Ronnie Liang has a messy conflict with manager George Roca

THE CONFLICT between Ronnie Liang, the Pinoy Dream Academy runner up whose hit single is the catchy “Ngiti”, and his manager George Roca is one of the messiest conflicts between a talent and a manager we’ve seen in local showbiz. We sympathized with Ronnie when he aired his complaints against his manager in “Paparazzi” last Sunday. His story implies that Roca has become obsessed with him. “Tumatanaw ako ng utang na loob sa kanya, pero masyado ng panghihimasok niya sa personal kong buhay. Gusto niyang humiwalay na ako sa girlfriend ko who’s based sa New York. Ayaw niyang nagtatagal ako sa parents ko sa Pampanga. He wants me to give up our family business dahil makakasira raw sa career ko,” Ronnie reveals.

They also have problems about his earnings. “Hinihingan ko po siya ng voucher o kontrata, ke malaki o maliit, para sa shows ko, para makita ko po kung magkano talaga ang bayad sa akin, pero wala po siyang naibigay. Kasi po, hindi tugma ‘yung sinasabi niyang bayad sa akin sa nalalaman kong ibinabayad sa akin ng kliyente. Hinihingan din niya po ako ng P500,000 bilang kabayaran dawfor discovering me at kinukuha niya ang titulo ng bahay that I won sa Pinoy Dream Academy, ‘yun daw ang bayad ko sa kanya. Tapos kailangan pumunta sa kanya ang parents ko at lumuhod sa kanya. Binantaan niya rin akong papatayin niya ko.”

Ronnie said he had to act since George is trying to ruin his reputation by spreading lies about him after he wanted to dismiss George as his manager. He asked the help of TV5’s Cristy Fermin and Noel Ferrer who advised him to come out in the open in “Paparazzi” where host Ruffa Gutierrez vouched for him as “mabait at marespeto” when they worked together in “Betty La Fea”. Ronnie is very promising since he’s tall, goodlooking and talented, but his career is now in limbo. We hope Cristy and Noel can still help revive his languishing career.