Seasoned actress Aiko Melendez was irked by the accusation that her 21-year-old son Andre Yllana had a video scandal.
A certain Twitter user named Jakolinks, now changed to SalamatDocLito on Monday (June 22) morning, through a tweet, promised to release Andre’s alleged video scandal when his account reaches 25,000 followers.
In the caption, he wrote, “Not for Sale. Dami ko nakikitang pasikat sa twitter, kaya mag papasikat din ako, baka sabihin nyo weak si Doc Lito.
“Kapag umabot ng 25k ang followers ko, i popost ko ang video nya kaya RT na.
More RT more followers.
“Proof at the comment section,” he added alongside two pictures of someone who was allegedly Aiko’s son.
Facebook at his upcoming Youtube channel kaya wag ka bastos para sumikat at the expense of my son!!! @jakolinks ako harapin!
— Aiko melendez (@Aikomelendez31) June 22, 2020
On the same day, after being informed about the post through a text message sent by her sister abroad, the Prima Donna star went live on Facebook to address the allegations.
“Alam n’yo naman po kung gaano ako ka-over protective pagdating sa mga anak ko. Pagdating sa anak ko, kantiin n’yo na po ako, you can lambast me all you want but when it comes to my children, Ako ang makakalaban ninyo,” the actress said.
“Unag-una, si Andrei ay matino ko po ‘yang pinalaki. Kahit mag-isa po ako ay itinaguyod ko ‘yan nang maayos sa malinis na paraan na alam ko at paraan namin ng mommy ko kasi katulong ko ang mommy Elsie (Castañeda) ko sa pagpapalaki ko kay Andrei.
“I can’t say that my son is perfect because no one is perfect pero hindi ko rin masasabi na ang anak ko ay isang masamang bata kasi ang anak ko kahit ganyan ‘yan, mabuting bata ‘yan. Minsan nabibigyan ako ng sakit ng ulo but never a major problem, never na pagbintangan na may sex scandal siya,” the 44-year-old actress-politician further stated.
Moreover, she directly called out the Twitter user whose account has now been deactivated and said, “Kaya grabe ang inis ko sa taong ito (@jakolinks) na sinisira ang pangalan ng anak ko na iningat-ingatan ko ng maraming taon kasi mag-isa ko ‘yang itinayo halos iginapang ko ‘yan ng dugo, luha at pawis para mapalaki ko ‘yan ng maayos tapos isang tao lang ang yuyurak na sasabihing may sex scandal ang anak ko!”
Aiko also admonished the Twitter user who intentionally spread malicious news about others just to gain popularity online.
“Kung ang trip mo manira ng mga artista na may sex scandal, huwag mo isama ang anak ko kasi wala siya nun. Hindi pervert ang anak ko. Makonsensya ka. Sana hindi ito mangyari sa’yo…If you want to gain followers on Twitter, do not use my son’s name. Spreading malicious news about my son, that he has a sex scandal, shame on you. Where is the proof? Before you post anything, have some proof first.”
Unleashing the mother in her, Aiko remarked, “Andrei is only 21! He is just starting being legal but you do not have the right to destroy and ruined his reputation just because trip-trip n’yo.
“Wala ka bang nanay, wala ka bang kapatid na babae? Bakit ang mga postings mo pawang paninira ng artistang may sex scandal. E, ang anak ko wala.”
As her Facebook live went on, the actress dared the Twitter user to expose the video to know whether his claim is true or not. If the user fails to do so, Aiko emphatically said that she will take legal action against him.
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“Heto hinahamon kita kung matapang ka, lumabas ka. Kung may sex scandal ka ng anak ko ilabas mo, pero kapag wala kang nailabas na sex scandal, idedemanda kita!” she warned.
Likewise, the Rainbow’s Sunset star articulated, “Walang ginagawang masama sa inyo ang anak ko, nananahimik siya. Kaya nga nag-quit ‘yan ng showbiz kasi hindi po niya ma-take ang limelight. Nakukusensiya nga ako kasi dahil sa stature ko, ang mga anak ko hindi ko mabigyan ng privacy.
“Pasensya na mga anak kong Andrei at Marthena dahil ito ang trabaho ko. Ito ang trabahong alam kong I’m good at ito ang trabahong nag-ahon sa atin sa kahirapan at nabibigyan ko kayo ng disenteng pamumuhay,” she continued. Aiko was later joined by her son, Andre to further deny the allegations.
Here, he talked in detail about what really happened.
Andrei said, “Nagpapasalamat po ako na mayroon kayong side na pakinggan ang side at totoong istorya po.
“Ganito po ‘yan, may ipinost po sila sa aking dating Instagram at ang huling post pa po, 2017 nitong (@jakolinks), ewan ko kung anong pangalan niya, pangalan palang napakababoy na.
“Anyway, i-check n’yo po ‘yung Twitter at kayo na po mag-judge kung anong masasabi ninyo sa account na ‘yun na ipinapakita niyang as proof ay matagal na pong wala sa akin ‘yun.
“And when you look at it closely, 2017 pa po huling post no’n. Mapapansin naman po siguro na hindi na ako nagpo-post doon kasi wala na po akong access to that account.
“So, I don’t know what picture are they using probably getting it from someone na kakulay ko rin. If you look at the picture as well, hindi mukhang bahay namin din at hindi akin kasi ‘yung name ko na nilagay sa taas ng video ay hindi moving so halatang edited.
“I don’t know what I’ve done to you, I don’t know who you are, I don’t know why you’re hiding in another name, If I’ve done something that I am not aware of, I’m sorry.
“But me, growing up hindi naman po sa pagbubuhat ng bangko or anything, si mommy po kasi, pinalaki akong mabuti saka nag-aral po ako sa Catholic school simula prep hanggang grumadweyt po ako ng high school. I don’t even see myself doing that, so nakakatawa sa viewers ni mom, nakakatawa sobra.
“Siguro para makita ninyo ang tunay na ugali ko, manood na lang kayo ng vlog ko para ma-prove ko sa inyo na hindi po kasi o wala po talaga sa pamilya namin ang ganyan, eh,” he explained.
Mother and son further reminded their viewers to be responsible in using social media and verify whatever they see online first before reacting or sharing. “Lahat ng ginagawa n’yo sa social media, please think before you post. Please think before you share. I hope everyone could think before they click. Just double-check. There’s nothing wrong with double checking,” Andre advised everyone.
Aiko ended the live session agreeing to her son’s statement and added, “If I may add, please don’t make someone else’s life a circus for you to be entertained. That’s not right, ‘di ba? Kung wala kayong magawa sa bahay, huwag n’yong gawing fiesta ang buhay ng ibang tao for your satisfaction or gratification, or you just want to be talked about on social media. Don’t use anyone without basis because your integrity will be questioned here.”
