some diseases just don’t care who you
are welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 celebrities whose HIV AIDS
diagnosis shocked fans after a battery
of tests and spinal taps all that crap
it they walked in the room and said bone
that’s going on for this list will only
be looking at individuals who had a
place in the public eye
prior to contracting HIV aids this means
we’ll be ignoring people who exclusively
became known because of their diagnosis
or related activism as that’s a list for
another day and no matter what people
say about you you still have to stand up
for what she knows right number 10
gia chironji turning professional at
just 17 gia chironji was quite possibly
the world’s first supermodel
unfortunately she was also one of the
first high-profile female HIV casualties
a model for both versace and armani and
a familiar face to vogue and cosmo quran
g was also a studio 54 regular and
cocaine user
don’t be the hideous hideous girl
yeah as she pushed harder into drug use
and developed a serious heroin addiction
Gia’s career began to go off the rails
but the shift to heroin ultimately
proved fatal a hard drug user threw out
her brief adult life Coran gee most
likely contracted HIV from a shared
needle and was diagnosed hiv-positive
following a bout of pneumonia in June
1986 chironji died of aids-related
complications in November of the same
year because they didn’t want people to
see her like that I wanted them to
remember her
because that’s what she really wants
number nine Rock Hudson when HIV and
AIDS were thought to be the disease of
junkies and promiscuous homosexuals 59
year old old guard actor Rock Hudson
became the first mainstream celebrity to
fall victim to AIDS
although a closeted homosexual it’s
thought that Hudson actually contracted
the virus through a blood transfusion in
1981 while undergoing heart surgery but
the nature of his illness has become
clouded in mystery and confusion
yesterday it was reported that Hudson
had liver cancer and possibly AIDS
diagnosed in 1984 the actor publicly
denied his status until 1985 when his
declining health made it impossible to
hide and he died of AIDS complications
that same year movie star
Rock Hudson died at his Coldwater Canyon
home this morning his publicist says
that the movie star’s body has already
been cremated coming out with his
diagnosis not only made Rock Hudson the
face of AIDS it also triggered a change
of public opinion on hiv/aids as well as
an almost instant increase in government
funding for treatment and support
programs
unfortunately Hudson’s death also
brought out a lawsuit from his former
partner Mark Christian for emotional
distress due to his failure to disclose
his hiv-positive status you know I found
out he had AIDS hell watching it on TV
in his living room right number 8 Pedro
Zamora aah
the questions were like Emma had died
when how hiv-positive at 17 Pedro Zamora
had already gained some attention as an
AIDS activist but it was his appearance
on MTV’s the real world that made him a
household name sexually active by his
mid-teens the future’ advocate hadn’t
taken precautions as he thought AIDS was
only a risk to sex workers and drug
users the total helpers t-cells are 32
right now
so that’s a drop for you following his
diagnosis of which he learned after
attempting to donate blood
Pedro dedicated his life to making sure
others would not repeat his mistakes
openly gay and open about his status
Zamora used the show as a platform to
raise awareness and educate the public
even if the audience didn’t know he was
doing it she hit bottom there is
something wrong he was disoriented
Pedro allowed the real world to follow
him even as his health took a sharp
decline and in a sad note of irony died
hours after the final episode aired game
number 7 Greg Louganis
my name is Craig Louganis I’m gay and
I’m HIV positive a three-time Olympic
veteran multi medallist and absolute
picture of health Greg Louganis is 1995
HIV reveal and Frank talk about his
homosexuality were absolute shockers to
the sports world diagnosed just prior to
the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul South
Korea yes what
the diver kept mum about his status
knowing that it might prevent him from
entering the country at the game’s
Louganis competed through a concussion
he acquired when a poorly executed dive
saw him split his head on the diving
board an accident that took on a whole
new weight in light of his later HIV
reveal at the time the gold medalist
never expected to live past 30 while his
1995 announcement came at the cost of
the bulk of his sponsorship deals I knew
that I knew that I wasn’t welcome you
know because it had hurt that it yeah
was it was pretty hurtful by the 2000s
Louganis began giving up on treatment
and even sold his life-insurance policy
but as of late 2016 he was not only very
much alive but also thriving number 6
isaac asimov we not only have to expect
change but we have to be able to control
it a little bit an elderly card holding
member of Mensa and a revered author
known as much for his friendly
mutton-chop sideburns and horn rimmed
glasses as he was for his Three Laws of
Robotics you know what they say laws are
made to be broken no not these laws
they’re hardwired into every robot
Isaac Asimov wasn’t exactly the
stereotypical 80s HIV victim one of
science fiction’s big 3 Asimov
contracted the virus from tainted blood
during heart bypass surgery in 1983 the
author began to show symptoms within a
few years of the procedure but the
revelation of his diagnosis was
initially delayed by doctors who later
advised him to remain quiet about his
condition rather than subject his family
to the stigma by then Asimov’s heart had
been infected and his 1992 death was
falsely attributed to heart and kidney
failure it was only in 2002 that
Asimov’s Widow revealed the true cause
of his death
number 5 eazy-e fathering multiple
children with multiple women Eric Wright
also known as eazy-e was of the opinion
that he’d contracted AIDS through unsafe
sex suffering from what he thought was
asthma Wright was instead diagnosed with
AIDS in February of 1995 and one of the
pioneers of gangster rap as the leader
of the group NWA has revealed he has
AIDS the rap mogul broke the news of his
condition on March 16th dying just ten
days later although the details of his
death have since become ripe with
conspiracy theories some involving
tainted acupuncture needles others
allegedly involving Suge Knight he
himself did not question his fate and
instead used his last days to make
amends and urge fans to educate
themselves about HIV and AIDS number 4
Charlie Sheen coming from a legendary
Hollywood family and once TVs
highest-paid actor Charlie Sheen has
been in the public eye for much of his
life and not always for positive reasons
but you love to party I mean what’s not
to love the spotlight turned towards him
even more glaringly in late 2015 when he
disclosed that he’d been diagnosed with
HIV four years earlier and that he’d
been blackmailed into paying out
millions of dollars to keep the story
quiet I’m here to admit that I am in
fact HIV positive and III have to put a
stop this this onslaught this this
barrage of attacks and of sub truths
though Sheen had been known for his
bad-boy ways and an extravagant
lifestyle filled with women and
addictions the reveal made headlines
around the world with mixed reactions I
would never do to anyone what Charlie
did to me that is giving someone a
possible death sentence while Sheen said
he doesn’t expect to become the face of
the disease he did say he hopes to
lessen the stigma of HIV AIDS in the
public eye
are you treating yourself until are you
eating well different meeting yeah yeah
exercises diet it’s just all the basic
stuff you know yeah not that don’t don’t
you know going benders anymore on to do
drugs don’t drink as much just uh just
you know health 101 essentially number
three Liberace
here he is in concert what we’ve all
been waiting for ladies and gentlemen
Liberace
capable of pulling in $50,000 a week in
1955 Liberace was one of the most
successful and certainly highest-paid
entertainers of his lifetime however one
hundred and thirty eight thousand
dollars from a stop at Madison Square
Garden didn’t make mr. showmanship
immune to the tabloid press questioning
his sexuality even as early as 1956
listen for a moment I’ll toy idly with
the keys and set the mood again never
coming out during his lifetime
Liberace proved to be just as cagey when
it came to his health diagnosed his HIV
positive in August of 1985 the pianist
was determined to take his secret to his
grave denying not only his condition but
also the potential to become a
high-profile spokesman for AIDS related
causes with his health continuing to
dwindle the self-described one-man
Disneyland played his last concert in
November of 86 and he passed away due to
aids-related pneumonia in February of
1987 in a dramatic turn of events
Liberace’s body was seized and brought
back to the coroner’s office for an
official autopsy the coroner’s report
showed that before his death Liberace
had a blood test and the results were
startling he tested positive for htlv
three number two Freddie Mercury
got you make
shy and retiring offstage and rarely
granting interviews Queen frontman
Freddie Mercury was unsurprisingly
reluctant to share his HIV diagnosis
with the world never quite establishing
his exact sexual orientation mercury
denied aids rumors throughout the 80s
even after being diagnosed in 1987 when
Queen failed to tour after releasing the
miracle in 1989 speculation only picked
up while Mercury’s increasingly frail
appearance did little to dissuade the
rumor mill privately mr. ball Sarah
buckled down to record as much music as
he could before the end came when he
given up on his AIDS medication in favor
of painkillers publicly mercury only
confirmed his AIDS diagnosis a day
before his death and he said you know I
don’t want people to think that I died
of something else that I died of AIDS
and this is what it is and it’s time for
us all to gather together and realize
what it is we’re facing before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
to assure them that ordinary contact
with people like myself closes
absolutely no danger to them number one
Magic Johnson over and the most valuable
player is Magic Johnson after 13 years
with the Lakers including five
championships Magic Johnson was forced
to cash out early when he announced his
hiv-positive status in 1991 because of
the HIV virus that I have attained uh I
will have to retire from the Lakers
learning of his diagnosis following a
preseason checkup magic was urged to
become a spokesman for the disease by
AIDS activist Elizabeth Glaser the
doctor tells you and you just laid on
the floor it was you’re just in
disbelief in in shock becoming an
advocate for AIDS causes and crusading
against AIDS discrimination Johnson was
instrumental in helping dispel the
notion that HIV is a gay disease and
that a positive diagnosis is a death
sentence
I’m always be at the forefront of the
HIV and AIDS II I love it
proving that it’s not Johnson actually
returned to basketball in 1992 taking
part in the all-star game where he was
named MVP
earning a gold medal at the 1992
Olympics with the US men’s basketball
team and staging a 32 game comeback
during the 1996 NBA season before
retiring for good for Magic Johnson
eight boys do you agree with our list
which celebrity aides reveal shocked you
the most for more eye-opening top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I will continue to do
what I can to help educate people raise
awareness level of HIV AIDS care for
people and then also stop the
discrimination against people who are
living with it
are welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 celebrities whose HIV AIDS
diagnosis shocked fans after a battery
of tests and spinal taps all that crap
it they walked in the room and said bone
that’s going on for this list will only
be looking at individuals who had a
place in the public eye
prior to contracting HIV aids this means
we’ll be ignoring people who exclusively
became known because of their diagnosis
or related activism as that’s a list for
another day and no matter what people
say about you you still have to stand up
for what she knows right number 10
gia chironji turning professional at
just 17 gia chironji was quite possibly
the world’s first supermodel
unfortunately she was also one of the
first high-profile female HIV casualties
a model for both versace and armani and
a familiar face to vogue and cosmo quran
g was also a studio 54 regular and
cocaine user
don’t be the hideous hideous girl
yeah as she pushed harder into drug use
and developed a serious heroin addiction
Gia’s career began to go off the rails
but the shift to heroin ultimately
proved fatal a hard drug user threw out
her brief adult life Coran gee most
likely contracted HIV from a shared
needle and was diagnosed hiv-positive
following a bout of pneumonia in June
1986 chironji died of aids-related
complications in November of the same
year because they didn’t want people to
see her like that I wanted them to
remember her
because that’s what she really wants
number nine Rock Hudson when HIV and
AIDS were thought to be the disease of
junkies and promiscuous homosexuals 59
year old old guard actor Rock Hudson
became the first mainstream celebrity to
fall victim to AIDS
although a closeted homosexual it’s
thought that Hudson actually contracted
the virus through a blood transfusion in
1981 while undergoing heart surgery but
the nature of his illness has become
clouded in mystery and confusion
yesterday it was reported that Hudson
had liver cancer and possibly AIDS
diagnosed in 1984 the actor publicly
denied his status until 1985 when his
declining health made it impossible to
hide and he died of AIDS complications
that same year movie star
Rock Hudson died at his Coldwater Canyon
home this morning his publicist says
that the movie star’s body has already
been cremated coming out with his
diagnosis not only made Rock Hudson the
face of AIDS it also triggered a change
of public opinion on hiv/aids as well as
an almost instant increase in government
funding for treatment and support
programs
unfortunately Hudson’s death also
brought out a lawsuit from his former
partner Mark Christian for emotional
distress due to his failure to disclose
his hiv-positive status you know I found
out he had AIDS hell watching it on TV
in his living room right number 8 Pedro
Zamora aah
the questions were like Emma had died
when how hiv-positive at 17 Pedro Zamora
had already gained some attention as an
AIDS activist but it was his appearance
on MTV’s the real world that made him a
household name sexually active by his
mid-teens the future’ advocate hadn’t
taken precautions as he thought AIDS was
only a risk to sex workers and drug
users the total helpers t-cells are 32
right now
so that’s a drop for you following his
diagnosis of which he learned after
attempting to donate blood
Pedro dedicated his life to making sure
others would not repeat his mistakes
openly gay and open about his status
Zamora used the show as a platform to
raise awareness and educate the public
even if the audience didn’t know he was
doing it she hit bottom there is
something wrong he was disoriented
Pedro allowed the real world to follow
him even as his health took a sharp
decline and in a sad note of irony died
hours after the final episode aired game
number 7 Greg Louganis
my name is Craig Louganis I’m gay and
I’m HIV positive a three-time Olympic
veteran multi medallist and absolute
picture of health Greg Louganis is 1995
HIV reveal and Frank talk about his
homosexuality were absolute shockers to
the sports world diagnosed just prior to
the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul South
Korea yes what
the diver kept mum about his status
knowing that it might prevent him from
entering the country at the game’s
Louganis competed through a concussion
he acquired when a poorly executed dive
saw him split his head on the diving
board an accident that took on a whole
new weight in light of his later HIV
reveal at the time the gold medalist
never expected to live past 30 while his
1995 announcement came at the cost of
the bulk of his sponsorship deals I knew
that I knew that I wasn’t welcome you
know because it had hurt that it yeah
was it was pretty hurtful by the 2000s
Louganis began giving up on treatment
and even sold his life-insurance policy
but as of late 2016 he was not only very
much alive but also thriving number 6
isaac asimov we not only have to expect
change but we have to be able to control
it a little bit an elderly card holding
member of Mensa and a revered author
known as much for his friendly
mutton-chop sideburns and horn rimmed
glasses as he was for his Three Laws of
Robotics you know what they say laws are
made to be broken no not these laws
they’re hardwired into every robot
Isaac Asimov wasn’t exactly the
stereotypical 80s HIV victim one of
science fiction’s big 3 Asimov
contracted the virus from tainted blood
during heart bypass surgery in 1983 the
author began to show symptoms within a
few years of the procedure but the
revelation of his diagnosis was
initially delayed by doctors who later
advised him to remain quiet about his
condition rather than subject his family
to the stigma by then Asimov’s heart had
been infected and his 1992 death was
falsely attributed to heart and kidney
failure it was only in 2002 that
Asimov’s Widow revealed the true cause
of his death
number 5 eazy-e fathering multiple
children with multiple women Eric Wright
also known as eazy-e was of the opinion
that he’d contracted AIDS through unsafe
sex suffering from what he thought was
asthma Wright was instead diagnosed with
AIDS in February of 1995 and one of the
pioneers of gangster rap as the leader
of the group NWA has revealed he has
AIDS the rap mogul broke the news of his
condition on March 16th dying just ten
days later although the details of his
death have since become ripe with
conspiracy theories some involving
tainted acupuncture needles others
allegedly involving Suge Knight he
himself did not question his fate and
instead used his last days to make
amends and urge fans to educate
themselves about HIV and AIDS number 4
Charlie Sheen coming from a legendary
Hollywood family and once TVs
highest-paid actor Charlie Sheen has
been in the public eye for much of his
life and not always for positive reasons
but you love to party I mean what’s not
to love the spotlight turned towards him
even more glaringly in late 2015 when he
disclosed that he’d been diagnosed with
HIV four years earlier and that he’d
been blackmailed into paying out
millions of dollars to keep the story
quiet I’m here to admit that I am in
fact HIV positive and III have to put a
stop this this onslaught this this
barrage of attacks and of sub truths
though Sheen had been known for his
bad-boy ways and an extravagant
lifestyle filled with women and
addictions the reveal made headlines
around the world with mixed reactions I
would never do to anyone what Charlie
did to me that is giving someone a
possible death sentence while Sheen said
he doesn’t expect to become the face of
the disease he did say he hopes to
lessen the stigma of HIV AIDS in the
public eye
are you treating yourself until are you
eating well different meeting yeah yeah
exercises diet it’s just all the basic
stuff you know yeah not that don’t don’t
you know going benders anymore on to do
drugs don’t drink as much just uh just
you know health 101 essentially number
three Liberace
here he is in concert what we’ve all
been waiting for ladies and gentlemen
Liberace
capable of pulling in $50,000 a week in
1955 Liberace was one of the most
successful and certainly highest-paid
entertainers of his lifetime however one
hundred and thirty eight thousand
dollars from a stop at Madison Square
Garden didn’t make mr. showmanship
immune to the tabloid press questioning
his sexuality even as early as 1956
listen for a moment I’ll toy idly with
the keys and set the mood again never
coming out during his lifetime
Liberace proved to be just as cagey when
it came to his health diagnosed his HIV
positive in August of 1985 the pianist
was determined to take his secret to his
grave denying not only his condition but
also the potential to become a
high-profile spokesman for AIDS related
causes with his health continuing to
dwindle the self-described one-man
Disneyland played his last concert in
November of 86 and he passed away due to
aids-related pneumonia in February of
1987 in a dramatic turn of events
Liberace’s body was seized and brought
back to the coroner’s office for an
official autopsy the coroner’s report
showed that before his death Liberace
had a blood test and the results were
startling he tested positive for htlv
three number two Freddie Mercury
got you make
shy and retiring offstage and rarely
granting interviews Queen frontman
Freddie Mercury was unsurprisingly
reluctant to share his HIV diagnosis
with the world never quite establishing
his exact sexual orientation mercury
denied aids rumors throughout the 80s
even after being diagnosed in 1987 when
Queen failed to tour after releasing the
miracle in 1989 speculation only picked
up while Mercury’s increasingly frail
appearance did little to dissuade the
rumor mill privately mr. ball Sarah
buckled down to record as much music as
he could before the end came when he
given up on his AIDS medication in favor
of painkillers publicly mercury only
confirmed his AIDS diagnosis a day
before his death and he said you know I
don’t want people to think that I died
of something else that I died of AIDS
and this is what it is and it’s time for
us all to gather together and realize
what it is we’re facing before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
to assure them that ordinary contact
with people like myself closes
absolutely no danger to them number one
Magic Johnson over and the most valuable
player is Magic Johnson after 13 years
with the Lakers including five
championships Magic Johnson was forced
to cash out early when he announced his
hiv-positive status in 1991 because of
the HIV virus that I have attained uh I
will have to retire from the Lakers
learning of his diagnosis following a
preseason checkup magic was urged to
become a spokesman for the disease by
AIDS activist Elizabeth Glaser the
doctor tells you and you just laid on
the floor it was you’re just in
disbelief in in shock becoming an
advocate for AIDS causes and crusading
against AIDS discrimination Johnson was
instrumental in helping dispel the
notion that HIV is a gay disease and
that a positive diagnosis is a death
sentence
I’m always be at the forefront of the
HIV and AIDS II I love it
proving that it’s not Johnson actually
returned to basketball in 1992 taking
part in the all-star game where he was
named MVP
earning a gold medal at the 1992
Olympics with the US men’s basketball
team and staging a 32 game comeback
during the 1996 NBA season before
retiring for good for Magic Johnson
eight boys do you agree with our list
which celebrity aides reveal shocked you
the most for more eye-opening top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I will continue to do
what I can to help educate people raise
awareness level of HIV AIDS care for
people and then also stop the
discrimination against people who are
living with it
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