Actor John Lloyd Cruz rebuffed rumors about his drinking habits at an event for Greenwich on November 23, ABS-CBNNews.com reports. When asked if he was a drunkard, he said, "Never naman ako na hindi naging healthy living eh. Actually, alam mo, di naman talaga ako gumi-gimmick, yung mga gimmick na clubbing and going to the bars, di naman. (I've never not lived a healthy lifestyle. Actually, you know, I'm not really fond of gimmicks, the ones where you go clubbing or go to bars. I don't do that.)"

Actress Ruffa Gutierrez had previously revealed that his drinking problems and his womanizing were the reasons they broke up in the past.

A cheerful John Lloyd chose not to comment on Ruffa's revelations. "Ako, ayaw ko nang i-dissect kung ano man ang pinanggagalingan ng tanong o ng intention para pag-usapan pa (I don't want to dissect where the question came from or what the intention behind it is)," he is quoted as saying on ABS-CBNNews.com. "You know, sa totoo lang, I just want to focus on what is good, what is kind, and what is positive para constantly you can say that you are always better than ever."

John Lloyd said this was the way his family brought him up. "Hindi naman ibig sabihin kapag binato ka ng bato or kapag ginawan ka ng masama or inagrabyado ka, kailangan gumanti ka. At all times naman, you tried to be what is good, hindi ba? 'Yung hindi makakaapak at makakasira sa iba. (It doesn't mean that if someone casts stones at you or does something harmful to you, you have to take revenge. At all times, you have to try to be good, right? You have to be the type of person who doesn't step on other people.)"


For more on this issue, check out these articles on FN:

• Ruffa Gutierrez Says She and John Lloyd Cruz Broke up Because of His Drinking
• Shaina Magdayao Admits to Texting Ruffa Gutierrez to Leave Her and BF John Lloyd Cruz Alone
• John Lloyd Cruz and Shaina Magdayao Have Broken Up, says PEP.ph source

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