I never knew Liberace was gay.
Ha!
“Liberace’s Final Bow:
February, 05, 2010 10:30 am | On #Deal Central, Liberace
Twenty-three years ago, on Feb. 4, 1987, Vladziu Valentino Liberace had his final curtain call. According to the original death certificate, signed by his personal physician, Dr. Ronald Daniels, the cause was cardiac arrest.
However, the county medical examiner ordered an autopsy, which concluded that America’s beloved Mr. Showmanship had died of cytomegalovirus pneumonia — due to the AIDS virus. His estate’s executors filed a libel suit against the coroner’s office. They lost.
Combating rumors about the star’s declining health, Daniels had told the press that his patient was on a “watermelon diet” and suffered from emphysema and anemia. It was later revealed that, two years prior to his passing, Liberace had tested positive on an “anemia” test — for HIV.”