Omega Esports’ Duane “Kelra” Pillas issued a public apology following his distasteful remarks towards Blacklist International members Johnmar “OhMyV33NUS” Villaluna and Danerie “Wise” Del Rosario, Sunday night.
A clip from the livestream of RRQ Hoshi’s Albert “Alberttt” Iskandar surfaced earlier today wherein Kelra was heard making lewd comments over Wise and OhMyV33NUS — a proud ally of the LGBTQ+ community.
Fans of the iconic Mobile Legends duo quickly called out the MSC 2021 MVP for his actions.
“Taos puso po akong humihingi ng tawad at pasensya sa lahat ng taong naapektuhan at nasaktan sa aking mga nasabi,” said Kelra in a statement posted in his Facebook page.
“Inaamin ko po na ako ay nagkamali at hindi nag isip sa mga maaring mangyari, naging immature at iresponsable ako. Hindi ko po itinatanggi ang isyu, inaamin ko po na di ko nag isip na maaring may mga taong masaktan sa mga salitang nabitawan ko, ako po ay lubos na humihingi ng pasensya sa mga taong nasaktan ko, sa buong LGBTQ+ community at sa lahat ng tao na naapektuhan.”
According to Kelra, he already reached out to the two to apologize personally.
Omega Esports, the esports organization backed by SMART, and Moonton, have yet to release statements as of posting time.
“Nag message na rin po ako kay Vee at DJ para humingi ng sorry. Ako po ay isa sa mga fans nila at humihingi po ako ng tawad sa napakadistasteful joke na nasabi ko,” Kelra revealed.
“Sa buong MLBB Community, sa Blacklist Agents at lalong lalo na sa VeeWise Fam, gusto ko po humingi ng tawad sa lahat ng aking na offend at nasaktan. Sorry po sa disrespectful at sobrang innaproriate ng joke. Makakaasa kayong hindi na po itu mauulit muli,” the 16-year-old gold laner added.
Almost four months ago, OhMyV33NUS was already in a similar situation after receiving hate comments from MPL Philippines fans.
Members of the league quickly leapt to the defense of the veteran support player.
“Lubos kong pinagsisisihan lahat at nangangakong magiging malaking learning lesson ito para sa akin. Walang dami ng salita ang makakaexpress kung gaano ko nireregret itong issue na to ngayon,” expressed Kelra.
“Nangangako po akong magiging mabuting tao at pagsisikapin ko po na maging mas mabuting role model bilang isang professional player dahil po sa issue na to,” he continued.
Blacklist International veteran Mark “ESON” Gerardo and brand manager Pauline Mendoza, to name a few, have already expressed their support to the V33Wise duo through their respective social media accounts.
“Sorry po sa lahat ng nasaktan.”
