BL actor Miko Gallardo opens up about sexual abuse, blackmail: 'Let me go. I want my freedom.'
Trigger Warning: Mentions of sexual abuse, mental health struggles, suicide
Miko Gallardo opened up about 'what I have been growing through my whole life,' in a video posted on YouTube Tuesday.
In the video titled "My Final Message," the actor and 'It's Showtime's' 'BidaMan' introduced himself, saying his real name is Dwayne, and his name online is OchoMiko.
Gallardo said he is not asking for sympathy or attention, 'I simply want things to end.'
'For the past 10 years, a whole decade of my life, I have been blackmailed and exploited,' he said. 'I'm sending this message out to the person, you know who you are.'
Gallardo did not drop any names.
He added he wants things to end smoothly. 'Let me go. I want my freedom.'
'I am begging. I am not asking. I am begging for things to end. I want it to end. I want my freedom,' Gallardo said.
'[Ten] years of this blackmail and threats and extortion, I am done. I will do whatever you want me to do for things to end.'
According to Gallardo, he is willing to end his relationship and pay the person back just to end the situation.
'Whatever your reason is, whatever your wants are, I will, I will give it. I will do it because I'm done and I'm tired. I'm asking in return is my freedom and my peace so I can go about my days and my life without having to worry anymore,' he said.
Gallardo added that he wants to go home as he misses his grandmother.
In his video, Gallardo told stories about his past abusive experiences to give a sense of his current situation. He revealed being raped 'by two people I trusted as older sisters" when he was only eight years old.
Gallardo added he was also 'almost raped by older men' around the same age.
'The only reason why they didn't go through with it was because they almost got caught, but I did not speak up,' he said. 'I was a scared little boy who never talks, but this time, I'll say it all. I don't care. I don't give a fuck. I don't give a fuck anymore.'
Around 16 and 17 years old, Gallardo also revealed that he had a sexual relationship with a 'woman who was way older.'
'Growing up, that really fucked up my mind. Filled my head with anger, lust, and bad choices, and that's the reason, maybe, why I'm here,' Gallardo said.
He also revealed that while his acting career started, 'I got people sexually assaulting me in this industry, in the acting industry.
'Filipino P. Diddy did try to get me many, many times, but I never spoke up. They told me to shut up and take it in and just focus on my career. And that messed me up big time,' Gallardo said.
Gallardo said those experiences led him 'to bad decisions, bad choices, substance abuse, alcohol, you name it.'
He said, 'They never got hold of me, because I always tried to find a way to reason out or run away, but I was never able to fight back. Because if you do, you know what happens when you fight back in this industry. You know what happens? They bury you. I don't want to be buried.'
Gallardo then addressed the person involved again and is 'begging for my life back.'
'That person who has control over me right now, you know what I've been through.
You know the shit that I had to crawl my ass out of,' he said.
Gallardo added, 'So let's make a deal. Let's end things peacefully. Give me a chance to live again.'
'But if you give me no choice and just tell me to end my life while you laugh about it or celebrate over it, you tell me I deserve it, then you leave me no choice. Who gives a shit, right? The world keeps spinning,' he added.
Gallardo said, 'I want to live. I want freedom. If you still have any humanity and sympathy left in you, let me go.'
'Maybe I can only blame myself for being in this situation, for trusting you, so only I can end it. Let me go. I'm tired, fucking tired.'
Gallardo went viral early this month for his cryptic Instagram Stories, saying that it was 'Time to end.'
Following the YouTube video, Gallardo's agency Oxin Films released a statement on Facebook, saying the video reached the agency.
'Mr. Gallardo has reached out to us for assistance, and we are actively working to coordinate with him regarding these very serious concerns, which are significantly impacting his mental health and overall well-being,' Oxin Films said.
'We want to assure everyone that we are taking this matter with the utmost seriousness and will be coordinating closely with the appropriate authorities to address these allegations. We appreciate your understanding and concern during this sensitive time,' the statement added.
Gallardo is known for acting in the Boys' Love (BL) series 'My Day' and 'Ben X Jim.' He also appeared in an episode of 'Family Feud' in 2022. Gallardo's YouTube video is here.
The Philippines has several mental health hotlines and services. These include: DOH-NCMH Hotline: 0917-899-8727 or 02-7989-8727; Natasha Goulbourn Foundation Hopeline: 0917-558-4673, 0918-873-4673 and 02-8804-4673; and In Touch Crisis Line: 0917-800-1123, 0922-893-8944 and 02-8893-7603.
— Nika Roque/LA, GMA Integrated News
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