Producers of pornographic films in the United States have shut down production indefinitely in Los Angeles after a porn actress tested positive to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the trade association has said.
A press statement by Free Speech Coalition said Cameron Bay, a porn star has contracted the virus, which causes the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS), forcing the group to call a moratorium on production late Wednesday and that filming would not resume until all of Bay’s partners are notified and tested.
The incident took place as many companies have continued to resist authorities in Los Angeles County that requires porn actors to use condoms on the set.
Head of Los Angeles AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Mr. Michael Weinstein, said he suspects that Bay contracted the virus on set, adding that last month the actress tested negative for HIV, and this month, she tested positive.
In one film that she worked on between the tests, it appears that condoms were not used, Weinstein said. “It’s a tragedy for her,” he said. “Obviously she was infected by someone,” Weinstein added.
But the trade group believes there was “no evidence whatsoever” that Bay was infected on set, or that others were exposed to the virus while performing sex scenes with her. Meanwhile, Bay has promised to cooperate with public health officials in their quest to track down her sex partners to find out who might have infected her, and whether she infected anyone.
