Aids Scare Shuts The Industry Down!

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — A porn actor tested positive for HIV, prompting two of the industry’s biggest production companies — Wicked Pictures and Vivid Entertainment — to shut down production as a precaution.

The revelation came out on Tuesday, triggering widespread concern across the industry as people scrambled to find partners who may have been exposed to the actor.

The identity and gender of the actor has not been released but reports show the actor was a patient at Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, a San Fernando Valley clinic that caters to pornographic actors.

Steven Hirsch from Vivid Entertainment says at least five other companies have suspended production and more companies are expected to follow suit.

Los Angeles County public health officials say there’s a lack of condom use among porn actors on set which puts them at higher risk for contracting HIV and other diseases.

Industry producers say viewers find condoms to be a turnoff.

Porn actors are required by law to test negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of going to work on a film.

Safety officials at Cal/OSHA are considering strengthening rules to prevent the transmission of STDs and specify the use of condoms on porn sets.

Last year, a woman tested positive for HIV immediately after making an adult film, and in 2004, there was an HIV outbreak affecting several actors that prompted several CA production houses to suspend filming.

Via: Fox8.com