Frank Cuestaalso known as Frank de la Junglaagain occupies space in media attention due to recent events that mark a particularly complex stage in their personal and professional life. The herpetologist, who for years has maintained a public exposure associated with animal protection, has lived a 2025 full of setbacks, both in their family environment and in its work environment.
Among the episodes that have marked their year are a new phase of their pRolonged Legal Conflict with his ex -wife, Yuyeeas well as the structural and management problems that are going through its animal sanctuary in Thailand. To this is added a recent incident that has put your health at risk: a spit copper bite. All these factors configure a constant pressure context that seems to have reached a new critical point.
The trigger for his last public appearance has been the dissemination of several audios attributed to him, in which allegedand express the intention of poisoning dogs that are in the surroundings of his sanctuary. These audios have been viralized on social networks, causing a wave of criticism and questions towards the behavior of the Leon, who has been subject to serious accusations such as those of abuse and scam.
In response to the controversy, Frank Cuesta published a video this Thursday, May 8 on his channel of YouTubeplatform where it accumulates more than four million subscribers. In the video, entitled “I can not”, the activist is visibly affected and, in some sections, completely emotionally collapsed. From the beginning of his speech, Cuesta tries to deny the accusations of having improper donations of his followers. “It is being said that I spamy people, that people donated and that I spent money. This is totally a lie, ”he declares with forcefulness.
The herpetologist insists that economic transactions linked to his animal conservation project They have been documented. “The money came in, there are the accounts. I don’t know where it will be, but I showed the transactions that were made And I showed when the sanctuary was put in the name of my children, ”he says.
-Throughout the video, Cuesta repeats on several occasions the phrase that gives title to the recording: “I can’t anymore,” in a tone that reflects exhaustion, hopelessness and a loss of forces in the face of media and social pressure. Finally, it breaks to cry while insisting that he has not committed the acts that are charged to him. About the filtered audios, he explains that they were private messages sent to a friend, and not statements made with public or malicious intention.
The publication, however, had an ephemeral life. Approximately two hours after being made public, The video was removed from the platform. Currently, it appears as private content on its channel, without the possibility of access by the general public.
In addition to the removal of the video, Frank Cuesta has opted for a drastic measure: the deactivation of your profiles in social networks. Both his Instagram account and his account in X (previously known as Twitter) have been closed. This decision has been interpreted as a temporary or indefinite withdrawal of digital public life, a space in which it costs has been very active for years.
This episode adds to other delicate moments of the activist in recent times, including recent statements in which he stated: “All limits have been exceeded” and “are difficult moments”, referring to their situation in Thailand and the challenges faced by both institutional and personal level.
The current controversy opens the debate on the media pressure facing public figures linked to social causes, as well as the responsibility for the use of digital platforms and the impact of the viralization of content out of context.
