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Richard Gutierrez happy forgirlfriend, GMA bossBy Karen Valeza | Yahoo Southeast Asia Newsroom Mon, Mar 10, 2014 6:29PM PHT

Richard feels happy for girlfriend Sarah Lahbati, who has settled herlegal dispute with GMA executive Annette Gozon- Abrogar. Abrogar sued Sarah for libel after the actress accusedthe GMA exec of having "under the table" deals with another talentmanagement company. The court has dismissed Sarahs cha rges ofperjury, libel and unjust vexation against Abrogar.

Finally, forgiveness

"Finally, they were able to forgive eachother. At least ngayon, tapos na. So, masaya ako for both of them,"Richard said during the press launch of his and his family's upcomingreality show "It Takes Gutz to be a Gutierrez," which will air on E!Channel middle of this year. The settlement is a big relief forSarah and Richard, who want to start anew this year. "Matagal narin kasi, balikan sa court, ang daming mga kaso. So much negativeenergy. And we just want to start the new year positive. Napag-usapan namin na kung pwedeng tapusin na ang problema, tapusinna. Para pareho kaming makapagtrabaho ng mapayapa," hesaid. After taking a break from showbiz, Richard and Sarah are back doing separate projects. Richard recently finished a movie withGMA, while Sarah is working on projects with TV5 and GMA.

Marriage issue Marriage doesn't seem to be their main priority yet. "Ang dami namin pinapag-isipan ngayon, pina-prioritizengayon, like yung cases ni Sarah na natapos na. Malaking relief iyonsa relationship namin. So, one step at a time," he said. Richard isproud that his relationship with Sarah has survived tough times.

"In a span of a year, nasubukan na yung relationship namin. She was away for awhile, I was working here. Lahat iyon napagdaanannamin at andiyan kami para sa isa't isa."

Misgivings

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Asked if the audience of "It Takes Gutz to be a Gutierrez" will see hisrumored baby with Sarah when the reality show premieres on E!Channel, the actor said, "Ito na nga yung kasagutan sa mga tanong naiyan, yung reality show na ito. Kung ano man yung pinagdadaanannamin, malalaman niyo sa show na ito."

He admitted having misgivings about the reality show, but realizedthey have nothing to hide. "Yung idea ng reality show, matagalnang nai-offer sa akin. In the beginning, I was initially hesitant kasi yung buhay namin magiging open book, mawawalan ng privacy. Butna-realize ko rin na kung makita ng mga tao yung family namin, Ithink they will end up loving our family more. We're just like anyother family na may mga pinagdadaanan kami, may mga ups anddowns kami. I think it's a good time to share our family with the

audience."