Anne Curtis speaks up on her controversial black strapless gown she wore for her birthday celebration last Sunday, February 24, which put the ABS-CBN musical variety show ASAP 18 under MTRCB investigation.

Anne posted some photos of the outfit in question on her Instagram account:

The photo shows the two parts of the gown and a screen capture of her wet-look birthday performance.

Anne pointed out that the outfit includes a skin-colored “bodysuit” which is worn underneath the dress to have what she calls an “illusion na high slit.”

The “It’s Showtime” host also posted the following on her Instagram account:

“TAAAADAAA! I present to you the controversial @boomita outfit I wore for my birthday number on ASAP. As you can see we have a bodysuit with a hidden tangga to make way for the sky high slit skirt. It is made out of 2 pieces. In fact the “tangga” is made out of swimsuit material which Boom Sason is also known for making. I was completely protected. It may have seemed like a wardrobe malfunction to many but I can assure you, after making the mistake of not securing myself once I wouldn’t let that happen to me again. :) So to settle all your minds I just had to post this. Thank you everyone that was concerned! To everyone that’s trying to make an issue out of it! Thank you! ABSCBN news just told me its their most clicked video on their site ever! Just relax everyone! Wearing a tangga is not newbie in the industry! It’s been around since the 80′s :)”

What do you think of Anne’s black gown? Is it provocative or just high fashion?