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Danny is introspective, articulate, and forthright, and can tell his story myself up for my own bigotry much better than I can; I wanted and assumptions. I’ve been on to give him the forum to do so. such a journey to overcome GOLDBLATT: PHOTOGRAPH BY JASON FRANK ROTHENBERG; STYLING: ANNIE JAG that. In a way, this has really MANAGEMENT; BARBER: CHRISTIAN OLVERA/FOUR POINTS BARBER SHOP; [Around 2011] I found out been like my second coming-out: I was HIV-positive. It was such coming to terms with my own a shock because I had always bigotry—and finally being very been a hypochondriac. When I free, confident, and honest. came out, it was the peak of safe The last thing I ever want is pity. sex—even at that point, we I just want people to be aware. seemed to be at the tail end of the I knew so little myself, so I get it. FROM DON’T ASK, AIDS epidemic. At some point, I had a partner who lied [to me Danny taught the world a DON’T TELL TO about his status]. lot when he put a blurred face Those early years [after the to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell; this DO ASK, DO TELL diagnosis] were very, very time he’s hoping to reignite difficult and very lonely. You discussion about a disease Let me reintroduce you to WORLD REAL THE The Real World: New Orleans’ Danny Roberts don’t know who to turn to, and some assume has abated, or people don’t know what to say. would rather not face. GER/THE ONLY AGENCY; GROOMING: SONIA LEE/EXCLUSIVE ARTISTS It’s not something that people If you’re looking to spread : MTV/PHOTOFEST; ROBERTS: ROBERTS COURTESY DANNY MTV/PHOTOFEST; : FOR MUCH OF THE 1990S, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED have experience with. There’s a bit of cheer during the holi- an annual tribute that listed every actor, writer, and show- also the likelihood that people day season, may I suggest business executive who had died of AIDS that year. The will judge you about what a donation to the Elton John lists were heartbreaking, of course, and especially frighten- behaviors led to this, and what AIDS Foundation (ejaf.org), ing to those of us who were gay. The disease cut a wide kind of people this happens to. I or amfAR (amfar.org)? swath through the industry: from Michael Peters, the cho- wanted to believe I was enlight- Hope you and yours have a reographer credited for the “Thriller” video; to David Scott ened and informed, but I had to wonderful Thanksgiving. Richardson, a writer on Family Matters; to David B. Fein- face the reality that I wasn’t. berg, one of my favorite authors from the ’80s and ’90s, The f---ed-up part and the who artfully (and even hilariously) chronicled the AIDS reason I want to share this story epidemic in novels and articles. is that I spent so long beating HENRYHENRY GOL GOLDBLATTDBL As treatments improved and deaths from AIDS-related illnesses declined, Entertainment Weekly stopped publish- ing the lists. But as World AIDS Day approaches (Dec. 1), Danny Roberts (center, with his Real World: New Orleans castmates) is still close to Kelley Limp (center, right), who went on to marry actor Scott Wolf. “She’s it’s important to remember that despite the amazing medi- my life sister and has helped me through this,” he says; (right) Roberts today cal advances, there’s still no cure for HIV. About 40,000 people in the U.S. receive HIV diagnoses each year, accord- ing to the most recent figures available. A few years back, Danny Roberts was one of those people. You may remember Danny from The Real World: New Orleans in 2000. He was the charismatic, kind (and remarkably ratio- nal) gay man who became an inadvertent poster child for the movement against the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Danny was dating an officer, and MTV blurred the boy- friend’s face so he wouldn’t be identified and discharged. Danny, now 41, recently moved to NYC, where he works as a digital-design recruiter and raises a 2½-year-old 2 EW.COM NOVEMBER 30, 2018 DEAR HIV, WE DIDN’T GIVE UP. XOXO, SCIENCE There is no cure, but science is still in the Learn about an HIV-1 battle against HIV. Today’s HIV treatments treatment option at may help you get to undetectable. That means the amount of virus is so low it can’t XOXOSCIENCE.COM TM be measured in lab tests. Ask your healthcare provider about HIV and treatment options. XOXOSCIENCE.COM, GILEAD, and the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. © 2018 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. UNBC5531 05/18 THE TOP 10 THINGS WE LOVE THIS WEEK Edited By | MARC SNETIKER @MARCSNETIKER EMMA ST The Oscar winner, 30, tells EW’s Tim Stack about playing a mean girl and bullying bunnies Abigail is probably the meanest character you’ve ever played. Was it fun to walk on the bad side? Oh, it was amazing. In the beginning, Abi- gail, in the first 30 pages or so, is pretty meek and charming FAVOURITE THE and sweet and quiet, and then she unfolds. Showing up at work every day and trying MARSLAND/WIREIMAGE MIKE STONE: SEARCHLIGHT; LANTHIMOS/FOX YORGOS : to gauge her point along her journey and what was driving her on a daily basis was just a joy. You do a ton of physical comedy in this. Was that fun? I did have a great stunt double, but THE FAVOURITE yeah, there was a lot of falling in mud Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) and her cousin Abigail (Emma Stone) and falling down the stairs and slap- battle for the afection of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) in this dark ping and getting 18th-century-set comedy from visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos. slapped and fighting.