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PS: From Wikipedia:

Following Hudson's funeral, his partner Marc Christian sued Hudson's estate on grounds of "intentional infliction of emotional distress." Christian tested negative for HIV but claimed Hudson continued having sex with him until February 1985,more than eight months after Hudson knew he had AIDS. Hudson biographer Sara Davidson later stated that, by the time she had met Hudson, Christian was living in
the guest house, and Tom Clark, who had been Hudson's life partner for many years before, was living in the
house.

Mark wasn't very Christian, was he?

"Christian telling it like it is"?? Yeah, he came forward to do so only so he could sue for big bucks.

And what about personal responsibility? Labeling someone with AIDS a criminal and his partner a total victim was a popular thing to do back then, and Marc fueled into that hysteria. Besides, he didn't have AIDS, so his fears were bogus!!!

I should have said his fears were "unfounded" rather than bogus.

But my point is:

Back then, gays knew about the horror of AIDS--I was there--and everyone took precautions, assuming that everyone you slept with had it. (That should still be the case today, even if it isn't.)

Marc fueled into the hysteria and the blame game, playing victim (which it turned out he wasn't) all while trying to grub money out of his famous lover's estate. Which he did.

Another failed twink songwriter. Well, we still have Aaron Carter to look up to.

"One of the creepiest opportunists who ever lived" is exactly right. Christian loudly claimed after the court ruling that he would donate a portion of his winnings...oh, sorry, SETTLEMENT...to AIDS charities. Has anybody ever checked that out? Because I very much doubt he spent a dime on anybody but himself.

I WAS THERE AT ROCK HUDSONS HOUSE AND KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND THIS HAS BEEN A GROSS INJUSTICE.

I think the GLBT Community still places great STIGMA on those living with HIV....that I think is the great SHAME.

(Gay men bitching at those who are greatly suffering I believe are FUCKED UP)

RIP

xxoo

Sad story about his life. May he find some peace in the next.

I had the very unfortunate experience of being held down and raped by this sad excuse for a human being nearly 25 years ago. He would not stop even as I repeatedly said no and tried to push him off of me. I had an asthma attack during the incident, wept and still he continued. I will never forget praying through tears that it would soon be over. Never let it be said that those who abuse or take advantage of others don't somehow pay for their actions.

A journalist now tells me there have been reports of Marc's death before and they haven't been able to be confirmed because they were fakes that came from Marc himself!!

Can this be true?

Musto, you silly goose, that statement above is a common misreading from the Gospel on Marc Christian -- the genuine text follows:

"Marc hated being circumsized and spent some of the money on restoring his foreskin, which he did by using waiters."

In fact, J-Lo did the same thing by using a waiter Ojani which is why she is suing him today!

I find it very hard to believe that Marc Christian raped anyone as the other poster stated. I meet and slept with Marc in the late '80s and the guy was absolutely gorgeous, charming, and hung like Seabiscuit,90% of West Hollywood would have went to bed with him.

@Barkley:

Yes, Page 6 in the NY Post had a piece today (no pun intended) on Dunne and mentioned that one of his lovers had been Frederick Combs, one of the stars of the movie The Boys in the Band (among other things in a successful career).

In 1999 my roommate and I moved to Los Angeles. We were fresh off the bus from Louisiana. We got out our gay guide to LA out and ended up in a bar called the Oasis in Studio City. The first person we met was Marc Christian. He took us under his wing and affectiontaley referred to us as "his kids". While Marc was a controversial figure in the gay community and was often portrayed negatively, the Marc I knew was generous, kind, and welcoming. I will always be thankful for the times we all shared eating at Sitton's, watching movies and old news footage, hearing him lovingly tell stories about memorabilia and old photos. I hope this story is not true but if it is I am deeply saddened. You will be missed.

Another source:

"Marc lost a shitload of money on a chili franchise.

"He sort of locked himself in the house as it was about to be foreclosed on."

I don't think a "sweet man" would go to court and demand mega-money from someone had supposedly loved after he had tested negative. He sounds like a smarmy asshole to me. I bet he had zero musical talent.

The comment by JDR is correct. Marc would have been 56 three weeks after his passing on June 2. He did not have HIV or AIDS. Stresses and depression led to his illness that caused pheumonia. We became friends in 1971 in high school, fooled around as underage teens, hung out at his family home, experienced life in West Hollywood as young men, his relationship with Rock and the years following. He was a great guy and good friend, unfortunately he didn't reach out for help until he was too ill to recover.