Porn Industry Faces Third HIV Shutdown This Year
A third and as-yet unidentified performer in what is euphamistically referred to as the “adult entertainment” industry has tested positive for HIV, which is prompting a production shutdown:
The news rounds off a difficult year for the industry in LA, in which a law mandating the use of condoms on film sets has prompted many companies to move productions elsewhere.
On Saturday the Free Speech Coalition, the trade association for porn performers, issued a statement announcing the positive test by an unnamed performer and calling for a “production moratorium … until further notice”.
The industry shut down for two weeks in September, after three performers tested positive for HIV. It shut down for one week in August after a female performer, Cameron Bay, announced that she had tested positive. One of the three performers who tested positive in September was named as Rod Daily, who had been romantically linked to Bay.
On Saturday, an FSC spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times there was nothing to suggest the new positive test was linked to any of those from August and September.
