Billy Porter revealed that he is HIV-positive. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter the Pose star opened up about keeping it a secret for 14 years. Porter explained that he was diagnosed in 2007 after finding out he had Type II diabetes and filing for bankruptcy. “The shame of that time compounded with the shame that had already (accumulated) in my life silenced me, and I have lived with that shame in silence for 14 years,” he told the publication. “HIV-positive, where I come from, growing up in the Pentecostal church with a very religious family, is God’s punishment.” Porter said he is in good health and he is now ready to tell the world, “This is what HIV-positive looks like now.”
The cast of Friends shared what they thought their characters would be doing now in a new interview with People. Jennifer Aniston, thinks Rachel would have,” started a clothing line.” Courtney Cox sees Monica as “the head of the PTA.” Lisa Kudrow thinks Phoebe,”is living in Connecticut with Mike and their kids, and she’s in charge of the arts program for the school.” Matthew Perry feels Chandler, “would be a wonderful father. And a wonderful comedy writer.” Matt LeBlanc’s Joey, “ would have opened a chain of sandwich shops.” Schwimmer said Ross, a paleontologist, would be “playin’ with the bones” and “would’ve invested in Joey’s sandwich shop and lost a lot of his savings for his kids.”