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Los Angeles County officials released public health data this afternoon indicating that 16 previously unpublicized cases of HIV had been confirmed in adult film industry performers since 2004 when an outbreak shut down porn production for a month.

The 2004 cases -- involving a male porn star, three actresses he had worked with and an unrelated case in a transsexual performer -- drew intense scrutiny to safety practices in the industry.

The newly released data brings the number of known HIV cases in adult film performers to 22 since 2004, including a porn actress who tested positive late last week. At least 10 of those cases involved men who had sex with other men, according to health officials.

In all, 16 men and 5 women who worked as adult film industry performers contracted HIV between 2004 and 2008, according to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health data requested by The Times.

Between 1998 and 2003, 14 confirmed HIV cases were reported among adult film performers, according to the health department.

The previously unpublicized cases will probably shock adult industry workers, who repeatedly have described the new case as the first since 2004. It was not immediately clear whether any of the previously unpublicized HIV infections involved workplace transmission of the virus.

Officials from the San Fernando Valley-based Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation released more details this afternoon about the most recent case. The actress tested for HIV on June 4 and the first positive result was returned Saturday, according to a statement from AIM founder Sharon Mitchell on her clinic’s website. The woman had last tested negative for HIV on April 29, Mitchell said.

Three others with connections to the woman have so far tested negative for HIV, according to the statement, including two men described as "industry partners."

A man who worked with the woman on Friday, the day before she received her positive HIV test results, tested negative Tuesday, according to Mitchell. He is scheduled to be tested again June 19.

Another man tested "not detected" for HIV on Monday, the statement said. He had tested HIV negative on May 13, Mitchell said. The man is scheduled to test again on June 22. In addition, the girlfriend of one of the men last tested negative on May 19, according to the statement.

“Rumor is rampant when the words HIV and porn are in the same sentence; the media is like a moth to a flame,” Mitchell said. “We are finding that many clients, patients and companies are tempted to discuss this delicate matter with the world for whatever personal or professional gain. Fact is, that we are still awaiting final confirmation on the patient Zero, who was given a positive result on Saturday 6/6/09.”

She also dismissed rumors in the industry that AIM workers had given the woman a negative result in error allowing her to work and expose others.

“This too, is not possible, as there was no result available either positive or negative until 6/6/09,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell told AVN, an adult industry website, on Wednesday that the clinic had recently changed its policies on disclosure of new cases. "What we do is just handle everything privately unless there's a widespread problem," she said.

Update at 8 p.m.: Dr. Colin Hamblin, AIM's medical director, provided a different timeline of events later today. Hamblin said the porn actress first tested HIV positive on June 4 and worked the following day for reasons he said were still being investigated. A second positive result came back Saturday. And the clinic is awaiting results of a third and final confirmatory test, he said.

Hamblin described the woman as having had two recent sexual partners, a fellow porn actor who worked with her on June 5 and her boyfriend, who is not in the porn industry. Those men have had sexual intercourse with an additional six people, who have all been notified and offered testing, he said.

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who gives a fuck? watch it and jerk off. PW from 6 months ago might as well be dead to me anyway since i need a constant new supply to jerk off to.

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who gives a fuck? watch it and jerk off. PW from 6 months ago might as well be dead to me anyway since i need a constant new supply to jerk off to.

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new supply of what....general content?

pussy, ass....dicks......

if it is the case of GC.......thats how the porn goes round......

No new content......fuck this shit would grow old and that would be on ALL sides!

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I hope this doesn't lead to an increase in condom usage in porn. I HATE goddamn condoms in porn.

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Los Angeles County officials released public health data this afternoon indicating that 16 previously unpublicized cases of HIV had been confirmed in adult film industry performers since 2004 when an outbreak shut down porn production for a month.

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Los Angeles County officials released public health data this afternoon indicating that 16 previously unpublicized cases of HIV had been confirmed in adult film industry performers since 2004 when an outbreak shut down porn production for a month.

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Are they talking about gay porn? Performers who in the business years ago?

I don't believe a claim that there have been 16 HIV cases in straight porn over the last 5 years without someone hearing about it. Gay porn I would believe.

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who gives a fuck? watch it and jerk off. PW from 6 months ago might as well be dead to me anyway since i need a constant new supply to jerk off to.

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So true it belongs in The Bible.

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...or better yet, in the Fundamental Laws of Porn.

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There are real fans that care about how we shoot porn and lowering the risks that we take. For the rest of you, WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU EVER WATCH PORN AGAIN. IT SURE AIN'T WORTH $800-$1200 TO RISK OUR LIVES SO YOU CAN GET A FUCKING NUT OFF!!

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And we don't give a fuck if you ever make porn again. It sure ain't worth the $800-$1200 they're paying you so we can all be skeeved out when we accidentally click on that link.

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Wow, you pigs just amaze me more every day. They've been hiding 16 cases of HIV in Porn Valley over the past 5 years, put many at risk while we thought it was safe, and all you do is whine about your porn.

So about the condom porn statements. I guess you're watching for the guys cock and not the girl since you care about a condom scene. I've seen condom scenes and the condoms are barely visible and only when close up. You watch girls with toys which a huge piece of plastic going into that pussy and that doesn't seem to bother you all!
I guess you guys here crying about your condomless porn are the ones getting buttfucked or fucking some guys ass in Porn Valley so that raw dog is what you really crave and long for. You're probably the ones spreading the HIV around as you dip your stick in every hole in town!!

And Tony, you know that is a bunch of crap. That happening is remote at best. AIM knows who's who. New talent is brought in by an agent or agency staff member. You have to list the agency you work for and the producers who have rights to view your results. There's specific information on your sheet to fill out every time you test. Laymen can't just come in and get it at our rates. AIM ain't gonna let those dollars go that easily.

Come on Producers and Studios. Do you really think you'll play this off that easily?? NOT WHILE I'M AROUND, NO FUCKING WAY!!!

There are real fans that care about how we shoot porn and lowering the risks that we take. For the rest of you, WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU EVER WATCH PORN AGAIN. IT SURE AIN'T WORTH $800-$1200 TO RISK OUR LIVES SO YOU CAN GET A FUCKING NUT OFF!!

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There are real fans that care about how we shoot porn and lowering the risks that we take. For the rest of you, WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU EVER WATCH PORN AGAIN. IT SURE AIN'T WORTH $800-$1200 TO RISK OUR LIVES SO YOU CAN GET A FUCKING NUT OFF!!

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Wow, you pigs just amaze me more every day. They've been hiding 16 cases of HIV in Porn Valley over the past 5 years, put many at risk while we thought it was safe, and all you do is whine about your porn.

So about the condom porn statements. I guess you're watching for the guys cock and not the girl since you care about a condom scene. I've seen condom scenes and the condoms are barely visible and only when close up. You watch girls with toys which a huge piece of plastic going into that pussy and that doesn't seem to bother you all!

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There are real fans that care about how we shoot porn and lowering the risks that we take. For the rest of you, WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU EVER WATCH PORN AGAIN. IT SURE AIN'T WORTH $800-$1200 TO RISK OUR LIVES SO YOU CAN GET A FUCKING NUT OFF!!

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LA Times Ran a Story on Darren James today:
Porn Star Recalls Nightmare of Testing HIV Positive

Any idea on how he tried to off himself?

Has it ever been confirmed how he picked up the virus in the first place? I've heard so many stories over the years...

And have any other details come out about AIM's out of court settlement? The $100K figure has been thrown around...but how does a "non-profit" pay out something like that?

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For the rest of you, WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU EVER WATCH PORN AGAIN. IT SURE AIN'T WORTH $800-$1200 TO RISK OUR LIVES SO YOU CAN GET A FUCKING NUT OFF!!

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Wow, you pigs just amaze me more every day. They've been hiding 16 cases of HIV in Porn Valley over the past 5 years, put many at risk while we thought it was safe, and all you do is whine about your porn.

So about the condom porn statements. I guess you're watching for the guys cock and not the girl since you care about a condom scene. I've seen condom scenes and the condoms are barely visible and only when close up. You watch girls with toys which a huge piece of plastic going into that pussy and that doesn't seem to bother you all!
I guess you guys here crying about your condomless porn are the ones getting buttfucked or fucking some guys ass in Porn Valley so that raw dog is what you really crave and long for. You're probably the ones spreading the HIV around as you dip your stick in every hole in town!!

And Tony, you know that is a bunch of crap. That happening is remote at best. AIM knows who's who. New talent is brought in by an agent or agency staff member. You have to list the agency you work for and the producers who have rights to view your results. There's specific information on your sheet to fill out every time you test. Laymen can't just come in and get it at our rates. AIM ain't gonna let those dollars go that easily.

Come on Producers and Studios. Do you really think you'll play this off that easily?? NOT WHILE I'M AROUND, NO FUCKING WAY!!!

There are real fans that care about how we shoot porn and lowering the risks that we take. For the rest of you, WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU EVER WATCH PORN AGAIN. IT SURE AIN'T WORTH $800-$1200 TO RISK OUR LIVES SO YOU CAN GET A FUCKING NUT OFF!!

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Health officials in Los Angeles said Friday that 22 actors in adult-sex movies had contracted HIV since 2004, when a previous outbreak led to efforts to protect employees in California's multibillion-dollar pornography industry.

The officials accused an industry-supported health clinic of failing to cooperate with state investigations and of failing to protect industry workers and their sexual partners.

"We have an industry that is exposing workers to life-threatening diseases as part of their employment," said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of public health for Los Angeles County.

The latest controversy began Thursday, when the Los Angeles Times reported that an adult-film actress had tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS. The infection was confirmed by the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, a clinic founded by a former adult-film actress.

The foundation's Web site states that the actress tested negative for HIV on April 29, but a positive test result was confirmed June 4. The woman performed in a film June 5. A second test came back positive last Saturday.

Co-stars of the woman have tested negative for HIV but have been quarantined from acting for the time being and advised to be retested in two weeks.

Clinic officials refused to comment Friday.

Dean Fryer, a spokesman for the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, said the clinic "is not cooperative with us."

"We don't even know who the employer is in the most recent case, we don't know who the talent is."

Regulations require filmmakers to provide protection against the transmission of disease, such as condoms or using film techniques that involve simulations. "There is no reason these infections should be occurring if these employers are following these precautions," Fryer said.

The pornographic-film industry is centered in the San Fernando Valley, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. An estimated 200 production companies in the region employ up to 1,500 performers, making up to 11,000 films and earning as much as $13 billion a year.

Some health advocates have pressed for legislation requiring condom use in sex scenes.

Steven Hirsch, chief executive of the sex-movie company Vivid Entertainment, said condoms were optional among its actors. "Performers have the right to choose to use or not use condoms. They're adults, they know what industry they're in."

Material from The Associated Press is included in this report.

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Looks like they updated it to 22 now? I wish they would say if it does include gay porn stars, real porn stars or what? It's not like the media doesn't fuck with porn enough.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2009334074_porn13.html

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The latter. Do you really believe that an average 22 years old American girl(who does not call Harlem home) has already caught Chlamydia twice like Jayden James?

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I'm one of the few that hasn't caught anything while working in porn.

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How many pornstars were eating each other out at the after party at Erotica?? Did you all check their tests before you started eating them out or blowing somebody?? HELL NO, THE PRIVATE ORGIES OF THIS INDUSTRY IS THE PERFECT PETRIE DISH FOR DISEASE IN PORN VALLEY.

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I think the main point is that AIM keeps changing it's story as more facts are uncovered. If none of the unreported cases were in porn, then why did they say they have been handling all the unreported cases privately because there was no widespread exposure possibility. Then they haven't handled any?? Yeah right!!!

Hmmmmm . . . it's world news baby!!! CAN'T STOP IT NOW!!

And just for the record, most of my time shooting in LA after we moved there was in interracial scenes. I'm one of the few that hasn't caught anything while working in porn. Guess that shakes your theory that the black guys are all from prison so they must have diseases!! The producers I worked with for IR were diligent about pulling up the test results and making sure they were clean before I shot with them!!

How many pornstars were eating each other out at the after party at Erotica?? Did you all check their tests before you started eating them out or blowing somebody?? HELL NO, THE PRIVATE ORGIES OF THIS INDUSTRY IS THE PERFECT PETRIE DISH FOR DISEASE IN PORN VALLEY. THEY HAVE THEM EVERY WEEK!! NO TESTS CHECKED. JUST EVERYONE SUCKING AND FUCKING EVERYONE ELSE.

EVERYONE FUCKS EVERYONE IN PORN VALLEY. YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE TO BE SAFE EXCEPT YOURSELF!!

And for the record too, I only fucked with a condom or a current test. NOW I ONLY FUCK WITH A CONDOM!! SIMPLE AS THAT!!

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I think the main point is that AIM keeps changing it's story as more facts are uncovered. If none of the unreported cases were in porn, then why did they say they have been handling all the unreported cases privately because there was no widespread exposure possibility. Then they haven't handled any?? Yeah right!!!

Hmmmmm . . . it's world news baby!!! CAN'T STOP IT NOW!!

And just for the record, most of my time shooting in LA after we moved there was in interracial scenes. I'm one of the few that hasn't caught anything while working in porn. Guess that shakes your theory that the black guys are all from prison so they must have diseases!! The producers I worked with for IR were diligent about pulling up the test results and making sure they were clean before I shot with them!!

How many pornstars were eating each other out at the after party at Erotica?? Did you all check their tests before you started eating them out or blowing somebody?? HELL NO, THE PRIVATE ORGIES OF THIS INDUSTRY IS THE PERFECT PETRIE DISH FOR DISEASE IN PORN VALLEY. THEY HAVE THEM EVERY WEEK!! NO TESTS CHECKED. JUST EVERYONE SUCKING AND FUCKING EVERYONE ELSE.

EVERYONE FUCKS EVERYONE IN PORN VALLEY. YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE TO BE SAFE EXCEPT YOURSELF!!

And for the record too, I only fucked with a condom or a current test. NOW I ONLY FUCK WITH A CONDOM!! SIMPLE AS THAT!!

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-the whole IR industry, especially that lucky African-American who probably was a last-minute replacement for the stunt-cock who ran out of the room when he heard that it was you he was working with that day.

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how much longer with the king arthur schtick?



and people wonder why guys like Jim B. doesn't post anymore.

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