"Woman Suing 'Magic' Johnson for Allegedly Giving Her HIV"

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"Woman Suing 'Magic' Johnson for Allegedly Giving Her HIV"

United Press International (11/07/92)

Abstract: Former basketball star Magic Johnson denied knowingly infecting a woman with HIV, one day after it was reported that she will sue him for allegedly transmitting the virus to her. Johnson said Friday, "I deny everything. You know that people are always going to come out (with accusations). That just happens any time there's dollars involved." ABC News' "Prime Time Live" first reported the suit, and Johnson admitted through his lawyer to having sex with the woman. However, he is unsure whether he gave the virus to her, she gave it to him, or neither. The woman claims Johnson infected her with HIV when they had sex in June 1990. Last week, when the suit was filed, her attorneys persuaded a federal magistrate to issue a gag order protect her identity. The sum the woman is seeking from Johnson is undisclosed. Johnson's attorney, Howard L. Weitzman, said, "It's a very sad situation, but he does not believe he is responsible for her condition. We'll be defending the lawsuit vigorously." The woman, who is married and has a baby, has not transmitted the virus to her family, said Weitzman. Likewise, Johnson's wife and child are also not infected with HIV.

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