Porn industry in US shuts down amid Aids scare
LOS ANGELES
THE multi-million-dollar US pornographic film industry is reeling
from a two-month production shutdown after three X-rated actors
tested positive for HIV.
The Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation (AIM), which
monitors the health of adult film actors, announced the moratorium
and testing on Thursday, and said actor Darren James tested
positive for HIV, the virus that causes Aids.
Lara Roxx and Dynasty, two actresses who appeared in movies with
James, have also tested positive.
The industry is gearing up to examine more than 45 other
actors.
The production halt follows months of warnings from medical
organisations that oppose films in which actors do not use condoms.
Only 17 per cent of actors wear condoms, according to the
AIM.
The AIM frequently tests adult film stars for HIV, and the last
actor to test positive was Tony Montana in 1999. -- AFP
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