When you see me on the streets, I'm still Yusaf Mack." You don't like me or love me, regardless I'm still me. Mack told the interviewer that he wants all of his children to know that he is sorry and as for everyone else: Mack could say nothing back, and could only break down in tears, and tell her, "You're right," before hanging up.
"Kill yourself," his daughter said, "You embarrass us." Still the toughest conversation he had was with his oldest daughter over the phone. Mack has since ended his engagement to marry one of the mother's of his children, saying that while the pair were good to each other, for him the relationship was a lie. Then I think about my children, like how am I gonna explain this to my children," Mack said, "I called a couple of my friends and told them 'I'm thinking about killing myself.'" Once the tape became public, Mack says two things entered his mind how he would explain it to his children, and suicide. When it came out, Mack says he could do nothing to hide the tape, or his true identity any longer. Mack goes on to explain that the tape that came out was the only one he has ever done, and that he simply didn't know when it was going to come out. "It was all a lie," Mack responded, "To try to cover myself up." Mack goes on to confess that he remembers the entire gay porn shoot experience. He says he's known the truth about who he is for about 8 years now. I'm tired of holding it in, it is what it is. Mack began the interview by coming out as gay. Since revelations of his gay porn shoot last year surfaced, Mack has gone from claiming he was drugged and had no recollection of the shoot, to coming out as bisexual, to finally coming out as gay in a new interview with local Philadelphia affiliate FOX 29.įOX 29's Quincy Harris sat down exclusively with Mack to help set the record straight. I selfishly tried to cover the truth and remain in denial, rather than accept the fact that I was leading a double life secretly.Īs part of Mack’s media strategy, he’s scheduled to interview with the Fox 29 station in his hometown this week according to BSO.Former boxer Yusaf Mack has been on quite the journey in recent weeks. My life was completely destroyed once it had been outed that I participated in a gay film. Lastly I would like to address the reason I lied. Meaning I enjoy safely being intimate with whomever I choose. I did participate in the adult film because at the time I needed money but also because I am a bisexual man.
The second situation, which further explain the first, concerns my lifestyle. I was completely aware and fully conscious during the 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 want to address a few situations with the first being the false claims I made about being drugged during the Dog Pound adult film. “This is an issued public apology from my heart. Mack and his media team have been in damage control mode, and it appears the pugilist is on the way to attempting to piece back together his personal life.