Mr. Marcus Admits Starting P0rn Syphilis Outbreak By Altering His Test Results
By: Tommy ‘Tj’ Sotomayor III |Published: Friday, August 24th, 2012, 1:59 AM
Adult actor Mr. Marcus has come out and identified himself as the performer responsible for the current syphilis outbreak that has shut down production in the San Fernando Valley.
He believes he contracted the STD on set but admits that he altered his syphilis-positive test so that he could keep performing. His altered test was what started the scare and initiated the industry’s self-imposed 10-day moratorium while actors are tested and treated for syphilis.
“I tried to cover it up… Because I said it was like the scarlet letter. It’s the word. Syphilis, whoa,” Marcus said to XBiz. “Mr. Marcus, syphilis? Mr. Marcus, the one I worked with? The one that everybody works with? The one that’s been in this industry forever?”
In an emotional interview that brought the 18-year veteran actor to tears, Marcus said that he only altered the test because his doctor told him he would not be contagious 10 days after taking a shot of penicillin. “I have to live with this, no one else does,” he said. “I’m very sorry. I did not think that this would come out like this.”
The adult actor was diagnosed with syphilis on July 12, received a penicillin shot on July 13 and returned to work 11 days later, on July 24, AVN reports. However, he still had the STD. Perhaps most disturbing, the producer of the shoot didn’t ask for a paper or digital copy of Marcus’ STD test. Instead, the actor showed a copy of the test on his cell phone so that the syphilis portion wasn’t visible.
For a subsequent film shoot, Marcus said he folded his test covering the syphilis portion and photocopied it. However, a producer noticed this time that the numbers were missing and called Marcus out on it.
Marcus tweeted Thursday:
You can be disappointed, but don’t throw stones. Some of you are living in glass houses.
Mr.Marcus@akaMrMarcusThe flim moratorium comes days after the California Department of Public Health released a report finding that syphilis cases in the Golden State have jumped by 18 percent from 2010 to 2011. Men had a vastly higher rate as it largely affects men who have relations with men. The STD also affected African Americans at a higher rate than any other racial demographic.
Los Angeles County officials have approved a ballot initiative that will ask voters to decide whether Adult actors should be required to wear condoms in scenes.
as if people in porn don’t get criticized enough,this fool is gonna give people a reasoon to criticize by causing this outbreak.
STD’s in porn is rampant. Mr Marcus is not the cause of any outbreak. It is inevitable that you will catch an STD during a porn scene. They get tested monthly for it. This is nothing new. Porn stars go at it raw because no one wants to watch a fantasy which reminds you of reality. And nothing brings you back to reality more than a porno with condom use lmao.
that’s all the more reason to use protection & get tested,for the simple fact that STD’s are rampant.sure for some it might ruin the fantasy,personally it doesn’t affect me much.but if u are in porn u have to ask what’s more important.selling a fantasy or ur health? maybe if more porn stars promoted safe sex,others might be encouraged to practice it.this dude had something,knew he had it,& kept working risking giving it to others.that’s not good for an industry where everyone has to trust each other to be honest about catching an STD or not b/c it ultimately makes them all look bad.
You would be surprise to see the number of male and female porn stars who are offered big dollars to go raw in the escort business, which a majority of them use to keep cash coming in. Still, after being a Vet of the industry he should know better. He should still remember the whole Darren James incident of 2004.
I he was there, or the other male actor who also calls himself Mr. Marcus was. Anyhow, that stopped shooting for almost 6 months. James had given HiV to several female porn stars Cherrokee was rumored to be one of them, but I see she is still acting so maybe it’s not true.
Anyhow, how can one just do this without caring? Was this dude hard up for cash? He has made it very hard for him to ever do movies again, but in time you will see him again.
HE SUCKS NOW!!
In the interview he says”I have to live with this noone else does”…Thats some bullshit!!!The people you had sex with have to live with it and so does everyone else they sleep with on and off camera you dumbass…Some folks dont take accountability for a damn thing SMDH…