โ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ: โ๐๐ก, ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐ญโ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ.โ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ: โ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐!โ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐.โ Elizabeth Taylor chats with Whoopi Goldberg on the debut episode of The Whoopi Goldberg Show, originally broadcast in syndication on September 14th, 1992. An early trailblazer in the fight against HIV/AIDS and a staunch and outspoken LGBTQ+ ally, Elizabeth committed her time and energy to the cause when her friend and co-star Rock Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS prior to his passing in 1985. Elizabeth went on to become a co-founder (alongside Dr. Mathilde Krim) of the first AIDS research center amfAR, and later founded her separate Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991 with the specific focus of providing nutritious meals (as well as medical and financial assistance) to people living with HIV and AIDS. She also lobbied the U.S. congress to contribute more money for AIDS research and education, devoting the last twenty-six years of her life to the cause. After Elizabeth passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, a large portion of the $115,932,000 raised at the Christieโs auction of her legendary jewelry collection was bequeathed to her charity in order to continue providing the services and assistance she believed were important in perpetuity. Still actively raising funds today, Elizabethโs grandson Quinn Tivey is now an officer and co-trustee of her foundation. Reflecting on his grandmotherโs humanitarianism and advocacy, he recently stated: โThe fight against HIV/AIDS was such a vital part of her legacy, and although the fight is far from over, Iโm honored to see the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation continue her work, educating legislators, raising awareness for the public, disproving myths and decreasing fear and stigma. Grandma stood up for what she believed in, living boldly and courageously. She would never buckle under pressure, and she certainly would not support the status quo if the status quo didnโt feel right.โ
Her perfume White Diamonds is pretty much the most successful celebrity perfume ever (sales of over $1.8bn as of 2018). 20% of all sales in perpetuity goes straight to her AIDS charity. Taylor (and Angela Lansbury) really walked the walk when it came to supporting people suffering from HIV and AIDS at a time where it really was not seen as a sensible thing to do.
