Hunky cop contestant on ‘Design Star’ put on leave over gay porn revelations [video]
”My client has done nothing wrong. He has served the community of Hollywood with honor and distinction for over 10 years. The only reason someone would criticize my client is that he publicly has a different lifestyle.”
Al Milian, attorney for Hollywood, Florida police officer Michael Verdugo, from a statement released regarding the officer’s forced paid administrative leave. After appearing as a contestant on the HGTV realtity show, ”Design Star,” several gay blogs posted photos and allegations that Verdugo was the star of a gay bondage video in 1996, noting his tatoos in both appearances. The alleged video is posted on the explicit video site XTube. In a separate development, Verdugo was also recently booted from the reality show. (Local10.com)
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