HIV Activism
\nTaylor was one of the first celebrities to participate in HIV\/AIDS activism and helped to raise more than $270 million for the cause.[65] She began her philanthropic work after becoming frustrated with the fact that very little was being done to combat the disease despite the media attention.[66] She later explained for Vanity Fair that she “decided that with my name, I could open certain doors, that I was a commodity in myself \u2013 and I’m not talking as an actress. I could take the fame I’d resented and tried to get away from for so many years \u2013 but you can never get away from it \u2013 and use it to do some good. I wanted to retire, but the tabloids wouldn’t let me. So, I thought: If you’re going to screw me over, I’ll use you\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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