Olympic athlete claims his mother stole prize money from him because she didn't like his girlfriend

Carlos Yulo addressed the controversy surrounding his mother , Angelica, and the comments she made regarding his girlfriend, Chloe San Jose.

Just days after becoming the Philippines' first male Olympic gold medalist , Carlos, with San Jose present, recorded a lengthy TikTok video clarifying the situation regarding his relationship with his mother, her comments about his winnings and her comments on how dating San Jose could ruin his life. In the video, Yulo made sure to touch on his mother's comments and called for an end to the vitriol she harbors.

"First of all, the $70K incentive that she is talking about from the 2021 World Championships. First of all, it’s 2022 and it’s not only $70K that I received," Carlos began in Tagalog (translated to English). " I know it’s six digits because I received two medals. After that, around December, I went home to the Philippines and I met with my mother and she didn’t tell me that she received my incentives from the World Championships.

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"I wouldn’t find out that she received my incentives if I didn’t look for them - I never received those incentives and I never asked for them. I gave it and I don’t have them anymore. What’s mine is where my incentives went.

" The principle is very important and the fact that she touched and moved the incentives without my consent is what I’m pointing out to her."

Angelica claims she moved her son's finances to her to "safeguard" it for his future, per the Inquirer . After explaining the monetary situation, Carlos spoke on Angelica calling San Jose a "red flag," which the gymnast said happened because his mother judged how Chloe dressed and acted. Carlos said any difference that his mother found was because San Jose is from Australia and had a different childhood than those who grew up in the Philippines.

The 24-year-old also addressed the comments his mother made, claiming San Jose will monetarily "drain him," which led to Carlos stating his girlfriend has her own income. " All of the Nike, items and her travel to wherever she likes, that came from her hard work," he added. "And why would I get drained? That’s why I said Chloe has her own income and all of my bank accounts are with my mother and there have been instances where Chloe has helped me out."

San Jose is a popular social media influencer , with almost 800,000 followers on TikTok. She also models, posts video content and advertises for Fashion Nova.

Carlos also noted that once he regained control of his finances, that is how he found out that his mother had been siphoning money out of his account. He added that regardless of how San Jose was, his mother already had a preconceived notion of her character and the division between Carlos and Angelica began when he set boundaries regarding their relationship.

At one point in the video, San Jose chimed in to explain her family even created a group chat with all parties involved to address whatever issues Angelica had with her because Carlos' mother often posted on social media about San Jose and her son.

Still, Carlos made it a point to speak on how his mother has acted in recent days after the 24-year-old won two gold medals in Paris. "There have been interviews where you’re congratulating me," he said.

"If that is genuine, thank you very very much and I am acknowledging your congratulations toward me, but I still have flashbacks of the hurtful things you said to me and the fact you didn’t wish me well. That is still impacting me." Angelica's lawyer posted that any statements attributed to her are "untrue, fake, and mere products of imagination and fantasy," according to his Facebook post .

Carlos left his mother with one last plea before ending his lengthy TikTok post, stating: " My message to you, mother, is that you heal, move on, I’ve forgiven you a long time ago.

"I’ve been praying for your safety always and everything is well with all of you. Let’s stop this, celebrate what we accomplished through hard work and sacrifice of all Filipino athletes here at the Olympics."

Along with Yulo, the Philippines almost had another medalist in Paris. EJ Obiena finished fourth in the pole vault event, despite having a spinal procedure done just 10 days before the start of the 2024 Olympic Games.