Is Ruffa open to reconciliation with Yilmaz?

PLUS: Court grants Ruffa Gutierrez sole custody of children with Yilmaz Bektas; Joyce Jimenez shows off amazing post-baby figure

Hunk Derek Ramsay sees nothing wrong with the photograph taken of him and sweetheart Angelica Panganiban showing Angelica’s hand inside his shorts.

Ramsay was quoted on the website Darlasauler as saying: “I don't see anything wrong with the photo! It's our own private photo with friends! We are having clean fun!!!! What's wrong is whoever exposed the pic!"

The photo ran on the front page of an entertainment tabloid last week. 

The pic must have been taken back when the pair was still living and loving it up. The talk is that the two have split, but Derek denies this, saying he and Angelica may have their ups and downs, but so far they’re hanging on. 

Angelica is busy with her teleserye "Rubi." Derek is prepping up for a TV series with Gretchen Barretto and Bea Alonzo.

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A Quezon City court has granted Ruffa Gutierrez custody of her two kids by Yilmaz Bektas. The court ruled that Ruffa keeps custody of Lorin, 5, and Venice, 4, while giving Bektas visitation rights. Bektas is coming over next week for a visit, and Ruffa has said she will allow him as much time with his children as he wants.

Ruffa had told the court that she was not after financial support for her kids because their dad had long stopped supporting them anyway. She also assured that she could take care of them as a single mom.

Ruffa seems to have softened her previously hardline stand regarding her ex. Asked if she’s willing to reconcile with Bektas, Ruffa smiled and replied: “Is he willing to live here?”

Hmm, that could present problems. Annabelle Rama, Ruffa’s mom, has confided to Tita Lolit Solis: “I don’t trust that guy,” meaning her estranged son-in-law. It’s a typical mother’s reaction, if you ask me.

Annabelle was the person Ruffa ran to when the actress’ marriage began to fall apart. Ruffa had packed her bags and left Yilmaz in Turkey. In later interviews she opened up about how she was kept a virtual prisoner in her house in Turkey and hinted that she was a victim of spousal abuse.

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Motherhood has not diminished Joyce Jimenez’s earthy allure one bit. The former sex siren arrived in Manila with five-month-old daughter Jorja and even brought her along at a presscon. Joyce says she misses showbiz after staying in the US with husband Paul Ely Egbalic. Right now she’s content doing guest appearances on TV. She’ll fly back to the US after Holy Week, but promises she’ll be dropping by every now and then. She still has to look after her lingerie line, Private Joyce, which she says is doing well.

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Jesse James, the husband of Sandra Bullock has asked her forgiveness for a sin he did not elaborate on.

James, who married the Oscar winner five years ago, and has been rumored to have cheated on his wife, has confessed to People magazine about some unmentioned wrongdoing he committed.

"It's because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way," James, who customizes motorcycles, said. "This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them."

But he brushed off rumors about his cheating as “untrue and unfounded,” adding, “I will not dignify these private matters with any further public comment."

Bullock was named best actress in the recent Academy Awards for her role in “The Blind Side.” Curiously, she didn’t thank her husband after receiving her Oscar, put praised instead mothers and parents and “everyone who's shown me kindness when it wasn't fashionable.”

Bullock’s marriage to James is her first. James has been married twice and has three children.