Ogie Diaz challenged Liza Soberano’s new management to show receipts of Soberano–being invited by Marvel to audition for the character of Mary Jane in Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016.
On March 9, Diaz debunked the alleged offer for Soberano to audition for the said film.
“Isisingit ko lang ‘tong isyung ito ha, kasi ‘pag dinedma ko ‘to, baka ang feeling nila totoong nangyari ito. Ito’y may kinalaman doon sa sinabi ni Mr. Jeffrey Oh, ang CEO ng Careless management ni Liza Soberano, tungkol doon sa nanghihinayang sila kung bakit, sana ay si Liza Soberano ang gumanap na Mary Jane na leading lady ni Spider-Man noong 2016 o 2017.
“Si Liza Soberano na rin po ang nagsabi na walang imbitasyon na galing sa Marvel. Iyong tweet na ‘yun ay galing sa isang fan na nagpakalat na naniniwala na posible na makapasok si Liza bilang isa sa mga extra o mga may role doon sa Spider-Man kung siya ay sakaling mag-o-audition,” he said.
Diaz asked Jeffrey Oh, co-founder and CEO of Careless, for proof that Soberano got [indeed] an offer to audition for Mary Jane’s character, saying he would apologize if Soberano received an invitation.
“Hindi ko alam kung dito nanggagaling si Mr. Jeffrey Oh, doon sa tweet ng fan na ‘yun, o baka naman meron siyang resibo. Mr. Jeffrey, you might want to release the receipt or the proof that Liza received an invitation from Marvel to audition for the role of Mary Jane.
“Dahil ako, bilang former manager ni Liza — at ang Star Magic at ang ABS-CBN — as far as we know, walang imbitasyon mula sa Marvel. At iyan ay sinegundahan ni Liza, kaya hindi ko alam kung saan nanggagaling si Mr. Jeffrey. Kaya nga hinihingan ko ng resibo, kasi baka ‘pag may resibo e makapag-sorry kami kay Liza,” he stated.
On March 8, Netizens disapproved of Oh’s’ latest revelation as they remembered Soberano’s previous statement that directly contradicted the executive’s claim.
The role of Mary Jane in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man (2017), could have been Soberano’s. That seemed to be what Oh suggested when he appeared at the Philippine Creative Industries Summit.
