[14] In the second week of October 2017, an apparent Ford mocked actress Kathryn Bernardo over her bow-leggedness (Tagalog: sakang) throughout a video clip.
However, Star Image Artist Management, through its Facebook account, denied that the man in the video was Xander.
Khalil Ramos, one of Bernardo's closest friends and her tandem Daniel Padilla, said that the supposed Ford "should apologize".
Other celebrities, including Karla Estrada, Sofia Andres, and Gretchen Ho, expressed their disappointment on their Twitter accounts.
[22] On April 23, 2019, Star Image Artist Management announced that they would suspend Arizala and decided to "take back" the Xander Ford name due to his unprofessional behavior.
[26][27] The next day, Arizala was released from jail after his agency Star Image Artist Management posted bail of P18,000.