Jonathan Van Ness addresses backlashes over his past tongue-in-cheek HIV/AIDS comments

The Daily Dot

Following Van Ness' HIV revelation, an old Fab Five video made the Twitter rounds over the weekend: "And Ronald Reagan, could he be bothered to mention HIV/AIDS? No. But he could be bothered to put some gel in his hair," Van Ness joked in the video. Van Ness addressed the video on Monday, tweeting: "For y’all bringing this video up. These are tongue & cheek and meant to not be taken so seriously. I bring up Reagan’s inaction on HIV/AIDS and as a comedian I do joke sometimes. This video is almost 2 years old and again a joke." ALSO: Van Ness broke down the stigma surrounding HIV on Jimmy Kimmel Live!