Marjorie Barretto recently spoke out against the tirades of her ex-husband, Dennis Padilla, sharing how his behavior towards their children has affected them over the years.
In an interview on Ogie Diaz’s YouTube channel, Marjorie lambasted Dennis for giving interviews that “tarnished” the reputations of their children — Julia, Claudia and Leon.
Marjorie felt compelled to speak up after being fed up with Dennis’ recent rants about their children following Claudia’s wedding to Basti Lorenzo. In those rants, Dennis claimed he was treated as a “visitor” and not as the “father of the bride.”
The celebrity mom said Dennis’ interviews about his strained relationship with their children often painted them in a bad light, accusing him of seeking sympathy by badmouthing them — especially Julia, who reportedly lost endorsements due to his remarks.
“Kanino ka ba talaga galit? ‘Di ba sa akin? Bakit ‘yung mga anak ko ‘yung ginaganyan mo? But I kept quiet all these years,” Marjorie directed at Dennis.
Marjorie claimed that Dennis often shouted and cursed at their children during phone calls.
“Napapagalitan ko mga anak ko. Nakikipag-away ako sa mga anak ko. I scream at my kids at times, it’s not a perfect relationship. The only thing is, my children are secure with my love for them,” she admitted.
“Pero kung kausap nila ang tatay nila once a year, at sisigawan niya at mumurahin niya ang mga anak ko sa telepono, nanginginig ‘yung mga anak ko eh,” she continued.
“My kids’ trigger is their father. His voice alone, nanginginig sila,” she added.
“These are so many things hindi niyo alam na pinagdadaanan namin diyan kay Dennis,” Marjorie stressed.
She called out Dennis for seeking attention rather than reconciliation, stressing that he should stop hurting or undermining their children if he cannot support or protect them.
“Pinapalabas niya nami-miss niya, iiyak siya. Pero sinisiraan niya eh, kasi naba-bash sila afterwards. Mas importante ba ‘yun? Kesa ‘yung magkasundo kayo ng mga anak mo?”
“Grabe [ang] pagsisinungaling. Grabe pasamain ‘yung mga anak ko. Pag binabash mga anak ko, hinahayaan niya, hindi niya dine-delete.”
“Dennis Padilla, you have had no financial support—never mind, God saw us through that. Nakaraos kami. Pero kung hindi ka makakatulong, the least you can do is ‘wag mong siraan.”
“‘Yung mga anak ko ayaw niyang suportahan, ayaw niyang magpaka-tatay, ayaw niyang protektahan, ‘wag mo na lang siraan. Wag mong gibain, wag mong saktan,” Marjorie pleaded to Dennis, whom she said never fought for joint custody or consistently supported their children financially.
Marjorie clarified that Claudia initially didn’t want to invite Dennis to the wedding, but she convinced her that it was the “right thing to do.”
After some discussion, Claudia agreed to invite him but clearly expressed that she didn’t want him to walk her down the aisle, which Dennis agreed to.
“She said it in a way na hindi mahu-hurt si Dennis and he said okay,” Marjorie explained, adding that Claudia wanted to walk down the aisle by herself.
“Why would he hand over Claudia? She doesn’t even know anything about him. He doesn’t even know anything about her,” Marjorie said.
“Kung nagsabi ka na hindi okay sa’yo na Claudia will walk alone in the aisle, hindi na kayo aabot sa makakapunta pa kayo sa wedding kasi request ‘yan ng bata,” Marjorie added.
Claudia had also asked her father not to disclose any details about the wedding, a request Marjorie said he failed to respect.
Marjorie also addressed Dennis’ claims of being left out during the wedding.
“He was warmly greeted by my family. Kung he felt out of place, nobody made you feel like that. You were not really part of our lives. So wala ka talagang makikilala ‘dun. Hindi ‘yun para ikagalit mo sa amin. Kasalanan mo ‘yan,” stated Marjorie.
She also unapologetically defended her right to the front row seat at Claudia’s wedding, citing her role as the sole parent who raised her daughter.
“Yes, I was seated at the front row where the mother and the father of the bride should be, and I will not say sorry for that. I raised my child single-handedly, Dennis. I was there with her. I raised her, ‘til the last day of her single life, I was there with her. I took care of her, I did everything for that daughter, I deserved that seat in the front,” she said.
