A top adult film producer sued Los Angeles County
on Friday over a voter-approved measure requiring porn actors to wear condoms,
saying the law infringes on their First Amendment rights and was driving the
industry out of southern California.
Adult film producer Vivid
Entertainment is seeking to overturn the newly passed Los Angeles County
ballot measure requiring porn performers to wear condoms during filming.
The lawsuit was filed in federal
court Friday on behalf of Vivid, one of the nation’s most prominent adult film
makers, along with two porn performers. The suit argues that the condom-porn
measure violates the 1st Amendment protection of free expression. The ballot
measure was passed with 57% of the vote in November.
The new ordinance “imposes an
intolerable burden on the exercise of rights under the First Amendment,” the
suit says.
