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Top Ten Reasons Why James Taylor Cancelled Philippines Concert

IMG_7713.PNGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – American singer-songwriter James Taylor cancelled an upcoming concert in Manila to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, a campaign of alleged extrajudicial slaughter that has claimed more than 6,000 lives.

Taylor, a Grammy winner known for songs including “Fire and Rain” and “You’ve Got a Friend,” cancelled the show — part of a February tour through Asia — in a statement posted to his personal website on Wednesday.

However, there is a lot of speculation on the real reasons Taylor cancelled the show. Here are the top ten, as compiled by The Adobo Chronicles:

  1. We asked the Filipino millennials what they thought of James Taylor’s concert in Manila. Their response: ‘James who?’
  2. We asked Filipino baby boomers the same question. Their response: ‘What for? As senior citizens, we get to go see free movies every Tuesday.’
  3. Taylor’s famous song, ‘You’ve Got A Friend.’ Well, not in Duterte.
  4. Taylor’s famous song, ‘Sweet Baby James.’ Not anymore, say the majority of Filipinos.
  5. Concert venue Mall of Asia’s full house capacity: 20,000. Advanced ticket sales to date: 200.
  6. Top concert ticket price: P14,260. That’s more than the cost of two rountrip airline tickets to Boracay, the world’s most beautiful island.
  7. Lowest concert ticket price: P2,120. My, that’s a lot of pre-paid minutes on your smart phone!
  8. Filipinos to James Taylor: ‘You are no Miss Universe.’
  9. Filipinos to James Taylor: ‘You are no  Manny Pacquiao.’
  10. Taylor’s famous song; ‘Long Ago and Far Away.’ Yup, that’s  James Taylor alright!
  11. (Bonus reason). He’s afraid he’d be jailed in Manila, having been a self-confessed former heroine addict.

Mocha Uson Beats Kris Aquino To Be Steve Harvey’s Miss Universe Co-Host

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L-R: Aquino, Uson, Harvey

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It was Kris Aquino’s dream gig. A big way to stage her comeback from her on-again, off-again retirement from show business.

When the Miss Universe Organization announced its search for a Filipino female co-host for the pageant finals to be held in Manila on January 29 (January 30 Philippine time), the former presidential sister and “Queen of All Media” immediately signed up to audition for the prized gig.

Today, Aquino received a text message from the organization that she has not been selected to be Steve Harvey’s co-host.

The disappointing news became even more devastating when she learned that the person chosen to co-host the show is entertainer-turned-politcal blogger Mocha Uson.

In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles,  a spokesperson for the Miss Universe Organization who spoke on condition of anonymity said that despite the two ladies’ almost equal talent, Uson was chosen because of her popularity (she has over 4 million Facebook followers).  Additionally, the pageant executives wanted someone who looks like a beauty queen and whose features closely represent the Filipina beauty.

So ladies, if you want to increase your chances in show business, forget the skin-whitener and hair dye.  You’re beautiful as you are. Naturally.

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Jennifer Lawrence Defends Butt Scratching Comment, Cites Pope Francis

img_7507HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) – Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence came under intense fire for her live television comment regarding butt-scratching on a sacred rock while filming in Hawaii.

HERE is what she’s said.

Today, however, Lawrence defended her comment by saying that ” if Pope Francis can say ‘sh*t,’ then why can’t I say ‘*ass?’ ”

Lawrence was referring to a comment recently made by Pope Francis in which he compared media spreading fake news to ‘excrement.’

“Is there a double standard here, just because I’m a sinner and the Pope is a saint,” Lawrence asked her critics.

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