De La Hoya finally admits 'embarrassing catsuit photos' were of him

Washington, Sept 8 (ANI): Boxer and singer Oscar De La Hoya has confessed to lying about embarrassing photos of him dressed in a fishnet catsuit and wearing make-up.

The former champion insisted that his head had been super-imposed onto another cross-dressing man's body when his one-time Siberian mistress Milana Dravnel claimed the photos were of him in a bid to prove she had romanced the cheating star in 2007.

The scandal quickly disappeared amid reports the boxer paid for the escort's silence, but now De La Hoya has admitted the shots were of him - at the height of his battle with drink and drugs, which drove him into rehab in May.

"It was me. I am tired of lying, of lying to the public and of lying to myself," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

"Being honest with myself has set me free. I no longer have to feel sorry for myself... I can live an honest life," he added. (ANI)