The Oscar winning screenwriter released a statement after pictures leaked online showing him having sex without a condom
Dustin Lance Black apologised after intimate pictures leaked online showing him having unprotected gay sex.
Photos of the Oscar winning screenwriter having sex without a condom with an ex-boyfriend were shopped around by agency Starzlife in June 2009.
It is reported timestamps show the sexual encounter took place in November 2006, well before he was a household name.
After the pictures spread on the Internet he urged people not to have sex without a condom.
At the time Black said in a statement: “It is unfortunate that individuals and other outside parties are trying to profit from material which is clearly private.
“I have had the privilege to speak to people across the country, both gay and straight, on a number of critical issues including safe sex.
“More important than the embarrassment of this incident is the misleading message these images send.
“I apologise and cannot emphasise enough the importance of responsible sexual practice.”
The Hollywood hunk has given Olympic hero Tom Daley the courage to open up about his sexuality.
The pair met at the Kids Choice Awards in LA in March and since then Tom, 19, has been inseparable from 39-year-old Dustin.
The close pair were first pictured together enjoying a day out in Hollywood in October.
A source close to Tom said: “Tom and Dustin hit it off straight away and they have been seeing a lot of each other ever since.
“Tom had the end of August and September off training and he spent it with Dustin.
“Tom has been filming a gap year documentary which Lance travelled with him on behind the scenes. The pair have fallen for each other.”
Dustin won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2008 for iconic gay civil rights film Milk starring Sean Penn.
He is a founding board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights which has been the forefront of gay marriage in the US.
This man is apologizing for having the sex he enjoys with another consenting adult!
These pics were not part of an ad campaign — they are private photos. For the last time, the personal is not political!