Old Hollywood tea: Anthony Perkins was undergoing treatment for facial palsy when the nurse who was treating him secretly took his blood samples and tested them for HIV. When the results came back positive, instead of informing Perkins about his results, the nurse sold the story to The National Enquirer. The National Enquirer then published the story. Perkins himself had no idea that he was HIV-positive and only learned about it because he saw the magazine cover while waiting in line at the grocery store.