@@marirothbauer5407 very true the lawyers make tons of money trying to exploit the law and anything else they can.. Everyday people don't get to use loopholes..
A friend and neighbor of mine was an intimate friend of Rock Hudson, and the three of us had lunch at that friend's apartment, a couple floors down from mine, in the early 80s. Rock was a lovely person, very approachable, with an easy sense of humor, and slightly shy or withdrawn. I liked him very much. Of all the people I met and knew in Hollywood, he was one of the LEAST impressed with himself. He would have been saddened to see this circus play out, where his former lover went after the estate. He had removed the man from his will for a reason, and that should have been respected.
@@Juliet475exactly, he went to his grave never fully accepting who he was; forget about what the media wanted, he should’ve at least come clean with/to himself, that’s not very honorable in my eyes.
I was very touched by how Elizabeth Taylor publicly supported Rock Hudson, at a time when most people wouldn’t even shake hands with a person with AIDS.
She really supported the Aids & homosexual community & brought attention to the cause. She arranged massive fund raisers for awareness, research & assistance to sufferers.
@@alidabotes6264I read somewhere a while ago that she (Elizabeth Taylor) also put some of her own personal antique jewellery collection up for charity auction too.(for AIDS research) After all who wouldn't want a piece of history like that.
Elizabeth Taylor did so much for the Aids cause ...and most young Gen Z generation have no idea even who she is....that's the truth. I've ask them...they don't have a clue...til u tell them. Unbelievable.
Rock's so-called close friends went to Rock in his room to ask what money they will get who needs enemies when you have so called friends like that !wow hangers-on there's alot in Hollywood well over over the world!! 😮
I'm still watching McMillan and Wife 50+ years on and the wonderful gentle humour of the films Rock Hudson made with Doris Day. Sad that you often find out who your real friends are when you need them/their support the most. Something I noticed in his films but most in McMillan and Wife - he had the most wonderful and genuine smile and sense of humour. RIP Rock Hudson
I Doubt That When Reading 📖 Bible Scriptures Man Doesn’t Lay With Man and Woman Doesn’t Lay With Woman It’s An Abomination and I Doubt He Never 👎🏿 Repented Of His Sins He Keep His Lifestyle Because He Enjoyed It , and That’s , That’s 👋
I remember this very well. I'm 67. What stands out to me is that a lot of the people Rock acted with had no idea of his diagnosis and were terrified becuase some of the scenes involved intimacy.
At the very beginning not a lot was known about it. Somewhere between 1972 and 73 I was living with my Mom's cousin and her son, he was a closet homosexual, and there was a man, friends of them, he was nicer to me than my relatives, reason I moved out soon. Anyway, he was in the hospital, very sick, but nobody knew what was wrong. Like I said, early 1970's. Later on when AIDS became so talked about it, I realized GEEZ, He had AIDS, one early victim. On the other hand, my relative, not sure if they were just friends or intimate involved, lived until late 1990's.
PILLOW TALK is my GO-TO movie when I am feeling down...which happens at regular intervals. Thelma Ritter deserves some accolades for this great film as well as Doris and Rock
Doris Day had nothing but the highest praise for the kind politeness of Rock. She co-starred with him on several movies 🎥 Pillow Talk and Send me no flowers, just to name a couple.
My number 1 idol will always be Rock Hudson, no matter what others said about him. I wrote him a letter in 1965 and one of his secretaries, Lois Rupert replied to me on his behalf. She said Rock Hudson was on location in Mexico at that time. I treasured that letter for many years till it got lost.
I remember the Dynasty scene with Linda Evans making headlines because they had kissed. That was all over the news because people were talking about Rock Hudson not telling anyone he had AIDS at the time of intimate scene with Linda Evans.
Rock still should have told his lover or lovers he had AIDS . With all respect Rock was wrong for that despite how well liked he may have been. That speaks volumes about him as well
That was a pretty terrible thing to do, he was a selfish coward for that. You can understand his predicament more than Charlie Sheen but it’s no less despicable.
It doesn't make any sense. Marc asked for 300,000, and Susan said they offered 50,000 a month for the rest of his life (any fool would take the latter's deal). Susan's math doesn't add up!!!
@@josephinejoseph8837 I agree! But then I think the 300.000 came from Marc's lover (who would believe anything Marc told him), whereas the 50.000 came from Hundson's secretary.
Sounds like Rock wanted to end the relationship with with Marc but hadn't the guts to throw him out, leaving Marc to think they were still together. But it also is clear that Rock knew he could have infected "the kid" but deliberately hid that knowledge.
@queenofthebutterflies5212 he was likely infected long before the boy toy. That skin cancer is not an early sign but a later stage symptom. My college housemate was diagnosed when he came down w pneumonia. He knew how many years back he was infected while serving in the Israeli military.😢
Well look what we just went through with covid. How many people didn't care about passing that around and it killed plenty of people. Ever thought about that?
@@nigellee9824many straight men in Hollywood have disdain for women too - Weinstein waddles to mind, Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, all just the tip of the narcissist ice continent
Filed a lawsuit claiming they deserve someone else’s lifelong earnings to be theirs cause they were deliberately, maliciously & dangerously kept in the dark about this secret, their choice to live taken from them…. Just also happens to be the same & only person who repeatedly & unapologetically refused to leave the house, couldn’t even be paid to leave, while those who cared for Rock spent their final weeks with him wearing masks, gloves & saying their goodbyes from a 40Ft distance…. That’s an interesting choice for the victim of having their choice stolen 🤔🤔
Rock didn't own the house "The Castle" until 1962. Universal Studios bought it for him for about $130,000. The original house was demo'd after he died. The property was for sale a few years back for $55 Million.
I don't see how their relationship ending before he was diagnosed has any bearing on it. Rock doesn't know when he got it, so he could have passed it on to him. Your reputation is based on your behavior - I hate it when someone says something will ruin their reputation. Well, if they actually did it, it needs to be a part of their reputation!!!!
It's so Obvious Rock Hudson was throwing his legs high in the air the week he first went to California and never stopped...he's lucky he lived as long as he did considering.
He was the one bending the men over. He was a TOP. It was in recordings with his wife. She recording their conversations and said “How come you are so fast with me in bed? Is that how it is when you are with men? And Rock said : “No i last longer with men because it doesn’t fit… with you it fits” When you do that type of $3x act there can be tearing and bleeding. That part of the body wasn’t made for that. It doesn’t stretch like a woman’s part. It doesn’t self lubericate like a woman’s part. So if Rock is the one bending men over and there is a tear and some bleeding that’s how he would contract it from being the partner who inserts it 🍆 inside.
I honestly can not understand why people contest someone’s last will and testament if your not it that will it’s because the person did not want to put you in it I think it’s very wrong to deny the dead of their last testament on this plain
I will always love Rock Hudson. Rest in peace darling.. He deserved his right to privacy and his right to not share it with the whole world at that time. He was truly loved by so many. As for Marc Christianson I'd say yes he has a right to know but it sounds like they stopped intimate relations between and with that being the case Marc Christensen did not have the right to know or to win the law suit.
It's not like people got contagious the very day they became sick enough to see a doctor. A friend of mine was completely healthy for a year or more after he was infected by a former lover. Thank goodness, the first drugs had been developed by then, so he lived for 20+ years after he was diagnosed.
I liked Rock Hudson but l do remember him the first actor being diagnosed with AIDS l thought he had cancer when l think he was on Dallas . I was young and remember telling my mom he looked like he was sick
He called his wife Bunting as a mickname. It's a baseball term. It means hitting the ball gently so it doesn't go flying. It's an unexpected move that you use when you're stuck and don't know what else to do.
I loved Rock Hudson as a actor. He was the first famous person I found out had died of Aids and sadly I remember that photo of RH near the end of his life and couldn't believe what i was seeing.The doctors didn't know a lot about Aids back in there '80's, it was scary. It's always sad to see people fight over money. It's the route of all evil, no matter if you have it or haven't got it
Absolutely, Rock should have informed Mark and any other lovers of his condition. They needed to know and be tested. Vile and deceitful to put others at danger.
@@chickenlover657 it has plenty to do with eras. Many things wete considered funny 100 years ago, 50-60 years ago, even 20 years ago that aren't considered funny today. Humor changes as people and society changes. Just like taste in clothes changes.
I always thought he was fabulous in those Doris Day comedies. If you read 'Bombshell' by Mike Rothmiller on the death of Marilyn Monroe, as well as Fred Otash's wiretaps on Marilyn with the Kennedys, he also recorded an argument between Rock & his wife re her discovering his real sexuality. Fred worked for both the FBI, CIA & the Mafia , he didnt care, as long as the money was right & he had dirt on many huge stars, not just Marilyn & Bobby & Jack. Hoover especially, at the time, was obsessed with the Kennedys & Hollywood stars: & loved collecting dirt on them for possible blackmail use in the future.
It's not sinful to be LBGTQ+. It is very wrong not to tell your partner that you have or may have a fatal disease that is communicated through intimacy.
Whenever Rock costarred with Doris Day you knew the movie was going to be magic. Send Me No Flowers, Pillow Talk, and Lover Come Back are still my favorite movies to this day. RIP to Rock Hudson always ❤
I’m sorry but Rock himself, his friends and legal team here are not in their right mind……it was absolutely wrong to not tell that man he had AIDS!!!! They can talk about his past and activities all they want, it doesn’t change facts ….rocks team , employees etc tried to hush him up and attack his character……who cares if he wrote a screenplay…. or had other lovers, rock did too 🧐 I’m glad he won….rock was dead wrong for not disclosing his status
I believe he asked his circle of friends, colleagues and family not to tell Marc…because HE (Rock), wanted to tell him. Then couldn’t bring himself to???? It didn’t sound sinister, but it is a deadly virus. You HAVE to disclose! Didn’t California revoke the legislation mentioned here, or legislate against informing your partner several years back? It’s unimaginable to me how CA could backslide on such an important issue.
I agree. What goes on between two consenting adults in private is no-one else's business. Ignoring the potential to knowingly or recklessly expose your partner to a devastating and incurable disease means the 'consenting adults' bit is not in play.
And don’t forget Linda Evans, she French kissed with Rock Hudson on Dynasty when he already knew he had AIDS. As the young guy’s lawyer said, he had a duty to warn
I know many people from my time working in nursing homes that had children that never visited or called. Social workers were the ones taking care of their crucial needs like finances. I have known children to say to us not to calk them until they are died. Yes, they just wanted the money. Family sometimes isn't all what it is cracked up to be.
I am fully and wholesomely straight, yet you spit on a lifestyle such as mine. I'll let you know that I, "no permanence no family" am leagues above you and your quaint boring existence😂
@@brendakabanda2181 Sometimes the word "family" is just an empty buzzword. Otherwise many people wouldn't be so lonely. For people who are very people- and family-oriented, this is something completely alien and they can't or don't want to understand it.
Im sorry Rock should have told him he had Aids. Thats a law sue. He should have got some compensation. I loved all Rocks movies, im sorry he went through that...fair is fair.
Pillow Talk love it! I still watch McMillan and wife and still love it. It's so sad that people had to hide their true selves that's why we have so much depression and suicide 😢😢😢
@BeaullahBelle-pc4em I agree with the first two you listed. Gable wasn't particularly handsome to me, but he had charm and I love GWTW. Cary was incredible.
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One of my favorite movies Giant was a masterpiece. It was way before my time but I grew to love old movies. I remember the news about Rock Hudson. Very sad to see him in that state.
I don't care what he did in his private life, I loved him on screen and it was heartbreakingly sad when and how we lost him. Behind his beautiful smile lived a massive secret that would of ruined his career had it come out, it's wrong that he had to live like this, in constant fear.
40 years ago no1 knew too much of Aids but when Rock died there was a dinner for him ❤ in California with all the stars and singers there me too😢 im his age now when he died ! He would be100 now and someone took his place ! Kaan = llgaz!
Mark Christian had every right not to leave ! He was betrayed in the highest degree. Susan and all the other sychophants are awful. Money hungry leeches who wanted to be on the will. Mark was on the hustle but he didnt know Rock had aids! Thats awful ! I dont blame him for being angry.
This was so interesting. I put it on to help me fall asleep, thinking it would be drab. Oh🎉 boy, was I wrong! Thank you for providing such an interesting look into the past😊
I believe he loved his wife so much and couldn’t bear to hurt her that he cut himself off her completely. She needs to take comfort in. That knowledge. Dear Phillis. Bless you.
I agree. But in their defense, they are portraying him mostly when he was sick and 58 and 59, which looked older back then. He's a little before my time as far as his heyday. I was about 19 when he died. I remember how thin and sick he looked, not really his former handsome self. But yeah, the actor was off looks wise.
I don’t believe this woman saying she offered Marc 50k a month for life and he said no. This is the same guy who wanted 300k put in a trust for his health. She’s lying this one
Marc was on Donahue with his attorney. They offered to settle for $900,000 but the insurance company declined so it went to trail. So this documentary doesn't seem truthful.
Rock Hudson was a great actor.I love him in Magnificent Obsession, Pillow Talk and my favorite, Giant. I remember watching the press conference on television in October 1985, with my mother.I was 15 years old at the time.I also remembered his last television appearance when he look emaciated and gaunt. It was heartbreaking.
Rock Hudson, being in sida stage, was likely contaminated since 1982/83. At this time, he was se*ually activ with Mark Christian and contagious. And we have no idea of the kind of se*ual activities they had during their affair. So Mark Christian was really put at risk even if only during the 1983 year...
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I will never understand how somone can write a will and it not be respected by law..
when money is involved well......
@@jennifursun3303 unfortunately your right.. money brings out the worst in some
Agree a Will is your
Final wishes. Noone should dispute it.
Only lawyers make money by doing so.
@@marirothbauer5407 very true the lawyers make tons of money trying to exploit the law and anything else they can.. Everyday people don't get to use loopholes..
The lawyers who draw these wills up should protect them, Not just take your chunk of money and say see ya
A friend and neighbor of mine was an intimate friend of Rock Hudson, and the three of us had lunch at that friend's apartment, a couple floors down from mine, in the early 80s. Rock was a lovely person, very approachable, with an easy sense of humor, and slightly shy or withdrawn. I liked him very much. Of all the people I met and knew in Hollywood, he was one of the LEAST impressed with himself. He would have been saddened to see this circus play out, where his former lover went after the estate. He had removed the man from his will for a reason, and that should have been respected.
However, he should have been honest about his illness.
However, he should have been honest about his illness.
8😅mn😅
@@Juliet475exactly, he went to his grave never fully accepting who he was; forget about what the media wanted, he should’ve at least come clean with/to himself, that’s not very honorable in my eyes.
@Juliet475 Yes, he should. And the case had wider implications than just the two parties involved.
I was very touched by how Elizabeth Taylor publicly supported Rock Hudson, at a time when most people wouldn’t even shake hands with a person with AIDS.
Yes I do remember that❤
She really supported the Aids & homosexual community & brought attention to the cause. She arranged massive fund raisers for awareness, research & assistance to sufferers.
@@alidabotes6264I read somewhere a while ago that she (Elizabeth Taylor)
also put some of her own personal antique jewellery collection up for charity auction too.(for AIDS research)
After all who wouldn't want a piece of history like that.
They bonded during the making of the movie Giant.
Elizabeth Taylor did so much for the Aids cause ...and most young Gen Z generation have no idea even who she is....that's the truth. I've ask them...they don't have a clue...til u tell them. Unbelievable.
Disgusting how people act when it comes to money.
Not in my father's house 🥰😥🙏⚖️
Says a lot about today's world???? Secrets that people would pay to have you keep🆘😢🤑💰🤫😲😳 still going on now⚖️🇬🇧🎬🤓✌️
Rock's so-called close friends went to Rock in his room to ask what money they will get who needs enemies when you have so called friends like that !wow hangers-on there's alot in Hollywood well over over the world!! 😮
Amen
Put a full stop in your comment now and again. 😂
Especially within families.
I will always love Rock Hudson❤❤🎉 As a young girl the movies he and Doris Day made were truly fun, humorous, beautifully made.
It was romantic and humorous. Not like the raunchy movies today
Me too ❤
😅
I agree. He was a very handsome man too
Very 😢. I always liked him. We are not the one's that can Not judge him or anyone.
I'm still watching McMillan and Wife 50+ years on and the wonderful gentle humour of the films Rock Hudson made with Doris Day. Sad that you often find out who your real friends are when you need them/their support the most. Something I noticed in his films but most in McMillan and Wife - he had the most wonderful and genuine smile and sense of humour. RIP Rock Hudson
Oh my favorite tv series of all time..I watch it to this day..life was so much simpler then...wish I had a time machine 😊
I love those . Susan St James ? Where can I find it ?
Yes, I loved that show.
Selfish man who didn't tell his lover he had aids .. He was so promiscuous..
I always thought Rock Hudson was the most handsome actor, I watched all his movies Rest in peace Rock🌹
I Doubt That When Reading 📖 Bible Scriptures Man Doesn’t Lay With Man and Woman Doesn’t Lay With Woman It’s An Abomination and I Doubt He Never 👎🏿 Repented Of His Sins He Keep His Lifestyle Because He Enjoyed It , and That’s , That’s 👋
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He was also a coward who didn't tell his lover he had aids selfish man..
I remember this very well. I'm 67. What stands out to me is that a lot of the people Rock acted with had no idea of his diagnosis and were terrified becuase some of the scenes involved intimacy.
Could you actually blame them, keeping that huge secret was truly disrespectful
At the very beginning not a lot was known about it. Somewhere between 1972 and 73 I was living with my Mom's cousin and her son, he was a closet homosexual, and there was a man, friends of them, he was nicer to me than my relatives, reason I moved out soon. Anyway, he was in the hospital, very sick, but nobody knew what was wrong. Like I said, early 1970's. Later on when AIDS became so talked about it, I realized GEEZ, He had AIDS, one early victim. On the other hand, my relative, not sure if they were just friends or intimate involved, lived until late 1990's.
If he was offered the money he asked but said No and claim a lawsuit against a d😊ead person Estate, he was a bad person.
Ah, the bulldog went down with a wimp.
@kimlangley5552 Most of us would have been worried. Back then most didn't live long after being diagnosed
I could watch him in Pillow Talk a million times and never get tired of it. He was the best looking male actor in Hollywood history 🫠
Same! ❤️💜🇦🇺
You forgot Clint Eastwood.
@@seriouswoman9117 he didn’t really do it for me although I did see younger pictures of him riding a skateboard and he looked pretty being hot then 🙄
PILLOW TALK is my GO-TO movie when I am feeling down...which happens at regular intervals. Thelma Ritter deserves some accolades for this great film as well as Doris and Rock
Need to watch that one🤔
Doris Day had nothing but the highest praise for the kind politeness of Rock. She co-starred with him on several movies 🎥 Pillow Talk and Send me no flowers, just to name a couple.
I rember when he was first diagnosed with aids she freaked out because she kissed him
Really liked Doris Day. She loved animals
@@Noscrubs1 Nobody knew anything about transmission of the virus back then. I’ll take that with a grain of salt 🧂
@janet9562 not true, aids wasn't even around back in 61.
@@Noscrubs1I don’t blame her ! It was a terrible death .
Rock had great friends that says a lot about Rock as a person
Who? Friends who wanted to know if they were in his Will or not?
🙄
@@CMoore8539Elizabeth Taylor and Doris Day
Owing a Duty of Care, to the Public they all failed on this account!
My number 1 idol will always be Rock Hudson, no matter what others said about him.
I wrote him a letter in 1965 and one of his secretaries, Lois Rupert replied to me on his behalf. She said Rock Hudson was on location in Mexico at that time. I treasured that letter for many years till it got lost.
I remember the Dynasty scene with Linda Evans making headlines because they had kissed. That was all over the news because people were talking about Rock Hudson not telling anyone he had AIDS at the time of intimate scene with Linda Evans.
It's always scary about a disease no one knows about. And people were dying
He didn’t t need the money so why continue acting where harm might come to others!
@@maryannsinopoli1751Good point.
I remember that and worried about beautiful Linda Evans.
Interesting. I don't remember that and I was an avid fan of Dynasty. I'll have to see if I can find what that episode was about.
Rock still should have told his lover or lovers he had AIDS .
With all respect Rock was wrong for that despite how well liked he may have been. That speaks volumes about him as well
There were no secrets.❤
Maybe he did. And their agenda was of course 💲💲💲💲
He was wrong about a lot of things
That was a pretty terrible thing to do, he was a selfish coward for that. You can understand his predicament more than Charlie Sheen but it’s no less despicable.
I agree.
As a writer trying to become an author, this reading truly resonated with me. Thank you!!!
Agreat actor! His movies with Doris Day were my favorites
Same here! I loved doris day and rock hudson movies! ❤️❤️❤️💜❤️
Agree 💯
Shame that they don't make movies like that anymore.👍
RIP to Rock Hudson ❤
Pity they couldn't get an actor that looked a little more like him.
I nominate Paul Rudd
@@Vanirvis he'd look more like him than this man.
@@Vanirvisto short
If he was offered 50k a month and he turned it down then he didn’t deserve anything after that!
It doesn't make any sense. Marc asked for 300,000, and Susan said they offered 50,000 a month for the rest of his life (any fool would take the latter's deal). Susan's math doesn't add up!!!
?!?!
@@josephinejoseph8837 I agree! But then I think the 300.000 came from Marc's lover (who would believe anything Marc told him), whereas the 50.000 came from Hundson's secretary.
@@josephinejoseph8837 Correct, they think we are fools.
@@josephinejoseph8837if his estate was $8,000,000 where would $600,000 a year for life even come from?
Sounds like Rock wanted to end the relationship with with Marc but hadn't the guts to throw him out, leaving Marc to think they were still together. But it also is clear that Rock knew he could have infected "the kid" but deliberately hid that knowledge.
How evil is that to knowingly infect someone?
@queenofthebutterflies5212 he was likely infected long before the boy toy. That skin cancer is not an early sign but a later stage symptom. My college housemate was diagnosed when he came down w pneumonia. He knew how many years back he was infected while serving in the Israeli military.😢
14:55
Shame on Mr Hudson
Well look what we just went through with covid. How many people didn't care about passing that around and it killed plenty of people. Ever thought about that?
Sorry the whole world knew, but we still loved him
Not the whole world.
I was unaware this was supposedly a secret.
I agree, anyone who heard of him, knew.
I think his friends and other actors knew, but I don’t know that his fans were aware. Media didn’t acknowledge things like that way back then.
@@WendyHannan-pt7ez He came out publicly with Elizabeth Taylor before he died.
The whole world was appalled when he put people at risk. What a creep.
My late mother " Ms. Peggy james" absolutely loved Rock Hudson. Her favorite movie was pillow talk with Doris day.
Lol...he had absolute distain for women...
Love pillow talk
@@nigellee9824many straight men in Hollywood have disdain for women too - Weinstein waddles to mind, Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, all just the tip of the narcissist ice continent
Pillow talk movie is great treatment for depression
@@nigellee9824no he didn’t. Lots of actresses talk about his kindness and respect.
Love rock Hudson, I bet he was scared, but he should of told his partners
EXACTLY no matter if that dude was shady Rock Did have a duty to inform his lovers past & present !
Worried about being sued
@@kimlarso
Or....avenged...😬
@@rmp7400 very true😀
Yes, he should have. :}
Filed a lawsuit claiming they deserve someone else’s lifelong earnings to be theirs cause they were deliberately, maliciously & dangerously kept in the dark about this secret, their choice to live taken from them…. Just also happens to be the same & only person who repeatedly & unapologetically refused to leave the house, couldn’t even be paid to leave, while those who cared for Rock spent their final weeks with him wearing masks, gloves & saying their goodbyes from a 40Ft distance….
That’s an interesting choice for the victim of having their choice stolen 🤔🤔
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So did I he was my idol I had loads of photos of him Couldn’t believe what I heard about him ❤️
No matter how people like Mark Christian and his lawyer tried to slander Rock, we still love him.
Let's see how you feel when someone you have a relationship with fails to disclose they have AIDS. Oh wait, no one would have a relationship with you.
Who is we? The majority of people that know the circumstances are appalled that he continued to infect others.
No we don’t
No, we don't. He was knowingly spreading Aids. Who knows how many people he has infected? He's a piece of filth.
Rock didn't own the house "The Castle" until 1962. Universal Studios bought it for him for about $130,000. The original house was demo'd after he died. The property was for sale a few years back for $55 Million.
Doris Day was devastated.
I don't see how their relationship ending before he was diagnosed has any bearing on it. Rock doesn't know when he got it, so he could have passed it on to him.
Your reputation is based on your behavior - I hate it when someone says something will ruin their reputation. Well, if they actually did it, it needs to be a part of their reputation!!!!
My thoughts exactly. He didn’t get it overnight.
But he never told his lover that he had aids and that was so wrong 😢
Filthy stuff
For that reason, l believe he deserved to be paid.
@@tinotendadarangwa4977I agree. Who knows what he did when he was overseas filming. It sounds like the guy was done very wrong.
Totally agree!
Geeze, he's long dead, leave him alone!
A great Actor. Loved his movies & admired his courage fighting AIDS. His challenges with judgment & fear took its toll on him. 😢💙
It's so Obvious Rock Hudson was throwing his legs high in the air the week he first went to California and never stopped...he's lucky he lived as long as he did considering.
He was the one bending the men over. He was a TOP. It was in recordings with his wife. She recording their conversations and said “How come you are so fast with me in bed? Is that how it is when you are with men?
And Rock said : “No i last longer with men because it doesn’t fit… with you it fits”
When you do that type of $3x act there can be tearing and bleeding. That part of the body wasn’t made for that. It doesn’t stretch like a woman’s part. It doesn’t self lubericate like a woman’s part. So if Rock is the one bending men over and there is a tear and some bleeding that’s how he would contract it from being the partner who inserts it 🍆 inside.
You cant blame Mark Christian, he should have been told, that his life could be in danger
Rock Hudson was it very handsome man. Couldn’t you find a better looking person to portray, Mr. Hudson
I thought that too!
Find a picture of his last public appearance with Elizabeth Taylor. He was not so handsome twords the end.
@@loveislove4879None of us are better looking as we age and gain weight , get sick .
This isn’t low budget, it’s beneath the budget. They just got the checker from Ralph’s to play Rock.
Rock Hudson was a class act. No matter who he chose to have a relationship with... No one's business, only his own 😢❤❤
? Class act would tell his partner that he was infected....and to keep infecting? He's a piece of work !
@@randymoran67 He was a total creep.
This is totally shocking it was all about money it’s heart breaking ❤❤❤
Was wrong for him not tell his lover that virus was death bk then ❤
I honestly can not understand why people contest someone’s last will and testament if your not it that will it’s because the person did not want to put you in it I think it’s very wrong to deny the dead of their last testament on this plain
I will always love Rock Hudson. Rest in peace darling.. He deserved his right to privacy and his right to not share it with the whole world at that time. He was truly loved by so many. As for Marc Christianson I'd say yes he has a right to know but it sounds like they stopped intimate relations between and with that being the case Marc Christensen did not have the right to know or to win the law suit.
It's not like people got contagious the very day they became sick enough to see a doctor. A friend of mine was completely healthy for a year or more after he was infected by a former lover. Thank goodness, the first drugs had been developed by then, so he lived for 20+ years after he was diagnosed.
Exactly
No. He had every right to know.
He had every right to know. What a ridiculous statement. What a selfish creep.
I watched a lot of Rock Hudson movies but my favorite is 'All that Heaven Allows' with Jane Wyman. He is one of my favorite actors.
Ronald Reagan's first wife!
I liked Rock Hudson but l do remember him the first actor being diagnosed with AIDS l thought he had cancer when l think he was on Dallas . I was young and remember telling my mom he looked like he was sick
I saw him thin, and gaunt on someones show. We were all shocked. Hollywood pin up boy to that!
He was on Dynasty not Dallas.
Thanks
He called his wife Bunting as a mickname. It's a baseball term. It means hitting the ball gently so it doesn't go flying. It's an unexpected move that you use when you're stuck and don't know what else to do.
It doesn’t mean that where I come from.
I loved Rock Hudson as a actor. He was the first famous person I found out had died of Aids and sadly I remember that photo of RH near the end of his life and couldn't believe what i was seeing.The doctors didn't know a lot about Aids back in there '80's, it was scary. It's always sad to see people fight over money. It's the route of all evil, no matter if you have it or haven't got it
Absolutely, Rock should have informed Mark and any other lovers of his condition. They needed to know and be tested. Vile and deceitful to put others at danger.
They weren't lovers! You not watch the episode? Geez
@@JamesLenehan-e6z, in the episode, a judge and jury decided that Rock was culpable. Did YOU watch the episode?
Absolutely right
Im glad this mark Christian sued Rick's estate Rock should of told the guy its terrible .
Should "have" told him..
@@ME24689 Should of, is should’ve ( ’s ) country cousin 🤣🤣🤣
I love rock but weather sexually active with him or not he should of been told 😢
What's the weather got to do with it?! Yes, Marc should have been told.
@@Robotina-e8u HE MEANT "WHETHER"..
GEEZ🤪
Wearing a diaper with giant safety pins is "fun"? Ok...just shows you how Hollywood is effed up.
Obviously his friends found it funny. It was a very different era from today.
@@juniamcc35 his friends were all hollyhood degenerates themselves.
@@juniamcc35 Still goes to prove how effed up everyone in hollywood is.
@@juniamcc35 Nothing to do with era, but their minds.
@@chickenlover657 it has plenty to do with eras. Many things wete considered funny 100 years ago, 50-60 years ago, even 20 years ago that aren't considered funny today. Humor changes as people and society changes.
Just like taste in clothes changes.
Giant is one of my all time favorite movies! 🎥
That's a great movie!
I always thought he was fabulous in those Doris Day comedies. If you read 'Bombshell' by Mike Rothmiller on the death of Marilyn Monroe, as well as Fred Otash's wiretaps on Marilyn with the Kennedys, he also recorded an argument between Rock & his wife re her discovering his real sexuality. Fred worked for both the FBI, CIA & the Mafia , he didnt care, as long as the money was right & he had dirt on many huge stars, not just Marilyn & Bobby & Jack. Hoover especially, at the time, was obsessed with the Kennedys & Hollywood stars: & loved collecting dirt on them for possible blackmail use in the future.
It’s hard to hide a sinful lifestyle. Today society openly embraces sin as normal.
It won't last long and society will swing back to normality. Nothing but money and social engineering (agenda) is behind this "embracement".
Sod+am and Gomorr-h
Yes. Horrible.
@@jessiejames7492 Y'all need to clutch your pearls elsewhere.
It's not sinful to be LBGTQ+. It is very wrong not to tell your partner that you have or may have a fatal disease that is communicated through intimacy.
Rock Hudson, one of the most beautiful men who ever lived and a legend🙏💕🙏
So he had aids, and don't tell him, that is wrong.
Whenever Rock costarred with Doris Day you knew the movie was going to be magic. Send Me No Flowers, Pillow Talk, and Lover Come Back are still my favorite movies to this day. RIP to Rock Hudson always ❤
I’m sorry but Rock himself, his friends and legal team here are not in their right mind……it was absolutely wrong to not tell that man he had AIDS!!!! They can talk about his past and activities all they want, it doesn’t change facts ….rocks team , employees etc tried to hush him up and attack his character……who cares if he wrote a screenplay…. or had other lovers, rock did too 🧐 I’m glad he won….rock was dead wrong for not disclosing his status
So true! Rock actually lived with Marc for a long time but had the audacity not to leave him a piece of his estate.
@@sunshinehoward9649
He was diagnosed in 1984 with aids.
Look that up.
I believe he asked his circle of friends, colleagues and family not to tell Marc…because HE (Rock), wanted to tell him.
Then couldn’t bring himself to????
It didn’t sound sinister, but it is a deadly virus.
You HAVE to disclose!
Didn’t California revoke the legislation mentioned here, or legislate against informing your partner several years back?
It’s unimaginable to me how CA could backslide on such an important issue.
I agree. What goes on between two consenting adults in private is no-one else's business. Ignoring the potential to knowingly or recklessly expose your partner to a devastating and incurable disease means the 'consenting adults' bit is not in play.
And don’t forget Linda Evans, she French kissed with Rock Hudson on Dynasty when he already knew he had AIDS. As the young guy’s lawyer said, he had a duty to warn
What a strange life. No permanence, no family. Empty.
Family doesn't always mean what is cracked up to be. You can have a big family and still be all alone, especially when you most need it.
I know many people from my time working in nursing homes that had children that never visited or called. Social workers were the ones taking care of their crucial needs like finances. I have known children to say to us not to calk them until they are died. Yes, they just wanted the money. Family sometimes isn't all what it is cracked up to be.
I am fully and wholesomely straight, yet you spit on a lifestyle such as mine.
I'll let you know that I, "no permanence no family" am leagues above you and your quaint boring existence😂
@@brendakabanda2181
Sometimes the word "family" is just an empty
buzzword.
Otherwise many people wouldn't be so lonely.
For people who are very people- and family-oriented, this is something completely alien
and they can't or don't want to understand it.
Great documentary
Im sorry Rock should have told him he had Aids. Thats a law sue. He should have got some compensation.
I loved all Rocks movies, im sorry he went through that...fair is fair.
Rock is a legend
I loved Rock Hudson. He was an amazing actor. He was so handsome. RIP Rock. ❤️
With or without Aids Rock Huston will always be remembered as a great ..handsome..and legendary actor..RIP..❤❤❤
I loved the character RH, but those Hollywood actors apparently didnt consider the consequences of their outlandish behaviors 😊
Pillow Talk love it! I still watch McMillan and wife and still love it. It's so sad that people had to hide their true selves that's why we have so much depression and suicide 😢😢😢
One of the most handsome men I've seen. R.I.P Rock Hudson
Nah....nah ...no way....Cary Grant...Robert Redford...Clark Gable...way above him
@BeaullahBelle-pc4em I agree with the first two you listed. Gable wasn't particularly handsome to me, but he had charm and I love GWTW. Cary was incredible.
I loved Doris Day and Rock Hudson .movies as a teenager .
Me too! ❤️💜❤️💙🇦🇺
I loved Rock Hudson so adorable Handsome what an actor on and off the Screen ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂
Rock Hudson use to be the most handsome Actor in Hollywood !
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Thank You
Why not let his sweet soul rest in Peace. May his memory be a blessing . He wasn’t allowed to be his true self in life ,let him rest now❣️
He will never rest
It's all about money
He confirmed to the world
Rock didn't do the right thing, he lied, he was deceptive, hid the truth from his fans
Aids is not handsome it's a death sentence
One of my favorite movies Giant was a masterpiece. It was way before my time but I grew to love old movies. I remember the news about Rock Hudson. Very sad to see him in that state.
Marty Flaherty was my neighbor and friend back in Palm Springs early 2000’s!
I don't care what he did in his private life, I loved him on screen and it was heartbreakingly sad when and how we lost him.
Behind his beautiful smile lived a massive secret that would of ruined his career had it come out, it's wrong that he had to live like this, in constant fear.
RIP Rock , you were a Brilliant actor and a Very Handsome Man. Loved much by many woman.
40 years ago no1 knew too much of Aids but when Rock died there was a dinner for him ❤ in California with all the stars and singers there me too😢 im his age now when he died ! He would be100 now and someone took his place ! Kaan = llgaz!
The best and worst of humans. My heart breaks for those with this disease.
Sad that Rock Hudson was treated like a meal ticket.
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Mark Christian had every right not to leave ! He was betrayed in the highest degree. Susan and all the other sychophants are awful. Money hungry leeches who wanted to be on the will. Mark was on the hustle but he didnt know Rock had aids! Thats awful ! I dont blame him for being angry.
Rock Hudson was a great actor I loved him❤❤
The actor that they chose for Rock Hudson in this documentary. Is horrible.
They had better bedlinen than that creased up linen back in the 80s! It was crisp and smooth.
This was so interesting. I put it on to help me fall asleep, thinking it would be drab. Oh🎉 boy, was I wrong! Thank you for providing such an interesting look into the past😊
I believe he loved his wife so much and couldn’t bear to hurt her that he cut himself off her completely. She needs to take comfort in. That knowledge. Dear Phillis. Bless you.
What a beautiful man he was.❤ All of him.
When I think of tall, dark and handsome, I picture Rock Hudson. I think he was the most attractive man in Hollywood.
The actor in this looks nothing like Rock Hudson.
They didn't even try. Pretty lame.
Not even handsome... jerks. lol
I hate that they didn't even try. Not even an attractive guy. What ever!
The actor is horrific 😂😂😂
I agree. But in their defense, they are portraying him mostly when he was sick and 58 and 59, which looked older back then. He's a little before my time as far as his heyday. I was about 19 when he died. I remember how thin and sick he looked, not really his former handsome self. But yeah, the actor was off looks wise.
I don’t believe this woman saying she offered Marc 50k a month for life and he said no.
This is the same guy who wanted 300k put in a trust for his health.
She’s lying this one
Morally and legally you have a duty to disclose. All I see here is a bunch of selfish greedy people. I wouldn’t be famous for nothing!
Live by the gun, die by the gun...
Iþ was unethical of rock not to tell Christian
Opportunistic hustler about sums up Mr C nicely .
Thats hollywood!
Marc was on Donahue with his attorney. They offered to settle for $900,000 but the insurance company declined so it went to trail. So this documentary doesn't seem truthful.
I loved Rock Hudsons movies he was a great actor & is sadly missed. RIP Rock.
Lessons to be learnt! Owing a duty of care is a powerful thing in Law! Always be transparent
I think it's great the world found out and it made no difference.
Sad what greed will make you do
Rock Hudson was a great actor.I love him in Magnificent Obsession, Pillow Talk and my favorite, Giant. I remember watching the press conference on television in October 1985, with my mother.I was 15 years old at the time.I also remembered his last television appearance when he look emaciated and gaunt. It was heartbreaking.
I don't remember Rock Hudson looking like Dr. Oz. 🤔
I said the samething!!😂😂
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Wow that wheel of fortune lady looks amazing for her age!!!!
The model the use for Susan Stafford, WOW! She's easy on the eyes.
It's so messy and sad. I remember when Aids became relevant and sad sad sad
Rock Hudson, being in sida stage, was likely contaminated since 1982/83. At this time, he was se*ually activ with Mark Christian and contagious. And we have no idea of the kind of se*ual activities they had during their affair. So Mark Christian was really put at risk even if only during the 1983 year...