Two of the largest adult film companies in US postpone filming.

[Neil]

An actor tests +ve for HIV... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11531325

[LouCipherr]

Goddammit! That's going to put a dent in my movie viewing schedule... So, are we taking bets? Peter North perhaps? A no-name actor/actress? Jenna? The Hedgehog?

[Neil]

Goddammit! That's going to put a dent in my movie viewing schedule... So, are we taking bets? Peter North perhaps? A no-name actor/actress? Jenna? The Hedgehog? It's going to be an unknown, but most likely they've been involved in half a dozen shoots while infected, so the question is has it spread

[Tricky]

Well if they will keep doing those unprotected anal scenes... Cant see it being Jenna though, I thought she quit making porn years ago & just directs it now

[bassman]

Not that I know anything about the porn industry, but I always assumed they get tested before every project starts filming....

[Neil]

Not that I know anything about the porn industry, but I always assumed they get tested before every project starts filming.... Once a month I believe... I expect before each shoot would be too tricky/expensive? The results themselves could well take a while to get back?

[bassman]

Once a month I believe... I expect before each shoot would be too tricky/expensive? The results themselves could well take a while to get back? I've heard of newer tests that are cheap, involve only swabbing saliva, are as accurate as blood, and only take moments to get a result...

[Tricky]

I've been tested before, was terrified waiting for the results! I had a one night stand after a drunken night on the town about 7 or 8 years back, and when telling my mate about it the next day, he thought it would be funny to tell me he'd heard on the grapevine she had HIV, and he never thought to tell me later he was kidding! As my OCD was quite bad at that time anyway, I stewed over it for months, pretty much convincing myself I had it, till finally after getting to the point where I wasnt sleeping with worry, I went to the clinic & had all the tests done, obviously they came back negative & I was both relieved & angry with my mate!

[LouCipherr]

Well if they will keep doing those unprotected anal scenes... Cant see it being Jenna though, I thought she quit making porn years ago & just directs it now Good point, I think you're right. Shows ya how much porn I watch these days, eh?

[Legion2213]

Does Peter North still make porno flicks? He and his "squirt gun" seem to have been around forever.

[LouCipherr]

Does Peter North still make porno flicks? He and his "squirt gun" seem to have been around forever. As scary as it seems, yes. I just heard an interview with him on the Adam Carolla podcast, and apparently he's still "working"

[MikePizzoff]

I couldn't count how many times I've seen a hot porn actress and thought "Man, I would stick it to her... nah, not worth the risk."

[ProfessorChaos]

the porn biz makes billions annually, so testing is something they should have no problem covering. i think part of the problem is that a lot of these so-called "stars" (glorified prostitutes) do work on the side with random fans, hook-ups, etc. and there's a lot of very, very unclean and filthy kinks people are participating in, both on and off-screen. i was reading another article on another site earlier and somebody linked to another article about the dangers of "anal creampies" and how that's generally the most likely source of HIV transmission, usually passed on from males to females.

[MoonSylver]

I wish I had a funny pic or comment to INSERT here, but at the moment I'm SHOOTING BLANKS apparently...

[Neil]

i was reading another article on another site earlier and somebody linked to another article about the dangers of "anal creampies" and how that's generally the most likely source of HIV transmission, usually passed on from males to females. HPotD - Your source for every handy piece of information you ever needed about anything! I'm sure this will prove invaluable knowledge to plenty of the members here!