In a statement released Monday via Black Sports Online.com, former light-heavyweight contender Yusaf Mack retracted allegations he made that he was drugged by adult film company Dawg Pound USA to perform in a gay porn film.
“This is an issued public apology from my heart. I want to address a few situations with the first being the false claims I made about being drugged during the Dawg Pound adult film.
“I have never spoke negatively about the company that produced the film although the claim to have been given a drug by someone during set was a lie. I was completely aware and fully conscious during the film,” Mack said in a statement.
Mack previously stated that he had no memory of appearing in the film and thought he would be appearing in a heterosexual adult film.
Furthermore, he said that once he saw naked women walking around in the vicinity in which the film would be shot, he said to himself, ‘It’s about to go down.’
He then alleged that he was given a shot of vodka and a pill which he believed was reminiscent to ecstasy, followed by his claim of waking up in a train the following morning with $4,500 in his back pocket.
With one explanation out of the way, there were still a lot of questions that had to be addressed, one of which was why he decided to appear in the film.
“The second situation, which further explains the first, concerns my lifestyle. 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.”
Mack went on to explain why he lied.
“My life was completely destroyed once it had been outed that Iparticipated in a gay film. I selfishly tried to cover the truth and remain in denial rather than accept the fact that I was leading a double life secretly.”
After discovering Mack’s unchastely behavior, his fiancee called off their marriage.
“After reflecting on the mess I had made, I realized that I hurt a lot of my loved ones, and the people I cared about the most were left disappointed and confused. It was unfair and time to come clean. 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 friends he lost for coming out a bisexual man, Mack also had some words for them.
“I’m sorry, but this is my life. 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.
“There are other men and women that are set up in similar situations, and I just hope I can be an inspiration to just be you. The extreme taboo and harsh criticism of living a same-sex lifestyle, especially as an African-American make, makes it hard to be completely honest and comfortable within yourself.
“But I had to remember that I am a champ & and I can fight and will fight through this. I am more than my sexual orientation. To all of my supporters, I thank you dearly.
The statement came four days after Dawg Pound USA released a statement threatening legal action against Mack for making “patently false and preposterous” claims.
– Ryan O’Hara @OHaraSports
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