Actor Mccoy de Leon issued a public apology Wednesday amid rumors surrounding his relationship with Elisse Joson, his former co-star and the mother of his child, in the process confirming their separation.

In a series of Instagram Stories updates, de Leon wrote: “Sorry po, pasensya na po sa inyong lahat… Hindi po totoo ‘yung mga convo na kumakalat, hindi po ako ‘yun. Pasensya na po ulit.”

De Leon made the statement hours after social media users began sharing screenshots of his alleged personal conversations with another woman and a selfie of him making out with a suspected third party.

However, he stated that Joson’s decision was not primarily due to another girl. 

De Leon first acknowledged that he and Joson are no longer dating when he mentioned their separation.

“Wala pong [involved] na ibang tao [sa] pinaka rason kaya kami naghiwalay. Sana po maniwala po kayo,” he wrote in the Stories updates, which were publicly visible for several hours.

“Hindi ko po intensyon [na] manakit ng tao o manloko. Sadyang dumating lang po sa point na sobrang bigat lang ng problema kaya po ako sumuko.”

De Leon did not provide details on the “issue” he claimed was the primary cause of his breakup with Joson, with whom he had a 1-year-old daughter named Felize.

In July 2016, De Leon, 27, and Joson, 26, were housemates in “Pinoy Big Brother’s” “Lucky 7” season. 

After their lengthy stay, during which they fell in love with one another, they left the program to a devoted following that would come to be known as “McLisse.”

But in March 2018, two years after their initial breakup, Joson acknowledged that she and de Leon were having trouble. 

Soon after, they ceased dating.

Through the romance movie “Sakaling Maging Tayo,” they were teamed up again in late 2018, and the project allowed them to rekindle their relationship.

De Leon and Joson posted a picture of their dinner date on a yacht in August 2020, marking the beginning of a renewed romance.

They only recently admitted that they had reconnected before the coronavirus epidemic began in March 2020. 

The two then welcomed Felize into the world in April 2021, and seven months later, in November of that same year, they made the big announcement.