Black male porn stars and sexually transmitted diseases

A judge awarded nearly $130,000 to an adult-film actress who alleged that a black actor exposed her to syphilis. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Minning heard testimony from Heather DeAngelo, known in the industry as Lylith Lavey, before ordering Jesse Spencer, aka Mr. Marcus, to pay her $129,360. Spencer did not participate in the court proceedings and was found to be in default. DeAngelo sued Spencer in September 2012 after finding out that he had the communicable disease, according to her complaint, which alleges fraud, negligence, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The scenes involving DeAngelo and Spencer were filmed in July 2012 in Encino, according to court records. DeAngelo did not allege that she contracted the disease. A previous judge handling the case had written in an earlier ruling about Spencer’s disregard of the lawsuit. “It appears (Spencer) has abandoned his defense of this case,” Judge Amy Hogue wrote, adding that DeAngelo believed her career had been hurt by her exposure to syphilis. “She feels that her reputation in the adult-film world has been diminished as a result of filming with (Spencer),” Hogue said. In February 2014, DeAngelo sued Bangbros, the production company behind the filming, alleging that the firm should have known Spencer had the communicable disease. Bangbros has filed a motion to dismiss her case. The county issued a temporary moratorium on pornographic filming after the DeAngelo-Spencer incident and, according to the complaint, implemented stricter requirements to ensure pornographic producers move to protect the safety of the actors.