Claudine Barretto Shocks Everyone: Bans Marjorie From Visiting Dennis Padilla’s Grave – Family Rift Explodes!

In a development that has left fans stunned and the entertainment industry buzzing, Claudine Barretto has allegedly taken a drastic and emotional stand: banning her sister Marjorie Barretto from visiting the grave of their father figure, Dennis Padilla. What was supposed to be a solemn time of grief and remembrance has now become the center of an intensifying family drama — one that shows no signs of slowing down.

Sources close to the Barretto family revealed that tensions between Claudine and Marjorie, long rumored but rarely confirmed in public, finally boiled over during the wake and burial proceedings for Dennis Padilla. According to insiders, Claudine made it clear that Marjorie was not welcome at the site where their late father would be laid to rest.

Witnesses described a highly charged atmosphere, filled with whispered arguments and emotional stares. Claudine, who had been by Dennis’ side during his last days, was reportedly firm and unyielding, telling family members that she would not allow “those who were absent in life to pretend in death.”

It’s no secret that the Barretto family has been plagued by deep divisions over the years. Public spats, social media jabs, and cold silences have defined the relationship between the sisters. But even by Barretto standards, this move was unprecedented — and brutal.

Onlookers reported seeing Marjorie, visibly upset, being escorted away from the burial site after an attempt to pay her respects. No loud confrontation occurred, but the hurt was obvious. “You could see the pain in Marjorie’s eyes,” said one witness. “But Claudine stood her ground. There was no room for negotiation.”

Claudine, for her part, has remained mostly silent publicly, only posting a cryptic message on her social media that read:

“Loyalty is not a word, it’s a lifestyle. Some things are unforgivable.”

The post sent fans and observers into a frenzy, with many interpreting it as a direct shot at Marjorie. Supporters of Claudine applauded her for standing up for what she believed in, while critics accused her of turning a time of mourning into a battleground for old grudges.

Family sources hinted that Claudine’s anger stemmed from long-standing resentment — that in Dennis’ later years, Marjorie had allegedly been distant, while Claudine shouldered much of the emotional burden. Whether these claims are true remains unclear, but in a family where private wounds often spill into public view, it’s a plausible theory.

As the days passed, Marjorie chose not to address the controversy directly, posting only a quiet tribute to Dennis on her personal account, thanking him for his role in her life. Yet the silence between the sisters spoke louder than any words.

For fans of the Barretto clan, the incident feels like yet another heartbreaking chapter in a saga that has played out, often painfully, in front of the nation. The grief over Dennis Padilla’s passing has now been overshadowed by a new wave of bitterness, hurt, and unanswered questions.

Will time eventually heal the wounds between Claudine and Marjorie? Or has this latest confrontation driven a final, irreversible wedge between the sisters?

For now, one thing is clear: at the grave of Dennis Padilla, the scars of the past were impossible to bury.

Marjorie Barretto breaks silence on Dennis Padilla’s claims: ‘He wants attention’
Marjorie Barretto on Friday broke her silence and answered the supposed insinuations of her ex-husband Dennis Padilla that she had a hand in not including him in the wedding entourage of their daughter Claudia.

Speaking to Ogie Diaz in his vlog, Barretto said Padilla is not interested in building a relationship with their children, but is merely seeking attention.

“Dennis’s interest is not a relationship with his children. His interest is attention,” she said.

“If you’re left out, you’re not in your children’s lives. You’d rather be interviewed,” Barretto added.Barretto also addressed Padilla’s complaint that he was not allowed to sit where the bride’s family is, and instead asked to sit beside the sponsors.

According to Barretto, she will not apologize for that because she single-handedly raised her children to begin with.

“Yes, I was seated at the front row where the mother and the father of the bride should be, and I will not say sorry for that. I raised my child single-handedly, Dennis. I was there with her. I deserved that seat in the front,” she said.

Barretto likewise addressed Padilla’s implication that it was her plan not to include him in the entourage.

“What he really wants to do is to accuse me of orchestrating everything, to make him look stupid. He just won’t say my name, it’s like he’s fighting everyone, the story has gotten bigger [and] it’s gotten bigger. But all he wants to say is, ‘Marjorie is the one who planned it all’,” she said. Padilla, in an interview also with Diaz on April 9, a day after Claudia’s wedding, said he believes his daughter was not happy with what happened during her wedding.

“I know Claudia, she doesn’t want what happened, I know. I can feel it, she doesn’t want what happened. She wants me to sit there. She wants me to take her with her. I can see it in her eyes, I can feel it yesterday. When she’s facing people, she’s looking for me,” he said.

Padilla claimed that Claudia talked to her on the morning of her wedding and told her that it might not push through. She later called again to inform him that the wedding will happen as planned.

For Padilla, this might just be because of wedding jitters, but also might be a hidden message to discourage him from attending the wedding.

“You know Claui doesn’t like the arrangement that was made, he doesn’t like that. I know, he doesn’t like that. Maybe that’s why, I feel like he said the wedding wasn’t going to happen, maybe he didn’t want me to go,” he said. PADILLA SAID HE WAS TOLD TO ‘LOOK GOOD’
According to Padilla, he had dinner with his children – Julia, Claudia and Leon – on March 18. On that day, he felt like everything was okay, with Claudia even introducing her then-fiance, Basti Lorenzo, to him.

“Because I felt at the March 18 dinner, I thought it was a reunion of love. My feeling, feeling, the welcome that I had at the dinner was so lively, beautiful, delicious, and then Claui said, ‘I want you to look good’,” he said.

“So that’s my feeling about ‘I want you to look good Papa on that day’, even if you, your son told you then, what does that mean? You look good as a guest, is that what you used to do?” Padilla added.
After their dinner, Padilla said he sent several messages to his children, informing them of his address so they can send over the wedding invitation.

His children did not reply nor the invitations sent. But he was given details of the wedding a few days later.
For Padilla, he would have had an option not to attend the wedding had he known in advance that he was not part of the entourage.

He also said it would have been better that he was not invited at all.

“You know, it would be fun if I wasn’t invited and then I just showed up…I like it more. Because if they ignored you, that’s your problem. You weren’t invited, you came. You ignored them, you can’t do anything,” Padilla said.

“I didn’t expect anything. I’d rather not be invited,” he added.

According to Padilla, Barretto’s sisters Claudine and Gretchen were also not invited to the wedding.

PADILLA SAYS NOT INTERESTED IN FIXING RELATIONSHIP WITH KIDS
After what happened, Padilla said he is done trying to fix his relationship with his children.

“I don’t want to, I’m done. I’m just their father but bringing back the relationship, there’s probably nothing,” he said. He also said he will not give his children any chance to see him or talk to him while he’s alive.

“I will not give them any chance to see me or talk to me. I will not give them any chance,” Padilla said.

“Maybe the last time you will see me, it’s inside my coffin. I can’t avoid it anymore. I won’t ban you there. You can visit there,” he added.

According to Padilla, part of his decision to fully cut ties with his children was his mother’s reaction when they were ignored during the wedding.

For Barretto, however, Padilla should have realized why his children do not like him to begin with.

“Dennis and my children have been estranged for many, many years. Why are they estranged? Let’s start there. Because for the past ten years, Dennis has done nothing but give interviews. He would cry, he would apologize and make it seem like he really misses the children, and I believe he does miss the children. But the point here is that the children are embarrassed, they are hurt when they are talked about in public,” she said.

“He may make it seem like he doesn’t mean to insult me, but he bashes my children when he interviews them. So we always have common friends that I always say, ‘sabihin niyo kay Dennis na nagpa-interview, nagpa-interview, na nababa ang mga anak.’ I just want to clarify,” Barretto added.

She also denied the implication that she is controlling her children so they won’t meet with their father.

“For 18 years that we have been separated, he has been making me out to be the one preventing him from being close to my children…That I am brainwashing my children against Dennis. That is not true,” Barretto added.

Claudia, Barretto and Padilla’s second daughter, got married on Tuesday.Following what happened, Padilla posted a series of rants about the wedding, specifically his frustration that he was not allowed to bring Claudia to the altar.