Jean-Claude Van Damme Announces "I'm HIV+"

On June 20, 2006 Jean-Claude Van Damme publicly announced his HIV positive status. He refused to comment on the manner in which he contracted the disease stating, "I want to use my final years to contribute to society and support the industry that has given me so much." SOURCE


Is this really true? I can't believe it.

I googled it and found these results as well

I must have missed this in the mainstream media.

Can anyone else confirm this?

I had such a crush on him and from what I've seen he's still a hottie.

Anyone else know what the 411 is :high:

Yup because a site that is editable by anyone is a source we can all trust plus, if he does, who cares?

It was posted on the interweb, it must be true LOL

Regards,

Lee

Yeah but 13,300 Google results as well? :cheekymonkey:

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Originally Posted by Squirt

Yeah but 13,300 Google results as well? :cheekymonkey:

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Oh it must be true then...

I guess you have HIV also... SOURCE

What about George Bush? SOURCE

What about Bugs Bunny? SOURCE

Needless to say, Google's system is flawed ;)

Regards,

Lee

Oh jeez!

Well I was hoping this would be some news for everyone but maybe it's just a quirk in the system then :high:

If he is it's a shame, hopefully he's arrested it in time and taking good care of himself. One good thing is he'll at least have the money to get the proper medications and stuff for himself and maybe throw another spotlight on a global issue that we all need to address and find a cure for.

Sad though nonetheless

If you or someone you know if facing illness or having a hard time dealing with a family members illness feel free to cut and paste the thought on my site.

i liked the movie "cyborg" ( B-rated scifi ) i never really cared much for him as an actor (thank god there was a supporting cast to carry the film) and as a person (based on interviews and news/mag articles) i cared even less and found him so self-absorbed in himself i was surprised he even took notice of others around him.

sincerely ~ ..."anyone who spends longer looking at a mirror than me has got to go!"... :fool:

It looks like the reference to HIV was removed from Mr. Van Damme's wikipedia entry. I scanned it and didn't see anything.

the problem is if someone puts something like this up on wikipedia, a bunch of people will copy it, assuming it to be the truth.

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It looks like the reference to HIV was removed from Mr. Van Damme's wikipedia entry. I scanned it and didn't see anything.

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Wow you're right! There was a whole section on it and it was titled in bold "HIV Status" and now it's gone.

What you see in some of the google results is exactly what was in Wikipedia.

I will now NEVER trust Wikipedia. So anyone can put something up and take it off just like that?

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I will now NEVER trust Wikipedia. So anyone can put something up and take it off just like that?

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That's the whole purpose of wiki...

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A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.ki¢°] or [ˈwi¢°.ki¢°] [1]) is a type of website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove and otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring. The term wiki can also refer to the collaborative software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a website, or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (an original wiki), WikiWikiWeb, and the online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia

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Vandalism will kill the wiki.

Wikipedia is a good starting point but I always check source documents if I want to know the absolute truth.

look at his alleged quote - "I want to use my final years to contribute to society..."

I highly doubt that an hiv-positive Jean-Claude Van Damme would make such a statement.

Steve

He might be HIV+, but I can't beileve anybody would say "I want to use my final years..."

FINAL YEARS? I think everyone has learned by now that an HIV+ diagnosis does not equal immediate death.

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He might be HIV+, but I can't beileve anybody would say "I want to use my final years..."

FINAL YEARS? I think everyone has learned by now that an HIV+ diagnosis does not equal immediate death.

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Yeah that's why I questioning if it was true or not. "final years" give me a break AND if he did have HIV he'd use the opporutunity to elevate his visibility and mild it for as much publicity as possible, like he's done with other stuff before. I did an IMDB search on him and the guy has been working quite a lot doing a lot of movie, none of which I've heard of.

This is interesting news. Thanks for sharing.