Film refuses to admit to fatherhood
Thai screen siren Annie Brooke insisted yesterday that she would not have her threemonthold son genetically tested to prove that he was heartthrob Rathapoom "Film" Tohkongsub's baby.
Insisting that she can raise the child on her own, Brooke said she had never told anybody who the baby's father was and had never tried to tarnish the actor's reputation.
Following an explosion of rumour that he was the baby's father, Film admitted to the press on Wednesday that he did date Brooke earlier and had supported her during the pregnancy. However, he appeared reluctant to confirm that he was the baby's father, saying the child had to be genetically tested first. He added that he would take responsibility if the baby was indeed his.
Brooke, meanwhile, said she had witnessed the press conference and thanked Film for not denying their previous relationship. However, she did admit that some of his words had disappointed her. She also insisted that she had no intentions to hurt anybody and that she wasn't the source of this rumour.
"I can only say that I used to love this man very much though the relationship wasn't publicised. I still have a good feeling toward him and don't want to say anything that would tarnish his reputation," she said, adding that they met at the set of the Channel 3 television drama "Pisat Saen Kon".
"I'm not angry, I'm not sad, I understand," she said, adding that she had yet to choose a nickname for her son. She added that she would raise the child on her own because he belonged to her.
Brooke also revealed that while she was fourmonths pregnant, she had offered to get the amniotic fluid genetically tested, but Film refused saying he believed her before fading out of her life.
Since he was absent due to social pressure, she did not wish to make things worse and decided to let bygones be bygones and raise the child on her own, Brooke said.
She also urged the media to drop this case and keep providing her with opportunities so she could support her family.
Film is no stranger to scandals. In 2006, it was heard on the grapevine that Film was involved in an intimate relationship with businessman and amulet maker Sitthikorn Boonchim, who early this year was jailed for five years over fraud and using the royal insignia on amulets in 2007.