AIDS group under fire as US porn filming suspended
LOS ANGELES — A leading adult film producer demanded an apology Thursday over claims about an actor's HIV test that triggered a suspension of US porn filming, as it awaits final test results for "Patient A."
But an AIDS group which campaigns for condoms to be used on porn film sets refused to say it was sorry, boasting that it had managed to "smoke out" more details, nearly a week after the latest HIV scare shut down the lucrative US industry.
Manwin, a Luxembourg-based company with offices in Montreal and Los Angeles, said that an actor working for one of its websites was awaiting test confirmation for the AIDS virus, after initial tests raised the possibility.
But it dismissed claims by a Los Angeles-based group, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), suggesting it had allowed the actor to work after he had had the initial suspect test.
"The AHF statement is an unacceptable attempt to undermine the reputation of our producers through the publication of false information," said a statement by Manwin, demanding an immediate retraction of the AHF statement.
The hugely lucrative US porn movie industry, based in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, voluntarily suspended production after the HIV positive test last weekend.
On Wednesday the AHF, which has long campaigned for the use of condoms in adult films, said it had filed a "sanitary nuisance" complaint with Florida state and federal authorities against Brazzers, one of Manwin's websites.
But Manwin said the actor concerned had not worked for Brazzers, but rather for another of its websites, mofos.com -- and also insisted that he stopped working as soon as an initial test indicated that he might be HIV positive.
"At no time did 'Patient A' perform or provide any services for any of our producers after any test results were disclosed reflecting even the possibility of HIV exposure or infection," it said.
"In addition, 'Performer A' has never worked for Brazzers.com . The performer in question has performed for a separate website known as Mofos.com . To this extent, statements to the contrary are inaccurate and possibly defamatory.
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As for the actor at the center of the row, Manwin said: "We are currently waiting for a final and clear result on whether or not 'Patient A' has tested positive for HIV. "This process and its corresponding privacy implications means that we cannot
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My pregnancy was tough from the beginning, involving the worst morning sickness that anyone could imagine. I had all of my blood test done and everything seemed to be going very well until I got a call from my OBGYN. She had called to inform me that the AFP test I had came back positive for Spina Bifida. My heart sank. The doctor had informed me that the test could be a false positive because Spina Bifida had not run in either mine or my fiancés family. I must have cried for a week straight, but something told me inside, your baby is fine stop crying about this. When January 19th 2011 came I was excited and nervous. I was 18 weeks and we were going to find out the sex of our baby, but it was also the day we would find out the results of my positive AFP test. I just remember when they called my name I got instant butterflies. “This is what I have been waiting for”. We first went into the genetic counselors office, she explained Spina Bifida to us and what was going to happen during our appointment. Finally we were ready to find out what our little bundle of joy was going to be. Neither one of us really cared as long as he/she was healthy. We found out that we were having a girl, but we also found out that our little girl was not so healthy. Looking at that screen, my fiancé Travis and I knew there was something wrong. All I could see was a huge mass extended from her lower back. The ultrasounds tech would only tell us that it did not look normal. We were so scared, My Doctor than came in with the ultrasound tech, as well as the genetic counselor and at this point I knew it wasn’t good.
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