Filipino actor Miko Gallardo opens up about past rape, alleged blackmail


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In an eight-minute video statement on his YouTube channel on Tuesday, June 10, Miko Gallardo pleaded for his 'freedom' while claiming that he was a victim of blackmail and extortion. Photos: YouTube screengrab

BL (boy love) actor Miko Gallardo has opened up about being raped, blackmailed, which he said has been going on for 10 years.

In an eight-minute video statement on his YouTube channel on Tuesday, June 10, Gallardo —  addressing himself as Dwayne — pleaded for his “freedom” while claiming that he was a victim of blackmail and extortion “for a whole decade of [his] life,” underscoring that he wanted the alleged abuse toward him to end.

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