DALAWANG linggo matapos mag-viral ang suicide video ng Razorback band drummer na si Brian Velasco, nag-issue ang kanyang girlfriend na si Portia Carlos ng mahabang official statement tungkol sa pangyayari.
Ayon kay Portia may bipolar disorder si Brian, “On our first year together, he would tell me he had post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. I believe he used this disorder as an explanation for his sudden mood swings because it does not have the stigma of other conditions – just a consequence of a traumatic event.
“Early last year, he asked me to stay with him because he said thoughts of ending his life were creeping in in short waves…
“So, he was put on medication and he agreed to take it religiously. So, no. He was not depressed,” ayon pa kay Portia.
Hindi rin totoo na nagpakamatay si Brian dahil sa namatay niyang asong si Alfie, may bago raw itong aso na pinagkakaabalahan, si Panchito, “Brian would sometimes come up to me and say ‘Love, I’m so exhausted! I just played with Panchito to expend his bottomless energy supply. He’s like The Flash!’”
Sa mga nagsasabi namang ‘OA’ (overacting) at ‘KSP’ (kulang sa pansin or attention-seeking) si Brian, “He did not know what he was doing at the time due to his manic- depressive state. Someone with bipolar disorder can have the tendency to be flamboyant and to like the grandiose. Remember his dubsmashes, his fondness for anything ‘fasyon,’ and theatrical gestures during gigs and parties.'”
Hindi rin totoo na pina-waive ng pamilya ni Brian ang pagsasagawa ng autopsy sa kanyang labi para ma-cover up ang isyu ng droga, “Brian did not do any drugs, not even weed. He just liked alcohol. Drugs was never a consideration in the ‘waiving’ of the autopsy. To us, we just lost someone we loved in the most tragic way.”