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| by Dave Michaels |
March 8, 2000
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"Tony Montana Tests HIV Positive"
Early reports this weekend that porn actor Tony Montana had tested positive for the HIV virus were substantiated late Monday afternoon.
Adult Industry Medical, one of the key medical testing facilities for the adult industry, announced that a third test had came back with an HIV positive result.
Sharon Mitchell, head of the testing facility, said that the results of a third test validated earlier tests that had come back showing that the swarthy Latin porn star had contracted the virus that is often associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Mitchell has also said that persons that have been in contact with Montana had been contacted and informed of the test results. Awaiting further test results, a number of porn perfomers have been put on a quarantine list until they have been cleared to return to work, including Aurora, Sabrina Johnson, Tice Bune, Alex Sanders, Jade Marcella, Sean Michaels, John Strong, Chandra Vega, Jim Legman, and Brandon Irons.
It has not been determined how or from who Montana contacted the potentially deadly disease.
Via the Internet newsgroup R.A.M.E., Montana's roommate Laurie Holmes, widow of porn legend John Holmes (who died in 1988 of AIDS), reported that Montana had been "suffering from other health issues lately".
Although no official comment from Montana has been made, AIM's Sharon Mitchell has suggested that Montana will come to work with the testing facility, possibly as a counselor.
In 1998, five adult performers tested HIV positive, including male performer Marc Wallice who was believed to be the source of the outbreak.
Since then, the heterosexual adult industry has adopted a stricter standard of 30 day testing and a more thorough form of disease testing as well as increased usage of condoms.
"St. Claire Up For Role in, Rush Hour 2"
Jasmin St. Claire reports in that she recently met with producers of the upcoming sequel to last year's Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker comedy "Rush Hour" regarding a role in the new movie. The part is a "sexy secretary who has more than a few lines throughout the movie," St. Claire has stated.
Prior to her debut in adult video a few years back, Jasmin appeared in such cinematic masterpieces as "Naked Horror", "Beauty Academy" and "Space Vampires From Venus".
Currently on a dance tour across the country, St. Claire reports that things at Extreme Associates are going extremely well and that recent rumors that the company is in financial dire straits are ridiculous.
"I just picked up my check," Jasmin reports, "and it did not bounce."
Jasmin also discussed her fellow contract performers at Extreme Associates:
Christy Myst: "She is not the favorite around E.A. , as has been reported; I am." "I am a lot more intelligent, more talented, and my movies sell better." "We don't get along," Jasmin said, adding, "she [Mist] is dumb."
Iroc: "(Extreme Associates) had to get rid of her because she was too fat and wouldn't lose weight," adding, "It's too bad, I liked her."
Addressing a recent claim by ex-boyfriend Earl Slate that she had paid him $10,000.00 because of claims that she maligned his character and lost him work, St. Claire explains that she had loaned the porn star the money against a Jeep that he owned.
The promissory note was notarized at the time by a friend of Slate's. As to the text that stated that Jasmin was paying the amount to Slate because of loss of work, St. Claire claims that the disclosure was added by Slate after the fact.
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