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Legend Has AIDS

[Media Take Out] Some shocking news that hurt our heart – and it’s about a legendary African-American celebrity.

According to our snitch, the female celeb, who is seen as a legend in this country, contracted HIV from a male partner back in the 1980s and has been on medication.

Well the snitch says that the medication is no longer working, and she now has full blown AIDS.

When she dies, and that could happen shortly, the cause of death will be a “rare cancer.”

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Celebrity:

[Optional] Did you suspect she was ill?

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  3. It doesn’t say singer, so not Dianna Ross or Patti LaBell. It doesn’t say multi-hyphenate, so it’s not Oprah. A celebrity who is legendary? I’ll go with Grace Jones…

  4. Can’t wait to see the guesses because I have no idea. They say Celebrity rather than singer/actress so I assume it’s either someone like Oprah (although I don’t think it’s Oprah), a multi-hyphenate, or someone who’s just famous for being famous. There are so many legends to choose from! Hope this isn’t true for this person’s sake.

  5. Perhaps Whooping Goldberg??

    Clue: Hurt our heart, was in a film called Clara’s heart??

    Not seen her about a great deal so not the slightest clue!

    Hope I’m wrong, what an icon! xx

  11. Aretha Franklin is the legend I first thought of and sure enough she’s lost weight they’re saying is from cancer. God bless her, I’m sorry she’s sick. No one deserves to die of AIDS or cancer. She’s such a great lady and I’ll pray for her to get through this with dear family and friends by her side.

  12. Oprah Winfrey? I don’t know if you guys consider her as a legend but I searched “legendary African-American celebrity” and she is the first on the list.

    About the optional question, I don’t really follow her so no, I wouldn’t know.

  15. Nichelle Nichols, Uhura from the original “Star Trek.” Just a guess, but I think I read something about her being ill a few years ago. It’s hard to come up with other”legends,” outside of Oprah and I don’t think it’s her. I don’t consider loudmouth Whoopi Goldberg a legend, although she probably sees herself that way.

  20. Whoever it is, I wish they wouldn’t lie about her cause of death, aids is still a scourge in the U.S.

  26. Chaka Khan? I know she was close to Prince. Or maybe Aretha Franklin since she’s lost so much weight recently. Who ever it is, I send them love and light

  29. Aretha Franklin…hasn’t been looking well for awhile. Hospitalized multiple times and her voice is gone. If this true I hope she would have the courage to speak out before she passes.

  36. Aretha Franklin has lost a lot of weight. I hope it isn’t her. Actually, I hope it isn’t anyone.

  38. Some are saying it’s Aretha Franklin but I don’t know. She is supposedly battling pancreatic cancer.

  43. First person that came into my head was Oprah. Probably totally wrong, but it’s still sad for whoever it is.

  47. Eek..not sure who this could be. Im gonna guess someone in Prince’s close circle tho cuz of similar blind.
    I hope this serves as a PSA that NO ONE is immune. Money or Celeb A-list status or not. Condoms condoms condoms people!!

  49. It can’t be Oprah, because she’s looking super healthy and is out and about promoting her new healthy food products.

    It’s not Diana Ross, she’s touring this year!

    I honestly can’t think of anyone. It had better not be Oprah, I’ve just written a popular post about her being enlightened and invincible lmao.

  51. I am thinking that it’s Aretha Franklin. She’s long been considered a legend in America; she’s lost an incredible amount of weight lately, and there have been rumors of illness. Plus, she has talked about a “mysterious” lover that she toured with long ago (I forget the exact term she used) who could possibly be the culprit (although could equally likely be someone who has succumbed to the illness himself).

    • I apologise for my use of the term “culprit.” That implies that the person who gave it to her knew he was HIV-positive and gave it to her on purpose, and that is not an assumption that should be made.

  55. No idea. “Legend” makes me thing older women. The first black female legends that came to mind were Aretha and Nichelle Nichols.

    I think Google just told me this is Aretha…

    So sad.

    • Optional…

      Something struck me odd when I saw how much weight she lost. She doesn’t strike me as a gym bunny. Wondered if there might be more to it, but HIV/AIDS *Never* crossed my mind!

    • I thought aretha as well…great catch in the pic spelling out words like her song where she spells out R_E_S_P_E_C_T

  62. PAULA ABDUL, a” legend” because she made it with absolutely no talent!
    Magic Johnson, Arsenio, or Prince
    Her erratic behavior, Aids meds(AZT) or Dementia, they will claim brain cancer, GLIA.

    • I’m hedging my bet, a legend for what?
      Then it hit me.
      Is it RuPaul, who looks frightful lately.
      A gallon of filler doesn’t hide anything.
      Accolades piling in to cash in.
      Will it be Michelle’s road race soon?

  63. Aretha Franklin.

    There have been rumors of cancer for a number of years as explanation for her weight loss, her face looks more like the wasting you see with AIDS than conventional weight loss, and she’s cancelled a lot of appearances of late…. Sad.

  65. Aretha Franklin. Reports are she has cancer and photos show her looking really skinny. She is considered a legend

  68. This is probably a stretch, but I’m thinking Whoopi Goldberg because of the picture. It might be an allusion to her gig on Hollywood Squares a while back. Although I’m not sure she’s seen as a “legend.”

  69. I am guessing Tina Turner. She’s had a house on the market since September and hasn’t been seen in a while. Never seemed lucky in love. 🙁

  77. Whoa, my first thought was Oprah but she is certainly a world wide legend. In thinking more about it, I am now thinking Aretha Franklin who recently announced plans to retire and seeing pictures of her lately looking much much thinner. Several years ago it was announced that she had pancreatic cancer which she later debunked. If this is she or anyone it is indeed sad.

  82. Aretha Franklin?
    I thought she had pancreatic cancer or something similar, no? Or was that just a cover up from her management?

  83. Dionne Warwick?
    Aretha Franklin? (lost a lot of weight recently) – so most likely
    Patti Labelle?

    Could be any of them. They are all legends and it will be a sad day when any of them passes away.

  88. Only legend I can think of who has been having unexplained health problems is Aretha Franklin.

  89. Aretha Franklin has lost a LOT of weight recently. Honestly, I don’t want this blind item to be anyone – but she’s my guess.

  90. This is Aretha Franklin. So very sad. I had no idea she was sick, but I am reading now the reports that she is losing weight and has cancer.

  96. Hope it isn’t her but it sounds like Aretha Franklin since I don’t think she’s as well-known internationally as her peers but is revered in the USA.