulfo had taken photos of Claudine’s luggage mishap, and an argument escalated into a full-blown fistfight involving airport personnel and bystanders. The incident was caught on CCTV. Fallout: The video became a YouTube sensation. Both parties filed charges, and the public was divided. It exposed the toxic mix of celebrity entitlement and media aggression. The couple later divorced, and the brawl is often cited as a peak moment of “toxic showbiz.”
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