Embattled ex-boxer Yusaf Mack has allegedly apologized for claiming he was drugged while filming a gay porn, and has admitted to being bisexual.
In a statement published by Black Sports Online--which can neither be confirmed or denied--Mack backtracked on the drugging claim, just days after porn production company, Dawg Pound USA, threatened to sue Mack over the allegations.
"I was completely aware and fully conscious during the film."
The alleged statement goes on to reveal the boxer is bisexual.
"I did participate in the adult film because at the time I needed money but also because I am a bisexual man. Meaning I enjoy safely being intimate with whomever I choose," the statement reads.
Mack says he initially lied about having any recollection about the film because he was in denial about his "secret life."
"I want to say sorry to my children and my ex fiancé, I am so sorry that I was a coward and hid a huge part of my life from you all. To the ones that were once my friends and now feel disgust, I’m sorry, but this is my life," the statement continues. "I’m not looking for sympathy or even understanding, I’ve kept this secret for a long time. It is time to move forward and this is me walking in my truth."
Mack goes on to address the stigma people of color face for coming out as gay or bisexual.
"There are other men and women that are set up in the similar situations and I just hope I can be inspiration to be just be you. The extreme taboo and harsh criticism of living a same sex lifestyle, especially as an African American male, makes it hard to be completely honest and comfortable within yourself," he says.
"But I had to remember that I am a champ & I can fight and will fight through this. I am more than my sexual orientation."