Adult film star Mr. Marcus has admitted to starting that syphilis scare that shut down the porn industry, LA Weekly is reporting. In a confession to Adult Video News, Mr. Marcus - whose real name is Marcus J. Spencer - revealed that he had masked STD tests indicating he was infected with syphilis so that he could continue to work. From AVN:
According to Spencer, however, there has not been an "outbreak" of the STD - he claims to have followed doctor's orders and says that he took the required medication after testing positive, but masked his test results regardless so as not to raise any questions.
[via LA Weekly]