Another commentary on Brian Gorrell's blog. This time, my commentary on why I think he will not get his money back.
Brian Gorrell was allegedly cheated AUD70,000 by Filipino socialite DJ Montano. He implicates several other big names in his blog, most prominent among them, columnist and socialite Celine Lopez. Brian's blog's purpose was originally (and hopefully is) to get back his life's savings through exerting public pressure on said Mr. Montano by revealing the downright dirty secrets of Manila high society.
However, in Brian's long campaign that has spanned several weeks without any result, I have come to believe that Mr. Gorrell will not get his money back due to the following reasons.
1. If Montano was going to return it, he would have done so already.
The implicated names in the controversial blog are names of rich and famous people, for whom PHP3.6 million (or almost RM300,000) would not be that hard to fork out. Brian has constantly mentioned that all the allegations and revelations would stop if his money was returned. If this was true, it's safe to say that the names involved would quickly have come up with the money to prevent further damage to their names and image.
2. Uselessness of cause.
The names of people such as Montano and Lopez are already internationally smeared by the posts and revelations in Gorrell's blog. They have nothing more to lose, I believe. There's only so many secrets that can be revealed. In a while, Montano and Lopez would hear nothing new anymore, and they would probably just ignore the allegations and insults. That is, if they can weather this particular tempest.
3. The popularity of Gorrell's blog.
Gorrell's blog gets over 50,000 hits daily, and is presumably increasing. The amount of traffic clearly shows that the Blogosphere is captivated by the tales of sex, scandals, and webs of lies being revealed. Also, the Filipino masses who read Gorrell's blog are showing their true sentiments to the Filipino high society, thus providing a convenient outlet to express themselves. There is an unspoken pressure for Gorrell to not receive payment, because if he does, the blog stops, and so does the wealth of gossip that is produced by it.
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If you are deep in the Blogosphere and really into the world of blogging, the biggest blog right now is the blog of a certain Brian Gorrell, a gay Australian who was allegedly cheated of AUD70,000 or PHP3.6 million, by his ex-lover, Filipino socialite DJ Montano.
The blog's original purpose was for Brian to exert pressure on DJ to give back his money (which he lent to DJ for the purposes of business investments, which turned out to be fraud ones). In his blog, Brian details first-hand accounts of Manila's high society, implicating the Embassy Superclub as a haven for coke addicts, socialites Celine Lopez and Tim Yap of being drug users, and tales of sex, lies, betrayals, and scandals.
I personally came across the blog through my friend Joe's blog. I've been following it daily ever since.
Brian's blog gets an average of 50,000 individual hits daily, a number that most bloggers can only fantasize about. This is partly due to the revelations he has made about Filipino high society. Unfortunately, I have noticed that many things have gone wrong.
The majority of Brian's supporters are well-meaning sympathizers, but some of those who post comments are doing no less than character assassinations. We do not know 100% if Brian's allegations are true. However, I believe everyone gives him the benefit of a doubt. A lot of people's hatred towards the high society have also surfaced, with many of Brian's supporters flaming Montano and Lopez in particular. To be fair, this gang up is quite ridiculous. I know that many Filipinos who say the things they did about those people would not dare to go up to them in person and say it straight to their face. But each to his own.
As a reader of Brian's blog, I do sympathize with him. I really do feel for his cause. After all, losing your life's savings while sick with AIDS is no laughing matter. However, I also believe that posting the secrets of the Gucci Gang (the name Brian calls Montano's group of socialites) is what it should have stayed as (thus putting the pressure on Montano to pay back), and not massive character assassinations. But that's me. I do not believe in stooping down to the level of calling my targets names, insulting their parents and family, and a host of less-than-civilized actions, of which Brian is guilty of.
Yes, he was wronged. I believe Brian Gorrell is a good person who is desperate to seek justice. However, I also believe that the freedom to post and say anything you want should be tempered with responsibility. Come on Brian! We all know you're much better than that!
Go Team Brian! :)
Brian's Blog:
The Talented Mr. Montano
I suggest reading the posts on the left side first, the ones chronicling how the events unfolded.
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