Facing drug
charges and in partially supervised rehab to kick a crystal
meth addiction, porn star Michael Brandon told San
Francisco Weekly that if all goes well, he
could be back to porn as early as next year.
Brandon -- born
Michael Phillips -- had been arrested by police and
bailed out twice by fellow porn star boyfriend Marcos Monzon
when he was court-ordered to rehab in
October. Brandon says he first kicked a meth
habit in the '90s before rising to fame both in front of and
behind the cameras at Raging Stallion Studios.
Earlier this
year, Brandon headlined a San Francisco citywide campaign:
"Hot Sex Without Crystal? Hell Yes!!!"
"I was miserable
-- I was all caught up in it, and I couldn't find my
way out," he told S.F. Weekly about his 10-month
tweaking binge, during which he says he moved from
motel to motel to avoid being seen. "I'm just really
happy for the cycle to have stopped."
Since entering
treatment, Brandon says he's gained more than 30
pounds. He says he thinks he relapsed in part out of
resentment toward his Narcotics Anonymous group; he
says stories he shared privately turned into street
gossip.
"There's no
anonymity for me," he said.
Brandon says in
spite of everything, he can't wait to get back to
work. "I spent the better part of 10 years creating my
name, and I love my fans." (Advocate.com)
