Sandro Muhlach with Cherry Pie Picache and Rhian Ramos. Images from Instagram Trigger warning: mentions of sexual harassment, assault, abuse, violence, and rape When Sandro Muhlach came out to reveal and file a complaint against his alleged sexual abuser, other celebrities have come forward to open up about their own similar experiences, setting in motion a sort of local #MeToo movement. Veteran broadcast journalist Arnold Clavio spoke truly when he said that Muhlach’s case is not isolated, and that the showbiz industry must act collectively to prevent sexual harassment among its ranks so that these crimes will no longer be swept under the rug and the offenders would be made answerable for their deeds.
But first, the victims must summon the courage to speak up. Beneath the glitz and glamor of show business, some celebrities suffered in silence, or were silenced by either fear or the repercussions of losing their career. But the likes of Angeli Khang and Gerald Santos bravely fought back and shared their own experiences when they were still helpless and were taken advantage of.
Here are other local and international celebrities who you might not know also went through the same ordeal of being kissed or groped or worse, but have chosen to be more than just part of a statistics of sexual harassment victims. A post shared by Rhian Ramos (@whianwamos) In 2016, Rhian Ramos took to Instagram to share her experience of being sexually assaulted by a man at a party in Cebu. “Some g.