TVJ

Vicente "Tito" Castelo Sotto III (born: ), Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born: ) and Jose Maria "Joey" Ramos de Leon Jr. (born: ), collectively known as TVJ, are a Filipino trio well known for being the hosts of the show Eat Bulaga!, coining themselves as the "Legit Dabarkads" due for the dispute between the new management of TAPE Inc. and the trio.
==Personal life==
===Tito Sotto===
He was born on August 24, 1948. Him and his brothers came from a notable political family in the Philippines, notably both theirgrandfather (Vicente Y. Sotto) and granduncle (Filemon Sotto), with him following their grandfather and granduncle's footsteps in 1992. Him, Val and Vic are well known alumni members of Colegio de San Juan de Letran, with him attending at the said school from Elementary to College, earning with a Bachelor of Arts degree major in English.See Colegio de San Juan de Letran#Notable alumni (Letran Manila) at Wikipedia.
He is married to Helen Gamboa, a beauty queen, actress, and singer. They have four children including Gian Carlo and Ciara, and eight grandchildren, including Vicente IV.
Sotto has enlisted in the military as a reservist in the Philippine Army since 2013, ranked as Lieutenant Colonel. Prior to that, he was serving in the Philippine Constabulary, where he was a Major.
Presently, he is the chairman of the Philippine Bowling Federation (PBF). He also plays golf and has won several tournaments.
Despite his nickname being "Tito", he is nicknamed "Tito Sen" at Eat Bulaga due for his Senatorial position from 1992-2004 and 2010-2022.
===Vic Sotto===
He was born on April 28, 1954. Like two of his brothers, he is also a well known alumni member of Colegio de San Juan de Letran, with him attending at the said school from Elementary to College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree major in Public Relations.
He married Dina Bonnevie in 1982 and had two children, Danica and Oyo. The married couple broke up in 1986 before their marriage was annulled in 1992.
Coney Reyes joined the show in 1982 as Chiqui Hollman's replacement. During her hosting stint, Coney and Vic got together and had a son named Vico Sotto, who is also a politician like Tito.
Angela Luz was a one-time leading lady for Vic in the television series Okay Ka, Fairy Ko when they got together sometime after he broke up with Coney Reyes. Angela Luz gave birth to Vic Sotto's fourth child, Paulina.
He also had relationships with his fellow co-hosts, Christine Jacob in the early 1990s and Pia Guanio in the late 2000s, but both ended in a breakup. While Christine Jacob quit hosting Eat Bulaga after ending the relationship, Pia Guanio decided to stay in the show.
Eventually, he married young actress and fellow co-host Pauleen Luna. They were married in 2016 and have one child Tallitha Maria, who is the youngest of Sotto's five children.
He also has nine grandchildren (three from Danica, five from Oyo, and one from Paulina).
He is nicknamed "Bossing" at the same show.
===Joey de Leon===
He was born on October 14, 1946. He is the second child of Jose Seoane de Leon (1918–2008) of Spanish Filipino descent, and Emma Manahan Ramos (1925–2019). His paternal grandfather (Ramon G. de Leon) was the first mayor of Malolos, Bulacan. When he was three years old, his parents divorced. He took a Bachelor of Science degree major in Architecture at the National University, but dropped out in his Junior Year due for him not being keen on Mathematics.
He was formerly married to Daira Ramirez and is currently married to Eileen Macapagal.
He is nicknamed "Henyo Master" at the show due to him being able to coin words that stir funny thoughts, coming up with the titles of various segments as well the title of Eat Bulaga.
==History==
In June 2023, the YouTube channel "TVJ" was created prior to the 2023 TVJ-TAPE Inc. dispute in May 31. As stated on the description and the banner that, it will be the home of TVJ Productions, Inc., the producers of Eat Bulaga's spiritual successor, E.A.T.
==Controversies==
===TVJ===
====Pepsi Paloma rape case====
In 1982, the 15-year old actress Pepsi Paloma accused Vic and Joey, alongside fellow comedian Richie D'Horsie of gang raping and taking photos of her on June 21 in a room at the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City. On July 31, her manager Rey Dela Cruz lodged a formal complaint with Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. Paloma later filed charges of rape and acts of lasciviousness against the three television personalities before the Quezon City fiscal's office.https://esquiremag.ph/culture/lifestyle/who-magazine-pepsi-paloma-through-tito-vic-joey-a00203-20180706-lfrm The crime of rape at the time, carried the death penalty in the Philippines, and to prevent his brother from being sent to the electric chair, Tito quickly went to see Paloma while she was still securing the services of Atty. Rene Cayetano. According to Paloma, he [Tito] pressured her into signing an "Affidavit of Desistance" to drop the rape charges against his brother and cohorts—he also had allegedly placed a pistol on the table in front of Paloma when he went to talk to her.
In exchange for the dismissal of the charges of rape, Vic, Joey and Richie D'Horsie issued a public apology to her. Despite the suspects' earlier apology, Tito has maintained his position against any involvement in the whitewashing of the rape case and alleges that the scandal was a gimmick by Paloma's party for publicity. Again, in spite of a live apology issued to the people, Sotto said that he was not involved as a perpetrator in the rape of Paloma and he denied using his position in government to influence the court decision. He became Vice Mayor in Quezon City in 1988 before being elected as a Senator in 1992. In 2018, he requested The Philippine Inquirer to remove published articles available online mentioning the Pepsi Paloma Case, claiming them to be "fake news" and damaging to his current reputation as a Senator.
In May 1985, Paloma was found dead in an apparent suicide, though evidence suggests this was actually murder in order to prevent her from testifying against Sotto in court. Dela Cruz was murdered years later.
====Joey de Leon's depression and self-harm comments====
On October 5, 2017, he elicited controversy from Filipino netizens and high-profile figures advocating for mental health awareness, following a remark he made about depression during the Eat Bulaga! segment "Juan for All, All for Juan", saying in part that the mental disorder is "just something made up by people" and that "they do it to themselves". He apologized the following day.https://rappler.com/entertainment/news/184381-joey-de-leon-draws-flak-netizens-mental-health-depression-statementhttp://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2017/10/06/comedian-joey-de-leon-sorry-depression.html
On September 23, 2023, he elicited controversy once again after a remark in the Gimme 5: Laro ng Mga Henyo segment of E.A.T. where he suggested that a rope is one of the most common objects placed on a person's neck, in reference to suicide by hanging.https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/24/netizens-call-out-e-a-t-host-joey-de-leon-for-insensitive-joke-ask-lala-sotto-to-look-into-the-matter The suicide joke was harshly criticized by netizens as insensitive, prompting them to publicly call on MTRCB chairperson Lala Sotto – daughter of fellow E.A.T. host Tito Sotto – to investigate on the matter.https://bandera.inquirer.net/363391/joey-de-leon-pinagmumura-ng-netizens-dahil-sa-lubid-joke-sa-e-a-t-mtrcb-kinalampag-galaw-galaw-lala-sotto [Joey de Leon cursed by netizens for the 'rope' joke in 'EAT', MTRCB slammed: 'Move, move Lala Sotto!']
===E.A.T.===
====Wally Bayola's profanity incident====
On August 10, 2023, Wally Bayola and co-host Jose Manalo were doing a skit in the show's segment Sugod Bahay, Mga Kapatid!, when their scene was temporarily interrupted by a conversation between Manalo and studio hosts TVJ. During this time, Bayola accidentally uttered the Tagalog expletive "putang ina" off-screen that caught everyone's attention.https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/584367-mtrcb-summons-eat-after-wally-profanity-incident A day later, he expressed regret and sincerely apologized for the incident and admitted that he had made a mistake.https://entertainment.inquirer.net/513710/wally-bayola-sorry-after-cursing-on-e-a-t-nagkamali-po-ako
After Bayola's apology to viewers and fans, the MTRCB issued a "Notice to Appear and Testify" to the production group of E.A.T. regarding a hearing over the utterance of profanity by Bayola on August 14, 2023 at the MTRCB office in Quezon City.
==References==
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