Īccording to former pornographic actress Shelley Lubben, a 1980s outbreak of HIV led to the death of 27 porn stars between 19, including Wade Nichols (who died in 1985), John Holmes (1988), Marc Stevens (1989), and Al Parker (1992).
Brooke Ashley became HIV positive in 1998 but returned to pornography in 2005 in a film with her boyfriend Eddie Wood, who was also HIV positive.
