Elizabeth Taylor remembered: Magic Johnson
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Basketball legend Magic Johnson remembered actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday, not for her contributions to film but for her contributions to HIV/AIDS awareness. Johnson learned he was HIV-positive in 1991.
‘I loved Elizabeth Taylor. I loved the work we did together in the fight against HIV/AIDS,’ he said in a statement Wednesday. ‘I learned from her to be passionate about what I did, because she was so passionate about her causes. It was infectious. She was one of the classiest, gentlest, most professional and elegant women I knew. She will be missed around the world.’
Taylor established the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and was the founding national and international chairwoman of AmfAR.
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