(From left) Dennis Padilla, Kier Legaspi, and Gene Padilla. Photos: Instagram/@dennisastig, @genepadillaaaa
Weeks after his outbursts following the marriage of his daughter Claudia Barretto, Dennis Padilla uploaded a photograph of himself with fellow actor Kier Legaspi on social media.
Padilla’s submit got here after Legaspi stated in an April 2025 interview that he felt grateful to Padilla for taking excellent care of Dani Barretto, his daughter with actress Marjorie Barretto, as one in all his personal once they have been nonetheless collectively.
Dani, who’s now married to Xavi Panlilio, is Marjorie’s firstborn with Legaspi. Claudia, in the meantime is Marjorie’s daughter with Padilla, together with actress Julia and Leon Barretto.
“Very long time no see, pre Kier (It’s been a very long time not seeing you, my buddy),” Dennis captioned his picture whereas additionally tagging Legaspi, his brother Gene, and fellow actors Joko Diaz, and Ramon Christopher within the caption.
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In his interview with Julius Babao, Legaspi expressed his gratitude to Dennis for taking up the position of Dani’s father when it was not doable for him to be there for her.
“Hindi naman siya nagpakita ng masamang ugali [sa’kin], and truly, nagpapasalamat ako sa kanya kasi sa mga panahon na wala ako sa anak ko kasi hindi pwede, siya ‘yung tumayong ama para sa anak ko. So for that, Dennis, maraming salamat (He didn’t present a detrimental angle towards me. And truly, I’m grateful to him as a result of within the occasions that I’m not there for my youngster as a result of it’s not doable, he stood as the daddy of my youngster. So for that, Dennis, thanks very a lot),” he stated.
‘Mr. Uninvited’
In the meantime, Padilla’s brother Gene shared two variations of a T-shirt with the phrases “MU” and “Mr. Uninvited” emblazoned on the chest, referencing Barretto’s declare that he crashed his niece Claudia’s wedding ceremony.
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Gene didn’t say if the T-shirts are for merchandise or if just for his private use.
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Because the interview, Marjorie has stored her silence on her controversial spat with Padilla and Gene. Her current Instagram submit featured glimpses of her son Leon’s intimate birthday celebration.
Following Padilla’s lament that he and his aspect of the household have been handled like plain friends at his daughter’s wedding ceremony, he declared in an April 2025 interview that he’s ending ties along with his youngsters with Marjorie, claiming that he’ll take it as much as his funeral.
“Ayoko na, give up na, I’m completed. Tatay na lang nila ako pero bringing again the connection, wala na siguro (I don’t need to do it anymore. I give up. I’m completed. I’ll merely be their father, however by way of bringing again our relationship, I can’t do it anymore). Possibly we will simply [look back] on the reminiscences, [but] that’s it. Completed,” he stated.
The Barrettos have but to touch upon this newest posts of the Padilla brothers.