9 Celebrities Living With STDs

Just like Ego TV says … “celebrities are just like us, it’s safe to assume that 25-35% of them are currently carrying an STD, just like us.” So they came up with a list of 9 celebrities who are known to have STDs, sadly not many celebrities are outspoken about their STDs but I’m willing to guess that a lot of them have caught something from sleeping around so much.

Paris Hilton, Genital Herpes

This must come as a terrible surprise to everyone reading this, so I’ll take a moment and let you catch your breath…..Cool? Cool. In news that is shocking to no one, this Hollywood B-list hot potato has been infected with genital herpes since at least 2007. How did this information come about? A while back, Paris had failed to pay rent on a storage unit she was leasing. Per the contract, her possessions were forfeited after a certain amount of time and a tabloid consortium got a hold of them. They came across a two year-old prescription for Valtrex, a herpes medicine, as well as printed doctor’s instructions, made out to her, on how to take the medication. Pretty hard to misinterpret that.

This should definitively answer the question, “If I get the chance, should I have sex with Paris Hilton?” No. You shouldn’t. Unless you have herpes already, too. Then, by all means, go nuts. Since he wasn’t wearing protection in that sex video with her, it’s quite possible that douchenozzle Rick Solomon has herpes too, so, uh…don’t sleep with him either.

Robin Williams, Genital Herpes

It’s not just the sleazy ones that catch STD’s, kids, but also the funny ones. Take Robin Williams, who was once hilarious but now chooses just to be depressing in movies like Patch Adams, Good Will Hunting and What Dreams May Come. While Williams’ star was on the rise in the early 80’s, he was sued by a cocktail waitress who claimed that during Williams’ first marriage, he had had an extramarital affair with her and knowingly infected her with herpes during this period. Unsurprisingly, the case was settled out of court.

While the incident didn’t tarnish Williams’ reputation in the long haul (having acted in family fare such as Flubber and Mrs. Doubtfire), it did cause a bit of damage to the public, namely having to read accounts of his affair and then imagine Robin Williams having sex. The damage has been done.

David Hasselhoff, Genital Herpes

I’m going to interpret “David Hasselhoff has genital herpes” as “David Hasselhoff enjoyed his fame in the early to mid-80’s”. Apparently, K.I.T.T wasn’t around to advise Michael to wear a rubber. Oh well.

Hasselhoff’s infection has been known since his divorce from wife Pamela Bach in 2006, when she claimed he has been infect since their marriage in 1989. Which means that the entire cast of “Baywatch” could probably reunite for their spot on a Valtrex billboard. Though, these days, the “Jersey Shore” cast would probably take their place.

Magic Johnson, HIV/AIDS

Certainly the best-known case of HIV infection in the world, Magic Johnson conducted a press conference in November of 1991 to let the public know that he was infected with HIV. The press conference was so shocking and unexpected that it still exists as a “Where were you when you heard the news?” moment for an entire generation.

Magic Johnson promptly resigned from the NBA, amid concerns for his own health and the health of his competitors, though did shortly return to the game and compete in the All-Star game, despite vocal objections from a handful of NBA players. Magic continues to work as a broadcaster on TNT and remains in good health, with t-cell counts (the barometer of infection of HIV) similar to those of normal, healthy people.

Tommy Morrison, HIV/AIDS

Best known as Tommy “The Machine” Gunn in Rocky V, Tommy Morrison was a journeyman heavyweight boxer with a rather strange history of infection of HIV. He has submitted to many, many tests for both the press and boxing authorities that seem to vacillate back and forth between positive and negative since his original positive test in December 1996. Ruddock had been a promising contender before his diagnosis and his subsequent ban from fighting. Morrison defeated titleholder Razor Ruddock by TKO in 1995, before going up against Lennox Lewis and losing a conservative bout in the sixth round.

However, since his infection with HIV, Morrison has only been able to fight recently against low-ranked opponents. He has also dabbled in MMA, though it seems that his best days were forfeited during a period of HIV tests with confounding results.

Greg Louganis, HIV/AIDS

Unlike for Morrison, HIV tests were not a condition of participation for diving competitions, so Louganis was actually able to compete for several years after learning of his infection in 1988 with no one the wiser. On his way to winning gold medals in 1988, he hit his head on a springboard during a preliminary dive, introducing his blood into the pool. Not much was made of this event, since his HIV-positive status had not been disclosed at this point, though it if it had, the outcry against his participation would have been profound.

In 1995, he came out as a homosexual and now spends his days training a dog named Mr. Woof Blitzer in agility competitions, which we can all agree is pretty gay.

Anne Heche, HIV/AIDS

Best known as an actress and for being the former “Mrs. Ellen Degeneres,” Heche has been publicly mocked for seemingly jumping back and forth between gay and straight during her adult life. Her infection with herpes sadly came well before her adult life. As she disclosed in her biography, Heche claims that she was infected with herpes by her molesting father, who later died of AIDS in 1983.

So let it be know to people of both genders that Anne Heche, like 25% of the adult population, has genital herpes. Proceed accordingly.

Julia Sweeney, HPV

Known originally for her role on SNL as “Pat”, a creepily androgynous semi-person, Sweeney would later find levels of fame through her one-woman show, “God Said Ha!” which detailed her recent trials after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, which stemmed from HPV (human papllomavirus), a sexually transmitted virus that can manifest as a host of symptoms, sometimes leading to cervical cancer in women.

Fortunately, Julia Sweeney has recovered and seems to have made a burgeoning career out of discussing her experiences through this ordeal, but the real reason for her inclusion on this list is the magnitude to which “Pat” is made creepier by knowing he or she is not only painfully androgynous, but also carrying STD’s. They could have at least dropped that into It’s Pat: The Movie.

Michael Vick,

Before Vick was widely despised for fighting dogs to their death with the Bad Newz Kennel Club, he was taking clandestine STD tests and perhaps knowingly infecting his sexual partners. Which, of course is not hilarious at all, but rather awful. However, during a lawsuit in 2005 when a plaintiff alleged that Vick knew he had genital herpes and didn’t disclose his infection with her before engaging in sex, it was revealed that Vick had in fact gotten tested. But not under his name, lest the media and others find out. So what name did he choose?

Why none other than “Ron Mexico”, hands down the greatest pseudonym for taking an STD test that has ever been created. Shortly thereafter, the NFL chose to remove the name “Mexico” from their online custom jersey store, as they felt the “Ron Mexico” moniker didn’t paint their players in the best possible light. Fortunately (?), the shame both Vick and the league experienced from the “Ron Mexico” affair would be short-lived due to tales of rape stands and drowning dogs for money. I’m sure Vick is looking back, wishing for simpler times.

Now I’m going to take a shower to wash myself of this.

source: 9 Celebrities Living with STD’s [Ego TV]

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Lady GaGa To Release A Line Of Condoms?

We all know that Lady GaGa doesn’t mind discussing sex, hell she doesn’t even care when her vagina is hanging out nor does she care when her nipples pop out, so it should as no surprise that she might be releasing her own condoms.

Most people would expect GaGa to release a fashion line, and I’m willing to bet all the money I have that she will release one, but first up she is reportedly going to release the condoms.

GaGa is hooking up with designer Jeremy Scott and Proper Attire Condoms to promote the condoms, which come in three varieties – studded, ribbed and sheer, with all sales going to benefit Planned Parenthood.

This isn’t the first thing involving sex or STD’s that GaGa has put her name on, she had teamed up with Cyndi Lauper and MAC for their AIDS Fund’s VIVA Glam campaign. This donates all proceeds of their lipstick and lip gloss to help fight AIDS and HIV.

I sure hope that Lady GaGa doesn’t start making condoms that reflect her outfits, it would be very uncomfortable to have Kermit The Frog on your condoms as your about to get into the dirty. Also how many people do you think will say “put the condom on your discostick”?

source: Lady Gaga Wants You To Wrap Up Your Little Monster With Designer Condom Line [MTV]

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Robert Pattinson Worried About HIV From Fans

We all know that the Twilight fans are scary crazy and so does Robert Pattinson, so much so that he is worried about catching HIV from one of them.

When he was speaking to the News Of The World, the actor said “people ask me to bite them and want to touch my hair, I just don’t want someone to have a needle and give me HIV and I don’t want to get shot or stabbed.”

He also spoke of a time when a bunch of girls ran up to him with blood on their necks after scratching themselves, “they were like, ‘We did this for you’ … I didn’t know what to say — ‘Thank you, guys?’”

He then went on to say that he has come to accept the attention that the films have brought on him but he does feel vulnerable for an attack when he is at events, he also said that if it gets too much he will give it up for music.

I kind of feel bad for Robert Pattinson , if I had anybody come up to me with blood on their necks and asked me to suck it then I would be forced to hit them.

source: Crazed Twilight fans ‘slice open necks’ [MSN]

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Hitler’s Steamy PSA Causes Outrage

A man and a woman enter an apartment, passionately kissing and stripping. They move to the bed. What kind of ad is this?

In the last seconds the man looks up: It’s Adolf Hitler with a clenched smile. The tagline hits the screen: “AIDS is a mass murderer.”

This new campaign has sparked outrage in Germany, where it is planned to run on TV and in movie theaters. The ads were commissioned by the awareness group Regenbogen, “Rainbow” in German, to “shake people up, to bring the topic of AIDS back to center stage, and to reverse the trend of unprotected sexual intercourse,” according to their website.

“It is disgusting and we’re asking the producers of the campaign to pull it back,” Joerg Litwinschuh of German AIDS Assistance, another awareness group, told the Associated Press.

While the campaign was originally supposed to run throughout German media, Regenbogen spokesman Jan Schwertner has reportedly said nothing was final. Many AIDS charities and Jewish organizations were outraged that this might even be considered for TV.

Many AIDS groups are concerned that the image of Hitler, just one of three in the campaign also featuring Stalin and Hussein, will only stigmatize those with HIV and AIDS more.

“In addition to not promoting any HIV prevention behavior, is that it reaffirms the misconception that evil people spread HIV and that you can some how tell who’s at risk or is infected,” says Carl Latkin, a professor of social and behavioral sciences at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins.

The videos were made to mark World AIDS Day n December 1st, 2009.

The nonprofit Regenbogen argues that public interest in AIDS has massively declined, despite a death toll of more than 28 million people, with 5,000 victims added every day. Often thought of a problem plaguing Africa, HIV infection is actually on the rise in many countries, including Germany and the U.S.

In Germany there were 2,718 new reported cases of HIV in 2006, up 11 percent from 2005. The U.S. has also seen increases in rates of HIV infection, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 56,000 Americans contract the virus each year, with disproportionate amount of cases among black men who have sex with men and black heterosexual women. If the shocking campaign reaches even some of these high-risk populations, Regenbogen is happy.

“You can’t satisfy everybody,” the group’s deputy head, Heiko Schoessling, told the Associated Press on Monday. “But we’re happy with the overwhelming response to our campaign. That’s exactly what we wanted to achieve.”

Are you offended by this ad, or do you think it’s appropriate and effective?

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