his boyfriends. does he still deny to you that he s gay? yeah. yeah. you know, i actually asked him over the phone, do you think you re gay? and he just said no. reporter: lucien told me rekers had asked him ton share his story with the media. he just didn t want me to mention the massage aspect. you know. that s what it really was. he asked you not to? yeah, he had asked me not to. reporter: in response to the publicity, narth, where rekers is a board member, released this statement, saying it takes seriously the accusation that s have been made. in response to an e-mail from cnn rekers wrote, i am retaining the services of a defamation attorney in this matter because the fact is i am not gay and never have been. luci lucien, meanwhile, says he feels sorry for rekers. he enjoyed their european vacation together and would like to be his friend. he wants him to stop making anti-gay statements.