Maria Ozawa on Robin Padilla's Withdrawal from Their MMFF Movie: "Unprofessional"

Japanese actress Maria Ozawa reacts regarding Robin Padilla's withdrawal from their Metro Manila Film Festival 2015 entry "Nilalang".

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Ozawa, a former adult actress calls Padilla "unprofessional" after the latter announces his withdrawal ten days before the shooting starts.

In her instagram account posted on Tuesday, August 11, Ozawa said, "It's not that I really wanted to film w/Robin, but I think it was so unprofessional of him to call it off 10 days before the shootig starts... I feel so sorry for the film, director's, staff...etc".

its not that i really wanted to film w/ robin but i think it was so unProfessional of him to call it off 10days before the shooting starts... i feel so sorry for the film director's,staff..etc

A photo posted by Maria.Ozawa (@maria.ozawa) on Aug 11, 2015 at 8:46am PDT

In an official statement released by Padilla's camp, the actor chooses to back-out in the project to take care of his wife Mariel Rodriguez who's now pregnant.

A user commented in Ozawa's post saying that Robin prioritizes his wife and that family comes first, to which Ozawa replied,

"He should've said no way before the 10 days til shooting starts"

Below is the statement posted by Padilla's camp in Instagram

Dear __________ This message is to announce to the dear public that Mr. Robin Padilla and my team Vidanes Celebrity Marketing will no longer be part of the movie ‘Nilalang’, which was scheduled to compete in the annual Metro Manila Film Festival in December 2015. It is with great regret that we have to inform all that due to extenuating personal circumstances, Mr. Robin Padilla has had to make the decision to withdraw from the film. I would like to let you know that this decision making process has been very hard as Mr. Padilla's reputation shows that he has the highest regards for those he commits to work with. But his withdrawal is due to the fact of needing to attend to his wife Mariel, as she is experiencing a delicate pregnancy. Mariel is currently pregnant with triplets, and also suffered a miscarriage in March of this year. Due to this, Mr. Padilla feels that he needs to focus and prioritize the wellbeing of his family and has decided to forego his role as Tony in the movie Nilalang. The decision to withdraw from the film has been very difficult for Mr. Padilla and VCM team. This cancellation has been a collective resolution of Vidanes Celebrity Marketing and Mr. Padilla and Haunted Tower Productions are not at fault in any way. We acknowledge that we hold no claims or rights to this movie whether it is produced or not. On behalf of Mr. Robin Padilla and Vidanes Celebrity Marketing, we would like to ask to the producers and the public for their understanding and kind consideration. Yours sincerely, Betchay Vidanes On behalf Of Robin Padilla

A photo posted by robin padilla (@robinhoodpadilla) on Aug 11, 2015 at 3:14am PDT