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Porn studios temporarily close over actor's HIV positive test
An actor’s positive HIV test has caused two of the largest studios involved in the US adult film industry to postpone filming.
Wicked Pictures and Vivid Entertainment have had to close as a precaution, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A clinic spokeswoman Jennifer Miller said efforts were being made to notify other performers who may have had sexual contact with the actor.
Such incidents have previously occurred in the billion dollar industry, where studios were made to close.
In 2004, an HIV outbreak spread panic in the industry and briefly shut down productions at several California studios. Up to 14 people were believed to have been infected during on-camera sex with a male actor.
Last year, a woman tested positive for HIV immediately after making an adult film.
Officials in Los Angeles have criticised the pornographic film industry for lacking the use of condoms on porn sets.
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, workers in the adult film industry are 10 times more likely to be infected with a sexually-transmitted infection than members of the general public.
Federal law requires that all porn actors are tested for HIV 30 days before the start of filming.
