Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson referred to himself as a “Black Nazi,” disparaged Martin Luther King Jr., used antisemitic and homophobic slurs and spoke highly of slavery on a pornographic website before his entrance into politics, according to a new CNN report —as Robinson denies making the comments.

An explosive story from CNN alleges North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made dozens of disturbing comments on a porn forum in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” and expressed support for reinstating slavery.

Robinson denied the CNN report, which stated that he referred to himself as a "black NAZI" and expressed support for bringing back slavery.