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Woman brings Francis M’s jersey to ‘Pinoy Pawnstars’ for appraisal, reveals her past relationship with the late artist

A woman named Abigail Rait dropped a huge bombshell that she had a relationship with rapper Francis Magalona before he was diagnosed with leukemia.

In the YouTube show, Pinoy Pawnstars, Rait claims that she remained silent for fifteen years when it comes to her relationship with the Master Rapper. Pinoy Pawnstars is a vintage shop that got its inspiration from the US show “Pawn Stars” and is owned by content creator Jayson “Boss Toyo” Luzada. The shop contains a lot of items from local artists that represent and celebrate their craft.

Rait brought the famous jersey of Francis M that she shared “became an early premonition” of him saying goodbye to her.

The rapper told her to just wear the shirt that he gave her every time she missed him. She said, “You just have to wear it, hug it, or place it beside you bago ka matulog [You just have to wear it, hug it, or place it beside you before you sleep].”

According to her, she was just watching the noontime show Eat Bulaga live in the studio when they crossed paths and Francis made a way to get her number.

Since then, they had a relationship and were blessed with a child who is now fifteen years old.

Abigail said, “Hindi naman ako nagsalita eh [I did not talk about it]. I know people will judge me but we exist. What we had is real.”

“For fifteen years nanahimik ako. Siguro naman ito na lang yung karapatan na puwede kong magawa para sa kanya” [For fifteen years I remained silent. I think I have the right to do this for her], she said, mentioning their alleged daughter Gail Francheska.

Francis Magalona is known as a rapper, actor, and TV personality who is known in the hip-hop genre. He has eight children with his wife Pia Magalona. The rapper died in 2009 with leukemia.

There were rumors back then while he was getting his treatments that the late rapper had another family and now more people know.

People took online to send their well wishes to them and how this episode really moved them.

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Francis M’s wife Pia Magalona has not yet commented about the said revelation.

 

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