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Dude, bbm being a druggie was a well-established rumor even before duterte brought it up. I had friends who talk about it because they were in parties where bbm was also present.
Eh, that's what people say. They also say that JLC and Shaina went to a hospital to have his dick pulled out and Piolo Pascual is gay. It's all hearsay. In a way, Duterte's fentanyl addiction is just as unreliable because the only source is him.
That said, this is maybe just the utilitarian in me speaking. I don't think being into drugs diminishes my view of a person, regardless if it conflicts with my own moral base (being straight edge and all). Illegal yes, but so is piracy.
The point is that it's not a rumor that sprung out of nowhere, nor is duterte the only source. I do acknowledge, however, that it became popular because he talked about it.