No those were just rumors. Burt did lose a lot of weight in the ’80s, but it was not due to him having contracted AIDS.
After breaking his jaw while performing a stunt in the early 1980s, he developed a painful joint problem which meant he couldn’t eat. He lost a lot of weight and, as a result of the rumours, lost a lot of friends, though celebs like Elizabeth Taylor and Clint Eastwood stood by him.
He had spinal surgery in 2009, a heart op a year later and went into rehab to deal with an addiction to painkillers.
For nearly 60 years, Burt Reynolds was the man everyone wanted to be, and every woman wanted to be with. He was a great athlete, an incredible actor and a talented producer. He was successful both on the small and big screen. On the personal side of things, however, things were a bit different.
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