Nagsimula ang patutsada ni Boy Abunda laban kay Marian Rivera matapos sabihin ni Kris Aquino sa episode ng The Buzz last December 21, 2008 na si Marian Rivera ang "Biggest Star Today". Deretsahang kinontra ni Boy Abunda ito at sinabing "one of the biggest stars" lamang. "I standby what I said," paninindigan ni Boy.

And Marian, I didn't call you names, I simply said, and I paid tribute to you, sinabi ko, you're one of the biggest stars. I standby my statement na I don't believe you are the biggest star." "Kapag pinag-uusapan ang biggest star, marami 'yan, eh. Longevity, body of work, ikaw ba ay maraming pelikula, ikaw ba ay may concert."

Malaki daw at malawak ang salitang "Biggest Star" ani Boy Abunda. "I don't think you can be the biggest star with two (television) hits," tukoy ni Boy sa dalawang sumikat na teleserye ni Marian sa kabilang istasyon. Naging nice din naman si Boy kay Marian by saying, "Back-to-back hits are hard to achieve and Marian achieved a lot."

Mukhang ayaw talaga ni Boy Abunda si Marian Rivera. Una sa lahat, magkalabang istasyon sila. Kaya naman malamang eh hindi talaga papaboran ni Boy Abunda si Marian Rivera dahil parang pinaboran na rin niya ang siyete pag nangyari yun.

Alam naman ng tao kung sino ang biggest star ngayon, tao ang magdedesisyon nun, at hindi si Boy Abunda lang.