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Another Celebrity Has AIDS

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[Media Take Out] We just received word that a VERY popular African American celebrity – who has recently been in the news – now has what is being described as AIDS. Obviously since we are not able to 100% confirm the story – we’re going to leave it as a Blind Item. We want to make it clear we are NOT talking about Magic Johnson.

This report really hurt our heart.

According to a person extremely close to the situation, the celebrity, who is known for having a very extreme sexual past reportedly contracted the illness sometime in the 1990s. He kept the illness quiet but began taking his medication religiously up until about 2 years ago. Here’s what we’re told by a VERY trusted entertainment insider:

[The celebrity] believed that he was cured, and he had some crazy [religious] people who told him that God cured him. So he stopped taking his medication and the sickness came back. Now doctors say he’s dying, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.

We’re told that the celebrity is expected to get sicker and sicker, and eventually pass. It can happen as soon as the summer.

Very sad news.

Similar: Superstar Is HIV-positive

Celebrity:

[Optional] Surprised or not surprised?

prince died of aidsSOLVED!

Celebrity: Prince

Prince died of AIDS just three days after we ran this blind item.

While most of the conversations about Prince’s demise have centered around reports of a recent flu and a recent drug overdose, those issues do not tell the full story.

Prince had AIDS. He had suffered with the illness for many years. Those close to him knew both of his illness and his desire to keep it a secret.

In the past few days, multiple sources have confirmed different parts of the AIDS story.

People Magazine hedged its bets by simply referring to it as a “serious and ongoing illness” “which made his immune system weak”:

Prince May Have Struggled with a ‘Serious Illness’ Before Sudden Death, Source Says: ‘People Close to Him Were Very Concerned’

A source who worked with him a few years ago believes he was grappling with a serious and ongoing illness at the time.

“The people close to him were very concerned for his health and indicated he’d been undergoing treatments which made his immune system weak,” the source tells People.

The National Enquirer and Radar Online (owned by the same parent company) have been much more direct.

From The National Enquirer:

Prince — Agonizing Final Days After AIDS Diagnosis

Rock star Prince was diagnosed with AIDS just six months before his death — but refused medical treatment, believing he could be cured by prayer!

From Radar Online:

Prince AIDS Shocker: Iconic Singer Was ‘Preparing To Die’

prince 2Prince shocked the world when he collapsed and died at age 57 in the elevator of his Chanhassen, Minn., recording studio Thursday, but an insider exclusively told The National ENQUIRER that the megastar was “preparing to die for a little while” — because he had been diagnosed with AIDS!

A music industry source interviewed by The ENQUIRER messaged friends on April 19 to reveal Prince had full-blown AIDS. “He was in bad shape,” the source revealed.

“Doctors told Prince his blood count was unusually low and that his body temperature had dropped dangerously below the normal 98.6 degrees to 94 degrees,” said the source.

“He was totally iron-deficient, very weak and often disoriented. He rarely ate and when he did, it all came right back up.”

In another bombshell revelation, a well-placed insider said Prince had been making runs to a local pharmacy to pick up bags of prescriptions to quell the unbearable pain he was suffering from what was reported to be influenza.

An employee at the Walgreens that served Prince told The Enquirer, “We were all just shocked that he came in last night looking so beat. We said, ‘We are praying for you.’”

Prince’s response? “He said, almost under his breath, ‘Maybe if you prayed for me a year ago it’d be different right now.’ Then he waved and said thanks anyway.”

According to the worker, Prince often picked up his own meds and toiletries at the drugstore chain near his Paisley Park estate.

“The last night, though, we sensed he was in trouble. One girl said he had foreign medication and thought it was Zika virus or something, but my friend who knows the meds says he’s sure it was HIV meds.”

“I wouldn’t say he’s like a part of the family but he came in and always showed interest in us,” added the employee of Prince.

And now the Prince’s loved ones are showing interest in hiding the true cause of his death. According to the insider, Prince’s family is already banging on coroner’s door and demanding officials heavily redact any public autopsy report “to spare family, friends and fans” any information “about his lifestyle that’s sure to come.”

prince high school basketballYes, we knew that the original blind item was about Prince. Some of you figured out that the specific photo we chose of Magic Johnson contained several clues about the subject of the story.

First, and most obviously, Magic Johnson was mentioned in the blind item as a celebrity who is HIV positive.

Second, before moving to L.A., the Los Angeles Lakers were the Minneapolis Lakers. Prince was born in Minneapolis, and his home/studio, Paisley Park, is just southwest of Minneapolis.

Finally, we remembered a photo of Prince as a member of his High School’s basketball team in which he was posed in a similar uniform. Just a kid on a basketball team who would grow up to be a music icon.

Bmj524 was first with the correct response.

Thanks to those of you who shared your memories of growing up with Prince’s music. It was extraordinary, wasn’t it?

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  1. Prince was recently in the news as being ill so I’m going with him as my guess. It’s very sad whoever it is.

    • I think this is correct. It’s sad that we’re seeing new celebrities with HIV and AIDS. It means that people are forgetting that there is still no cure and we all have to continue to be vigilant.

    • I was going to say Eddie, but this makes more sense. The Purple One recently diverted his plane from down south to Minneapolis over to Chicago for an emergency landing due to “health issues”.

      Isn’t he a Jehovah’s Witness, too? that would be the religious angle.

    • Nice guess. He is also very religious, so he would be inclined to receive advise from a religious leader.

    • This is Prince for sure – and now I’m wondering if Vanity had AIDS as well. She recently passed with a mysterious “long-time” illness that was never really talked about. I’m betting she truly passed from AIDS complications, which would also explain why she became so religious once she left Prince.

    • Vanity was also a heroin addict most of her life. She also dated Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

    • That’s exactly what I was thinking. I’ve had two high school friends pass away within a decade from complications due to AIDS, and both of them experienced organ failure, finally dying when their kidneys shut down. It crossed my mind when I heard that Vanity was a heroin addict and now I’m really inclined to believe that both she and Prince died of AIDS with one probably getting it from the other.

    • Prince is dead. That was quick.
      I was expecting to see it solves when I logged on today.
      RIP

    • Looks like this is true. Wow Prince passes 3 days after this comes out, gave me chills. Very sad.

    • This is horrible. Thanks for the warning, Ace. He was the last of the best.

    • And one of the Lakers colors is purple! Ugh… Too bad. And must have broke BG yesterday, I couldn’t find your page!! 😉

    • Several thoughts after researching Prince’s death for the past few days.

      I find it interesting that this post was started on 4/18/16 as was his last tweet as well as his last Instagram which once stated “Just when you thought you were safe.” (The caption was posthumously deleted). Is this coincidental?

      We now know he had chronic mouth (thrush, esophageal candidiasis) and stomach pain, weight loss, decreased appetite, decreased food and water intake, frequent vomiting and nausea, hip…

    • Sorry Prince’s last Instagram was on the 14th. The day of the Atlanta trip and the plane flight/hospitalization. My bad on the date. That makes me feel better. 🙂

    • Me too!

      But then I thought that it probably isn’t him. If it were, one or more of the 274 woman accusing him of rape would also be saying he gave her HIV, right?

      Since that hasn’t even been a whisper, we can most likely rule him out.

    • Me too especially when it stated that they are keeping the item Blind. Cosby is legally blind.

  5. Oh sh**. This better not be Prince!! He was sick on a plane the other day and had an emergency landing. Here go Hell come.

    • The basketball reference could point to the skit Dave chapelle did. It was something about prince, pancakes and basketball (if my spotty memory serves me)

    • No, but there IS that famous Chapelle Show sketch where they play basketball. Shirts vs blouses ?

      I really hope it’s not Prince ? that would be heartbreaking…

    • “Here go hell come” is one of the best lines ever! lol! My husband and I still say it to each other all the time.

  6. Lamar Odom

    Honestly I’m not surprised. I am sad because I feel like deep down he’s a good person… The fame just really messed with his head.

    • I have to agree with you. He was a Laker, like the image above and he’s been really reckless with his behavior.

  7. Celebrity: I think it’s Prince
    Surprised? Yeah, I didn’t think he was overly sexual in practice, just his music made it seem so.
    He’s been quite odd and religious and there was a story recently that Kevin Smith told about working to make a documentary with Prince that never panned out and he found out that Prince films all sort of music videos for stuff that will never see the light of day. I wonder if it’s part of preparations for posthumous releases.

    • Also, Prince was taken to the hospital very recently for something then went to the park to show people his guitar and that he was ok and not dead yet.

    • I am so hopeful that this isn’t true. Sad news for whoever it is, but Prince . . .

    • Kevin Smith – I think that was the first “Evening With…” he told that story about why he used The Time on JSBSB. So it’s been years since he did that dvd, and that was far from the first time he told that story.

    • He was pretty active in the 80s and 90’s. He actually had a reputation if I remember correctly.

  8. Idk, my first thought was Kobe. Second guess is Will Smith bc of the religious-group comment.

  9. Celebrity: Lamar Odom

    [Optional] Surprised or not surprised? Not surprised, but I’ll bet all the guys Khloe’s bedded are sweating bullets.

  11. Dennis Rodman? I wouldn’t be surprised, but it still would be a shame.

    Bill Cosby? Even if I think he’s a jerk, I would be surprised.

  13. Thinking this is Prince. Was a hyper sexualized musician for many years and then became devout Jehovah’s Witness. Was rushed to hospital and made emergency landing just in the past week

  23. My mind went to Prince. His plane had to make an emergency landing because he needed medical treatment, I think. I really hope I’m wrong.