Porn world in panic

In the semi-regulated world of adult film, when an HIV scare is made known everyone asks, “Did I perform with the person who tested positive?” Fear turns to panic if it was a close call, relief if it wasn’t. That’s only after a name is released—or patient zero comes forward.

In case you missed it, Sheen admitted on the Today show that he was HIV-positive, and has known of his diagnosis for four years. He also alleged “all sexual partners have known” about his condition with “no exception.”

“He never said anything to me,” Olson added. “I was his girlfriend. I lived with him. We were together. We had sex almost every day for a year—with lambskin condoms.”

Now lambskin condoms—incredibly thin condoms billed as providing the closest thing to not using condoms at all—only guard against pregnancy and do not prevent the transmission of HIV.

“If this man was having sex with these women without protection—because lambskin condoms are not protection—though honestly protection or not without telling them he has HIV Charlie should be arrested,” said adult actress Evans, citing safety as her biggest concern.



To be clear: Sheen does not have AIDS.

According to Sheen’s doctor Robert Huizenga, the actor has an “undetectable” amount of the HIV virus in his system following antiretroviral treatment.

When news of Sheen’s HIV status broke, many porn stars rushed to get a new test—anxious to see the words “negative” and sadly in the dark about how close they might have come to secondhand exposure.