The Versace family has long denied that Gianni, the original visionary behind the Italian fashion house, was H.I.V. positive when he was murdered in 1997. So, it seems to be a bold choice for Gianni Versace 's Assassination: American Crime Story to open his second episode, "Manhunt", with a scene in which Gianni is being treated for the virus - especially since Maureen Orth, a Vanity Fair contributor, reported for the first time that Gianni was HIV-positive, citing Miami Beach chief inspector Paul Scrimshaw, who had seen the results of Gianni 's autopsy. So why did the show tackle such a thorny subject directly? "We were not talking about dirty gossip or Maureen Orth in all honesty," says Tom Rob Smith, author of American Crime Story, who said …show more content…
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