Is this the gay equivalent of a mid-life crisis?
Designer has guy on the side
Posted Sat. Feb. 2, 2008 7:45pm
Filed Under Fresh Ink
MARC Jacobs kicked off Fashion Week with a documentary on the behind-the-scenes life of a designer — although many viewers would have likely been more interested in the secret tryst he's been having with a p*rn star. Jacobs has been quietly seeing adult film actor Erik Rhodes and whisking him away to secret locations, sources told Page Six.
The new fling is likely the reason things have cooled again between Jacobs and former male escort Jason Preston, whom he's dated on and off since 2005. Sources said Jacobs' affair with Rhodes — who describes himself as "Addictive. Wild. Open" on his ManNet.com profile — began last year when the designer invited Rhodes to join him and Preston for a three-way. Jacobs allegedly continued the fling with Rhodes one on one after that. "Jason thought he and Marc were exclusive again," said our insider. "But Marc is sleeping with this p*rn star behind his back, and sneaking him to Paris for hot sex." Rhodes seems an unlikely partner for the flamboyant fashionista, who counts Winona Ryder and Ashley Olsen as close friends.
The guy-on-guy actor proudly wrote on his profile that he is "full-blown gay" and starred in adult movies such as "Flesh," "Flex," and "Beefcake." When we saw Preston Thursday night at the Cinema Society bash sponsored by W magazine for the documentary "Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton," he was keeping his distance from the designer. The two were on opposite ends of the room, and a fellow party guest noted the duo seemed to be avoiding each other. Jacobs has done a couple of stints in rehab for drug abuse, and Preston made waves when he had Jacobs' full name tattooed on his forearm.
The boytoy told HX magazine last year they were "engaged." Despite the hot designer's extracurricular activities, we hear Preston still plans to attend tomorrow's Jacobs show with Aly Hilfiger as his date. Asked about Rhodes, Jacobs told Page Six through a spokesperson, "He's a really nice guy and we are just friends."
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