Episode 88: Attorney Robert Parker Mills on the ‘AIDS’-Blackmailing of Rock Hudson, Alive and Dead
Thirty years ago this summer, doctors told actor Rock Hudson that he had “AIDS.” A year later, he collapsed in a hotel room in Paris, igniting a public hysteria around a virus then said to threaten everyone. A little over a year later, Hudson was dead at 59, AIDS had gone mainstream, and a young drifter named Marc Christian, claiming to have been the Hollywood heartthrob’s lover, filed a lawsuit against the estate for “emotional distress” for fear of having caught a fatal virus. Attorney and author Robert Parker Mills chats with “How Positive Are You” co-host Elizabeth (Beth) Ely about defending the estate — and the posthumous reputation — of one of the most beloved stars of movies and television, in 1988-89. Continue reading »
Comment (1)Episode 62: Nicole Andrews Faced 60 Years in Jail
Yvonne Nicole Andrews was facing 60 years in jail until her case was assisted by Clark Baker of the HIV Innocence Group at the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice (OMSJ). David Crowe and Elizabeth Ely discuss her experiences with her, and how her outlook on HIV and AIDS has changed.
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