Ashley Tisdale’s Mom: Furious About Rumors

It was quite unexpected when last week, rumors began to circulate on the Internet that Ashley Tisdale was dying of AIDS. And now her mom is speaking out about it.

Last Thursday (June 5th) blogs began running an unconfirmed/unsourced ‘news story’ that the 22-year-old High School Musical cutie had been diagnosed with HIV due to ‘contaminated equipment’ used during her rhinoplasty surgery.

Subsequently, reports began to surface saying that her HIV had developed into full-blown AIDS, and that she only had six months to live. Of course, Tisdale’s rep shot down the false reports, but by then the damage to Ashley, and her family, had been done.

Lisa Tisdale, Ashley’s mother, told press, "My daughter is healthy and just fine — but my husband and I just don't know why anyone would spread such a rumor. And what really upsets me is that anyone can write anything, and it ends up on the Internet. It's so irresponsible; so many people will just assume it's a fact."

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