One tabloid columnist wrote that the mother threw a violent tantrum at Marvin mouthing this line: "Get out of my daughter's life!" Mr. Magdangal denies this and the writer has long retracted his story.
During the movie's first presscon, Marvin denied having such a spat with Jolina's mom but he only hinted that he and Jolina shared some "good and bad times" together.
The Magdangals chose to seal their lips and only hope to God that the issue against them will eventually die soon.
Unfortunately, it didn't.
When Labs Kita, Okey Ka Lang? was already raking in money at the box office, news persisted that the parents gave all the credit to Jolina, totally erasing Marvin out of the picture.
"We never said that," says Mr. Magdangal. "Ang sinabi namin, humingi sila (Marvin's group) ng tulong sa amin, tinulungan namin sila, tinulungan namin ang loveteam. It's grossly unfair if we will be accused of destroying the loveteam. Everybody knows that we're supportive d'yan. ABS-CBN and Star Cinema know that."
But according to Mr. Magdangal, even Showbiz Lingo Plus reported that Jolina was hospitalized because she was depressed over her parent's disapproval of Marvin.
"I think it's very unfair," Mr. Magdangal says. He clarifies that he accompanied Jolina to an uncle doctor in Makati for a check-up after she experienced blurring vision and difficulty in breathing. The diagnosis: overfatigue.
Now, the scuttlebutt is Star Cinema is already readying a follow-up movie for the successful Jolina-Marvin tandem. Will he allow his daughter to pair with Marvin again?
Says he, "I don't have anything personal about it. Kung trabaho, trabaho. Pero 'yung dating masyadong personal linkages, like after shooting may chika-chika pa, I don't think that's possible anymore. May naging underdog at our expense. What kind of promo is that na loveteam ang prino-promote pero may nasisira kang tao. Hindi yata maganda ang practice na 'yon. This time, I will have to set conditions. Kailangan clear ang lahat, malinis ang pangalan namin, that there are retractions and apologies to be issued kasi 'yung mga publicity stunts na ganyan, may mga nasirang relationships, may nasirang mga pangalan."