After speaking his ‘truth’ on his past relationship with Jennylyn Mercado and their son Jazz, Patrick Garcia received support from his wife, Nikka Martinez, who described him as a ‘good man.’
Martinez expressed her love for the actor through her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Sept. 29. On the same day, Garcia’s tell-all interview with Ogie Diaz was shared on the latter’s YouTube channel.
‘I won in this life. I fell in love with a good man and I’ll never stop being grateful for that,’ the quote card shared by Martinez read. ‘A self-made man. A hardworking man. A gentle man and safe man. A man who takes care of me in all the ways that matter.’
Martinez also made mention of Garcia’s Instagram handle and wrote, ‘Lavyew (love you).’
In his interview, Garcia denied the nearly two-decade-old claim that he abandoned Mercado while she was pregnant with their son Jazz. He claimed it was the actress who did not want him to be involved in the pregnancy, saying she refused his efforts to support her and that she cut off their communication at the time.
Garcia also revealed that he has not spent time and provided financially for Jazz since 2017 because Mercado has supposedly been unresponsive to his messages.
Garcia further noted during the interview that his decision to finally speak up was prompted by Michelle, his eldest daughter with Martinez, who convinced him to do so because of the continued bashing toward him and their family.
Mercado’s management agency, Aguila Entertainment, said the actress will not comment on Garcia’s statements. It nonetheless relayed Mercado’s appeal to stop the bashing toward the actor’s family. In a separate post, her manager Becky Aguila, speaking as her ‘second mom,’ told Garcia that he will never get her respect.
Meanwhile, Mercado’s actor husband Dennis Trillo responded to Garcia, ‘Hindi ako pabor sa bashing, pero salamat at naalala mo si Jazz dahil na -ash ang anak mo. Spread love not hate.’