FSC, PASS: Current Update on Testing-Related Production Hold

Earlier this week, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced that it was taking its Performer Availability Screening Services (PASS) system offline due to “an inconsistency in the way a handful of recent tests were processed.” In its statement, FSC also said “we ask that all production halt.”

The organization has issued another update, which can be read in full below and on the FSC website here.

The mandatory production hold called on Wednesday, March 17 is still in effect. We do not believe there are any active cases of syphilis or HIV in the talent community, but need to clear all talent who recently tested with THL before we can lift the hold. 

There is currently only one person with an active test who has not yet been cleared. However, there are several others who tested with THL within the past month, but who are no longer active in PASS, who have not yet been cleared. Most of those are currently retesting and we expect results within the next 24-48 hours.

We hope to have the remaining people tested quickly. Of those, there are a few for whom we have left messages but have not yet heard back from. 

If you tested with Talent Health Labs (THL), please read the criteria below to see if you might be one of the people we need to speak to.

• If you tested with THL in the beginning of February but have not yet tested at another PASS-certified lab
• If you tested with THL in March

Please email us at pass@freespeechcoalition.com if you believe you are one of these people.