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.

North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson once called himself a "Black Nazi" and shared pro-slavery comments on a pornography website's message board, according to a new report.

Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, released a video statement Thursday afternoon saying he's staying in the race following damning allegations reported by CNN. CNN claims that Robinson – under a username he allegedly used frequently online -- made several inflammatory comments on a message board of a pornography website more than a decade ago,