Porn legend Mr. Marcus (pictured) has allegedly admitted to starting the syphilis scare that has halted porn productions across the country, LA Weekly reports.
Even more troubling, the porn legend has also allegedly admitted to doctoring a positive July 12 syphilis test and performing in three porn productions after the fact.
According to the San Jose Mercury News, as many as nine cases have been identified with more likely to come. It is not known if any of those cases include Mr. Marcus or are connected to any performers with whom he has had sexual contact.
Mr. Marcus, whose real name is Marcus J. Spencer, met with representative from Adult Video News, news site XBIZ, his studio, Evil Angel, and the porn industry lobby known as the Free Speech Coalition on Tuesday and admitted to knowingly performing in sex scene with positive syphilis results,according to AVN Media Network.
The details behind the porn actor’s test results are very murky and more information behind his alleged masking of his test results are likely to come in the next few days.
NewsOne, with the assistance of gathered reports and an STD expert, will piece together the story as concisely as possible.
Mr. Marcus, according to his timeline, told AVN that he went to see his personal physician on July 11 after feeling poorly. The next day, his doctor told him that he tested positive for syphilis. On July 13, Mr. Marcus got a penicillin shot and was told not to have sex for 7-10 days. He claims that he followed his doctors orders, even canceling porn shoots within that time frame.
