Famous people with herpes

It is truly inspiring when someone in a position of public influence makes the choice to stand up and be counted as a person infected with herpes.

It proves to the world that people from all walks of life have herpes, regardless of how they live their life, what they do for a living, their sex, color, race, financial position, or any other discriminating factor.

In 1986, Robin Williams was sued for $6.2 million by an ex-girlfriend who claimed he infected her with herpes.

Liza Minnelli caught herpes before meeting David.
Liza Minnelli had herpes and did not tell her husband

Similarly, sports personality Michael Vick (Atlanta Falcons quarterback) settled out of court after being accused of not disclosing his herpes condition to his partner.
Woman claims Michael Vick passed along herpes

Many other celebrities have been at the firing end of herpes law suit allegations including Singer Tony Bennett [The Cost of Kissing and Not Telling] and David Hasselhoff [Article].

When a person's private and personal life becomes a public affair the world get's a small glimpse of how celebrities can and 'do' have herpes too.

Take the case of Liza Minnelli and husband, David Gest. Their bitter divorce battle has escalated to Gest claiming that Minnelli had genital herpes and did not tell him about it until after they were married.

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