Seth Dickens has come forward as one of the performers affected in the recent Porn Valley HIV scare, and has made a statement that he hopes will dispel some rumors. We talked for several minutes as he drove back from the beach, and I include his statement verbatim: from Seth Dickens: I know everyone is [...]

This month’s Porn Valley HIV diagnosis has been getting considerable airplay in local and national media, but the tempest seems to be settling to a less hysterical baseline as the news cycle winds down. In addition to the test results for the remaining secondary performers, the release – if ever – of the name of [...]

California health inspectors paid a surprise visit to Adult Industry Medical (AIM) today, during a week in which the clinic has been accused by various officials of not being forthcoming with patient information. AIM is also being criticized for not offering up information on a director and production company that let a woman who turned [...]

Hustler disputes Los Angeles health officials’ claim that there have been 16 (or 22) additional cases of HIV swept under the rug in the porn industry since the Lara Roxx/Darren James outbreak of April, 2004, and assures the world that the current porn biz HIV case, “while unfortunate,” has been swiftly contained and is no [...]

Rumor, recriminations, and the recurring dread of outside regulation hang over Porn Valley this week after it was learned that a porn performer tested positive for HIV and, despite this, worked with another performer. The performer, rumored to be a 42-year-old woman, tested positive June 4 and worked the next day. At issue is how [...]