Marlo Mortel. Image: Instagram/@marlomortelmusic
Marlo Mortel dismissed accusations that he has been “harassing” and “inviting” a guy to his condo, with the actor stressing that these claims were just “fake story.”
An “open letter” to Mortel was shared last Aug. 15 by a Facebook user under the name Yuki Zaragosa, who alleged that the actor had been “inviting” the latter’s boyfriend and “pulling him into [his] little party circus.”
The user, who claimed to have been hanging out with the actor, added that Mortel allegedly “[tried] to drunk” the former’s boyfriend and asked him to do a sexual deed with him. The certain Yuki Zaragosa also said that they tried to reach Mortel via private message but that he “didn’t even bother to respond.”
In a more recent post, the Facebook user showed screenshots of a message from “another victim” claiming that Mortel also did the same to their boyfriend in 2014.
Through his Facebook page, Mortel belied these allegations and warned of legal action against those who have been “spreading fake news.”
“I’m just out of town [at the moment]. But re the FAKE STORY from a dummy account, the screenshots have already been forwarded to higher authority. Thanks to those who are helping me here,” he said, adding a video taken from a boat in the middle of the sea.
“Everyone who are also involved in spreading this fake news are being looked into. That is cyber libel,” he added.
The actor also reportedly said in a now-deleted post that the Facebook user has been “harassing” him online and that he has screenshots to prove it. /ra