Porn stars cleared
2004-05-12 13:18
Los Angeles - Nineteen adult movie performers have been cleared to return to work following an HIV outbreak that shook the multibillion dollar US pornography industry.
About 50 performers were put on a voluntary quarantine list that prevented them from doing sex scenes after the outbreak was discovered.
The 19 were cleared to return to work on Tuesday, about a month earlier than expected, said Sharon Mitchell, executive director of Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation.
Mitchell said healthcare professionals from the non-profit group, which tests adult film stars for sexually transmitted diseases, are now confident that the 19 are free of HIV.
At least five performers have tested positive for the virus that causes Aids since actor Darren James apparently acquired it in March while shooting in Brazil.
About 50 people who performed with either James or those who worked with him were on the quarantine list.
- AP