Michael Douglas' Oral Sex Story Goes Viral

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Michael Douglas' oral sex story goes viral
Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
What exactly did he say?

Michael Douglas says in an interview with The Guardian newspaper that throat cancer, as he battled in 2010, can be caused by performing oral sex on women who have a sexually-transmitted disease.

And the story has spread quickly, but incorrectly, says the actor's rep.

It is being widely reported that Douglas said his cancer had been caused by having contracted the human papillomavirus (HPV) through oral sex.

But now (UPDATE, 10 a.m.ET), Douglas' longtime rep, Allen Burry, tells USA TODAY's Lorena Blas that although the headline on the Guardian story is "Michael Douglas: Oral Sex caused my cancer," that's not what the actor said.

Full story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/06/03/michael-douglas-oral-sex-caused-throat-cancer/2383863/

-- USA TODAY 2013-06-04

[Steely Dan]

viral is An unfortunate choice of words in the OP I suspect.

[CrisRMenumate]

so many thoughts enter my mind reading this but all of them would be deleted by the editor... so best left in my head...

[bobl]

"Oral sex" and "goes viral" are two things I'd prefer not to hear in the same sentence...

[webfact]

As a suggestion -

Please write to USA TODAY if you have issues with their wording.

We don't write the stories

Thx

[sbk]

viral is An unfortunate choice of words in the OP I suspect.

Actually, I suspect it was a deliberate choice on their part...but USA Todays Editors choice of catchy headlines isn't really the topic.

[OzMick]

Another reason to have boys immunised against HPV, even if they haven't got a cervix.

Must admit, not something I had thought about.

[JetsetBkk]

I bet Catherine Zeta-Jones is really happy with this publicity.