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| Master Fan   Joined: Dec 2000
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| HIV Scare Shuts Down California Porn Productions Found this on AOL news and I'm surprised that this didn't happen years ago. *** LOS ANGELES (April 16) - An AIDS scare prompted adult movie companies to halt production and bar dozens of performers from the set after two actors tested HIV-positive. At least 45 actors and actresses were under a voluntary work quarantine and about a dozen companies were adhering to a voluntary two-month moratorium until new HIV tests are completed, industry experts said. ''It's very scary,'' said Mary Carey, a porn star who ran for governor of California last fall. ''This is kind of a wake-up call for everybody.'' Carey said she had not worked with the infected actor but as a precaution, she was canceling a lesbian porn shoot. The last industry HIV scare was in 1999, when a male actor tested positive for the disease. He no longer performs and no other actors were infected. Before that, a male actor infected five women in 1998. A nonprofit health group was trying to identify performers who had sex with the two HIV-infected actors as well as a ''second generation'' who slept with their movie sex partners. Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of public health and health officer for Los Angeles County, said the agency did not consider the HIV case a threat to public health ''at this point.'' ''I think in general, they've done an appropriate job in terms of the quarantine measures taken,'' he said. Sharon Mitchell of the nonprofit Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation said the male performer apparently contracted HIV last month while filming in Brazil. He tested positive for HIV on Friday and a follow-up test on Monday confirmed it. On Thursday, Mitchell confirmed that one of about a dozen women the man had sex with in U.S. films also had tested HIV-positive. It was unclear how much impact the work stoppage would have on the $4 billion to $13 billion-a-year industry, which is centered in the San Fernando Valley and cranks out 4,000 movies annually. The porn industry's largest company, Vivid Entertainment, told The Associated Press in a statement that it would continue production, arguing that they already have safety measures in place. However, Adult Video News late Thursday posted a statement from Vivid spokeswoman Ellie Reeve on its Web site, saying the company had decided to cease production. Jill Kelly, a former adult performer turned producer, said she was delaying about eight movies. ''It's going to hurt some people (financially) but who cares?'' she said of the moratorium. ''It's about safety now and about people's lives.'' __________________ Keeper of: Miranda & Steve Brady's relationship. Brady Hobbs. Miranda Hobb's personality. Age-a-licious's Bootylicious Nsync Fanfiction Page | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Mar 2001
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| You'd have thought it would have been detected earlier....but to be honest, it's a risk that the people who star in the films knew they were in for. What else can you do? *shrug* | |||
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| Passionate Fan  Joined: Dec 2001
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| Sucks to be them I guess? One of the risks they take though so... | |||
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| Obsessed Fan  Joined: Mar 2000
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| I'm waiting for someone to start rambling about how this is God's punishment. I've always thought the idea of being a pornstar is iffy. I mean, when sleeping with that many people you're bound to catch something, right? It was just a matter of time before it was HIV. __________________ Nobody hits me over the head with a rock, LOSER. | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2001
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| This was bound to happen sooner or later... | |||
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| Total Fan  Joined: Jul 2000
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| I agree that it was bound to happen. At least some companies and actors are taking extra precautions though and they are doing testings of people who have slept with the infected man. __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer. --Bruce Graham | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Jan 2000
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Ashley __________________ LJ | News & Politics | Battlestar Galactica | TS2 | PS  Watch Battlestar Galactica every Friday at 10pm! [/b] | |||
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| Supreme Fan  Joined: Feb 2002
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| Maybe this will make the whole porno industry aware of the danger and be more careful in the future. They have a risky job and they should really be more careful. I hope this helped them to see that. __________________ I wish I had a river. | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Dec 2000
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| They don't use condoms in the movies cause that would "ruin the mood". Will all the money they make, they can't get see through condoms? __________________ Is this because I'm a lesbian? | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Apr 2001
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| Serious topic. Funny sentence: Quote:
__________________ "Well, I was born Mary Patterson but then I got married, so naturally I took my husband's name, and now I'm Neil Patterson." How many times have you walked out in front of a bus, been knocked over, and killed? It's pretty frustrating, isn't it? VOTE HOUSE! | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Jun 2001
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| Can't say that I'm surprised? That is the risk one takes when they sleep around with so many people. But do you see how it causes a chain reaction effect? They had to test a "second generation" of people that the actors/actresses slept with. Personally, I find the porn industry completely gross but I feel bad for anyone that has to suffer from HIV and possibly AIDS. It is not a pretty thing to watch somebody dying from. __________________ Roswell: Celebrating the Big 10 (1999-2009)  Liz: It's September 24th, I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died. But then the really amazing thing happened. I came to life. Icon Credit: imamonsterr at LJ | |||
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| New Fan Joined: Apr 2004
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Here I am. Nope, sorry to disappoint U. This is a punishment they brought to themselves by sleeping with so many people. JULIE..... [img]smilies/wiggle.gif[/img] [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Nov 2002
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| Wow, I never thought of that as being a risk of being a porn star. I probably sound so blonde, but it never crossed my mind as an issue, not that I think about porn all that much [img]smilies/look.gif[/img]. Do porn stars get tested for STD's on a regular basis as part of their contracts? Edited because I kept spelling porn, porm. hmmmmm.... [ 04-23-2004: Message edited Elegantly Wasted ] __________________ Bella Every now and then I fall apart | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Jan 2000
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__________________ LJ | News & Politics | Battlestar Galactica | TS2 | PS Watch Battlestar Galactica every Friday at 10pm! [/b] | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Apr 2001
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| I think it's once a month? __________________ "Well, I was born Mary Patterson but then I got married, so naturally I took my husband's name, and now I'm Neil Patterson." How many times have you walked out in front of a bus, been knocked over, and killed? It's pretty frustrating, isn't it? VOTE HOUSE! | |||
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