Baller Alert spoke exclusively with Cameron Bay, the adult film performer whose HIV diagnosis made national headlines. After she reached out to us directly, we talked by phone for more than an hour. This is the first part of our conversation, and it reflects her account of events. As always, there are two sides to every story, and others involved may see things differently.
Bay said she was confirmed to have acute HIV on August 29. She told us she first tested on August 19 through the industry testing system, was called the next day and asked to retest, and that a technician came to her home to draw blood again. She said she was contacted by the Los Angeles County Health Department on August 21 and asked about her contacts, but was not told her diagnosis at that time.
She told Baller Alert that she learned her results the same way many others did: through a phone call and then the news. “I thought it was someone playing a joke on me,” she said of the first call. She said her name was circulating before she had confirmed anything, and that she released a statement within about an hour of learning her result might be positive. She did not know who shared her information.
Bay said she did not want to be defined by an unconfirmed result, and that her goal in speaking up quickly was public health. She said she wanted her recent partners and colleagues to get tested so the spread could be stopped. “It wasn’t about saving face,” she said. “It was about doing what was right.”
On the question of when and where she may have been exposed, Bay said she tested clear in July and again late in August, shot scenes during that period, and that she cannot say how or where she was infected. She said she became ill with flu like symptoms in early August after traveling for a work related injury, and mentioned the illness to the clinic when she was tested. She also said she believes pointing fingers at any one company or person is premature. According to Bay, doctors she consulted told her it was unusual for more than one acute case to appear in the same time frame, and she asked people to be patient while health officials gather information.
Bay stressed that she has a lot of support and asked for compassion. We wish her the very best with her health. In the second part of our interview, she talks about her reputation, her medical care, and what comes next.
Baller Alert reported this interview first, based on a direct conversation with Bay. Her comments here are her own and have not been independently verified.
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