The legal counsel of Raymart Santiago accused Inday Barretto of spreading an “untruthful and slanderous narrative” about Santiago and his former marriage with the latter’s daughter Claudine, moments after Inday claimed that the actor was allegedly an abusive husband toward the “Mula Sa Puso” star.
In a tell-all interview with entertainment insider Ogie Diaz on Sunday, Oct. 19, Inday claimed that Raymart was allegedly abusive toward Claudine, and would even resort to sexually abusing the “Got 2 Believe” star, leaving the actress often running away like a “scared mouse” and ending up like a zombie.
The interview didn’t sit well with the actor, as his legal counsel Atty. Howard M. Calleja and Atty. Katrin Jessica I. Distor-Guinigundo, responded to the interview in a lengthy statement, as seen in a post on Diaz’s Facebook page.
“Our client has watched the recent interview of Mrs. Inday Barretto (Mrs. Barretto) with Mr. Ogie Diaz, uploaded in the latter’s YouTube channel Ogie Diaz Inspires on October 20, 2025,” the statement reads.
“It is very unfortunate that Mrs. Barretto opted to resort to publicity to spread this untruthful and slanderous narrative about our client and his marriage with Ms. Claudine Barretto (Ms. Claudine), who has likewise repeatedly exploited social media and sought recourse through trial by publicity to discredit our client’s name and reputation,” it adds.
Calleja and Distor-Guinigundo said Inday’s reignited fury toward Raymart had something to do with a “conjugal land sold by” Claudine three years ago allegedly without the actor’s knowledge and consent.
“It appears that the root of Mrs. Barretto’s outrage is the conjugal land sold by Ms. Claudine three years ago absent the knowledge and consent of our client. Our client refuses to partake in any dispute involving, or irregularity Ms. Claudine and her cohorts may have committed,” they said.
At the same time, Raymart’s lawyers reminded Claudine’s camp about a Gag Order issued by the Family Court, Branch 5 of Mandaluyong City two years ago, in which the “Leon Cordero” star had “faithfully complied with.”
“To reiterate, we remind Ms. Claudine, her family, and agents that there is an existing Gag Order issued by the Family Court, Branch 5 of Mandaluyong City, as early as September 20, 2023, which our client has faithfully complied with, having kept his peace all these years. It is his hope that Ms. Claudine, her family, and her agents would do the same, out of respect for the courts of justice and more importantly, for the sake of their children,” the statement reads.
“Finally, let this be a final warning that any utterances in contravention of the law shall be dealt with before the appropriate forum to protect our client’s rights and to preserve his interests,” it adds.
Claudine has yet to issue a statement about her mother’s tell-all interview, as of this writing.
Raymart and Claudine tied the knot in March 2006. Their annulment was finalized seven years later. They have two children together, Santino and Sabina.
In a January 2024 interview, the “Iisa Pa Lamang” star claimed that she is working on taking back “hundreds of millions” of money that Raymart had allegedly stolen from her. They reunited five months later to celebrate Sabina’s 20th birthday. (Hannah Mallorca © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
