Posted on 04/27/2016 6:15:48 PM PDT by drewh
ICONIC musician Prince was diagnosed with AIDS just weeks before his death, according to reports in the US.
An industry source interviewed by The National Enquirer messaged friends on April 19 to share that the singer was suffering from the disease.
It is said the singer was 'preparing to die' for weeks and the source claimed 'he was in bad shape'.
“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.
“He was totally iron-deficient, very weak and often disoriented.
"He rarely ate and when he did, it all came right back up.”
The magazine claims the Purple Rain star was diagnosed with AIDS six months ago after contracting the HIV positive virus “in the 1990s”.
However due to his Jehovah’s Witness faith he refused medical treatment instead believing he could be cured by pray.
“God can and will cure me,” he is alleged to have told friends.
Members of his faith are also claimed to have told him to ignore saying to the singer he had “everlasting life”.
According to the Enquirer the disease saw him lose more than five stone in weight with the source telling them: “His face was yellowish, the skin on his neck was hanging off and the tips of fingers were a brownish-yellow.”
Prince’s death last Thursday came five days after his private jet was forced to make an emergency landing after he is suspected to have overdosed on the painkiller Percocet.
Days before he was dead in a lift at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen, Minneapolis, he had been seen making runs to a local pharmacy to pick up bags of prescriptions.
An employee at the Walgreens that served Prince him said: “We were all just shocked that he came in last night looking so beat. We said, ‘We are praying for you.’”
A day after his death Prince, 57, was cremated in a private ceremony attended by only three family members including his sister Tyka Nelson, 55.
The claims of Prince suffering from AIDS came as the Mirror learnt he was forced to return to touring in order to boost his finances after it was discovered his spending outstripped his income.
Despite his work being valued at more than £150 million he is said to have suffered "chronic money problems” for years before his death.
The star’s refusal to allow the rights to music and back catalogue to be sold placed an immense strain on his finances, sources close the singer have claimed.
Before his death the singer "consistently shut down" opportunities to fuel his finances, such as licensing his songs to be used in movies, TV shows and commercials.
A source said: “He refused to part with his art.
“He always remained true to his beliefs that his work was his own and despite lucrative offers his music was not for sale.
“To get much needed cash Prince braved the pain barrier to tour Australia earlier this year.
“You can imagine the toll a 36 hour flight would take on his body.
“Although a genius of music, he was not a genius when it came to business.”
Sources close to the star point to how his frequent impulsive shows were poorly planned and involved little promotion, meaning that while some were successful, a lot were staged at a loss.
It had been reported that Prince’s estate was worth in the region of £200 but the figure is said to have been grossly exaggerated.
How long before they issue a stamp honoring him?
I’ve always wondered if he was BI.
Rumors aren’t much to go on, but he sort of fit the bill.
The major tragedy of all of this is that he’s gone forever.
His JW religion couldn’t save him any more than ‘drugs’ could.
This guy was a nothing, IMO. He was on cocaine and ordered it in $40,000 bundles, IMO. He was a raving homo, IMO . He had Aids and died of Cocaine IMO. You want your children to emulate this decadent? He was so doped up he should have named the song “ purple BRAIN’ . Move the heck on. RIP.
Hell, let’s put him on the $3 bill!!
Of course, but the article said 200 pounds. :=)
So was Jimmy , “cocaine dead” , Hendrix. — Much better that this nothing. Get real.
Years ago I had dinner with a former model who “dated” Prince a few times. She said she was actually bearding for him.
I won’t be shocked if it is true.
The good news is his royalty checks are going to be big for a while.
And this from you.....TRUMP IS THE GREATEST AMERICAN SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON!!
One never really knows what is in a persons heart.
He may have been all those things, or he may have been a really special person, I have no idea.
Folks I know who are real musicians seem to have a lot of respect for his musical abilities. Once again, not my kind of music so I cannot say.
I can say his music did not have stuff that struck me as satanic, like some modern popular female singers. He was a devot, in some way, which meant he was searching for truth in a higher power.
He certainly had a stable of very good cute girls, some of which he married and some of which he did not. Interestingly they do have a certain look, as if he had a type, which matches most guys I know. As such I doubt he was a fudge packer or packee.
Twice divorced, one dead kid and one miscarriage might have had an effect on him, I would not be so quite to judge him harshly. His inability to form a lasting relationship might have been very painful in his waning years.
In any case it is not in our hands to judge the man...but a higher power.
I see you want to believe in “Prince” ( what ever his name was) . I don’t . God speed and take care. wE AGREE TO DISAGREE.
My link is no help. Daily Mail UK sources it back to an unnamed source via the Enquirer.
I don’t think he got it through homosexual practices, He likely got it through orgies or drug use.
He was known to be very pro-family.
He’s going on the $7 bill.
When you give that to a cashier, he/she/it/whatever will give you a $3 and a $4 in change.
Dumbassed writers. it is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which you can be positive for in a test.
Wait... he refused medical treatment but was getting prescriptions from the pharmacy? That IS medical treatment. This story makes no sense.
It may have been for palliative care.
Hated his music, unless he was covering something.
RIP. And please radio stations do not bombard us with that HORRIBLE song purple rain ! God please.
Good grief! This writer seems to have no understanding of basic English composition.
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