Patrick Shumba Mutukwa had a small role in this year's major blockbuster, Black Panther. In the movie he played a Border Tribe warrior, and even though you might miss him if you blinked, it made him a bit of a hero in his home country of Zambia.

 

But Mutukwa faced some difficult questions this weekend when his "gay" porn past came to light. Local papers reported on his work and claimed fans were disgusted by the news.

 

He released a statement to apologize.

 

“Recently there was an unsavory video released of Shumba Mutukwa to the Zambian public from his 20s,” the statement explained. “He was a young man that made a choice not all may agree with however, it does not change who Mr. Mutukwa is as a man, philanthropist, or actor. Mr. Mutukwa has grown and learned from his past as we all do.

 

“Although he recognizes his errored decision he does own up to the immature behavior in his past. There is nothing more he can do but continue to use his celebrity to better the country of Zambia."

 

 

Mutukwa later tweeted: “Thank you for understanding we all make mistakes but know I will continue to bring pride to Zambia. My growth continues in everything I do from errors to successes.”

 

After some digging, we found that Mutukwa's "gay" porn work was limited to a single scene. And you certainly couldn't even call it gay; he's jerking off alone and using a Fleshlight.

 

He did the work for Entertainment West Studios, which describes itself as "an adult entertainment company that specializes in hardcore urban content," creating sites like RoughThugs.com and ThugSeduction.net. In his profile, the site describes him as straight but promises he may be down for some man-on-man action in future scenes. This doesn't appear to have been the case.

 

We have to wonder: if this scene was shot for a straight site, and there were a few boobs in the background, would it have caused as much of a fuss?