MANILA, Philippines – Indie actor Kiko Matos spoke up about his altercation with actor Baron Geisler, which was captured in a viral video circulating online.
In an interview on 24 Oras Weekend, Sunday, May 29, Kiko said:
"Tumayo ako tapos sinabi ko sa sarili ko subukan nga natin tapang ni Baron Geisler," Kiko said. "So nilapitan ko sya. Tapos inawat kami hangga't sa naisip ko na lang sige mag-shake hands kami.
(I stood up and then I told myself to see how brave Baron Geisler is. So I approached him. People were already in between us until I thought it would be better if we shook hands.)
"Alam ko, aminado ako na ako nakipag-shake hands pero gusto ko lang naman turuan ng leksyon si Baron eh. Di naman kasi niya pwedeng alam mo yon umasta na siya may ari nung lugar."
(I know, I admit I was the one who shook hands with him but I just wanted to teach Baron a lesson. He cannot, you know, act as if he owns the place.)
His message to Baron: "Baron Geisler ang dami mong sinasabi (you talk too much). Face me, don't Facebook me."
In the same interview, Baron via phone explained his side of the story, saying he tried to calm himself.
"Hine-heckle niya ako nang sobra eh, parang I kept my cool pero may boiling point din ang isang tao. Bigla na lang nanakit 'yung tao hindi naman dapat ganun, puwede naman pag-usapan ang lahat ng bagay," Baron said.
(He was heckling me too much, like I kept my cool but a person also has a boiling point. He suddenly just hit me when he didn't have to. Things can be talked over.)
As for his answer to Kiko's message, Baron said : "Si Kiko Matos, I mean go ahead, I'm willing to fight him, face him, anytime, anywhere."
Baron was recently in the headlines when he appeared in another viral video, where he was seen in a fist fight with a student who hired him for a school project. Baron and the student, Khalil Verzosa, have since made amends.
In July 2015, a video of Baron cursing and shouting at a bouncer also went viral. – Rappler.com
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