Lara Roxx is a Canadian woman who, in March 2004, became the first of three known individuals in four years to contract

HIV The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune ...

while making a U.S.

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Roxx became famous in 2004 at age 21, after being exposed to

while doing a

pornographic Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of Human sexual activity, sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults,

scene with

Darren James Darren James (born Darren Keith Edwards; February 25, 1964) is an American former pornographic actor and director. He gained notoriety after he contracted HIV and infected three pornographic actresses in 2004. Discovery of infection and after ...

. She allegedly contracted the virus just two months after doing her first scene, a

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. Roxx said previously that she relied on the industry's HIV standards to ensure her safety. James and Roxx have been banned from any further porn production in the US. At the end of April 2004, it was confirmed that Jessica Dee and Miss Arroyo, after having worked with James, also tested positive for HIV. Roxx, upon learning about James' being HIV-positive, said, "It totally made me realize how I trusted this system that wasn't to be trusted at all, because it obviously doesn't work," and "I thought porn people were the cleanest people in the world." She is the subject of the Canadian documentary film ''

Inside Lara Roxx ''Inside Lara Roxx'' is a 2011 EyeSteelFilm Canadian documentary film by Canadian film director Mia Donovan. It covers the circumstances of a 21-year-old Canadian woman Lara Roxx who in the Spring of 2004, left her hometown Montreal heading to Los ...

'', directed by Canadian filmmaker and photographer

Mia Donovan Mia Donovan is a Canadian photographer and filmmaker. She is best known for her documentary '' Inside Lara Roxx'' released through EyeSteelFilm about 21-year-old Canadian Lara Roxx who in the spring of 2004, left her hometown Montreal heading to ...

, which explores Roxx's 2004

HIV infection Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ma ...

and her life since the media coverage of this incident subsided.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roxx, Lara Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Actresses from Quebec Canadian pornographic film actresses Activists from Quebec People with HIV/AIDS

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