New Layer on top of a Mask Layer causes problems

I have a mask layer that shows/loads an imported flv inside of it.
the masked layer has a blank keyframe with the following code in it.......
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader();
addChild(myLoader);
var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("mymovie.swf");
myLoader.load(url);
What happens is when i add a new layer to my main flash movie, right above the mask layer, it messes up the movie. Instead of it loading in the mask, it loads on top of everything. Why does this occur?

I created an empty movie clip and placed my two mask layers and it worked fine.
Thanks!

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