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Billy Porter announces he is HIV positive as he breaks 14-year silence

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Billy Porter has revealed that he is HIV positive as he opened up about hiding his condition for 14 years from co-stars out of "shame".

The Broadway star and Emmy winner, 51, has bravely spoken about his "truth" for the first time since he was diagnosed in 2007.

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