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Billy Bush -- Mono-a-Womano at Miss USA

Posted Apr 22nd 2009 3:05PM by TMZ Staff

If you thought Billy Bush was infectious as the host of the Miss USA pageant, there's a reason -- he had mono.

Bush dropped the info on his Twitter page yesterday -- "Health has been off the last 2 wks. Tests are back. I have mono."

Billy Bush
On a related note -- Billy planted a kiss on Miss Universe's face during the show. Miss U then kissed his co-host Nadine Velazquez ... who then kissed Miss West Virgina.

TMZ spoke to a rep for Miss Universe just a few minutes ago, who told us Miss U "feels fine ... no mono-like symptoms." We're trying to get in touch with the rest of the exposed ...

Mono, known as the kissing disease, can be spread by saliva, sharing drinks, kissing or even just being close when the person coughs or sneezes.

Tags: billy bush, BillyBush, kissing, miss california, miss usa, MissCalifornia, MissUsa, mono, pageant, saliva, sick, twitter

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1. first

Posted at 3:13PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by greg

2. wow ,take care kid, togh break, we'll catch up soon.

Posted at 3:14PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by artie help

3. Arrogant son of a B*tch couldn't let a replacement take-over the show... precious bush-boy just had to do the show...
how freakin' selfish is that... possibly infecting large numbers of innocen t people with his disease...
by the way... who's he been hangin' with lately... Craigslist may hold the answers.

Posted at 3:23PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by gradyO'malley

4. artie, please go post your fake ass comments where someone believes you!!!!!

Posted at 3:39PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by kitkat

5. KISS MY ASS 007!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA AND SO ON AND SO ON AND SO ON. I HOPE HE DIDN'T EAT AT ANY OF THE FAT LADIES BUFFETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHA HIS BILLY BUSH IS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHA WHO KNOWS WERE THAT FATLADIES MOUTH HAS BEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHA THE FAT LADY IS SINGING!!!! HAHA

LOVE,
CHLAMYDIA

Posted at 3:41PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by TONGUE KISS

6. Wow what a breaking story TMZ, I don't know how I could go on with my day without your news....but I will.

Posted at 3:47PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by Avela

7. Is that hetrophobe jack ass?

Posted at 3:55PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by allen antrim

8. Did he kiss Paris Hilton?
It sounds like he thought he was over whatever was making him sick
I don't think he would be infecting everyone if he knew
he was contagious.
This Beauty Pagent was a mess with the stupid questions asked, the name calling and now
a contagious kisser.

Posted at 3:56PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by Shenna

9. My son had mono when he was 6 years old. Terrible disease-he missed the last month of school, was terribly ill and had an enlarged spleen for 6 months. This crap is no joke-he needs to stay away from the public till he is no longer contagious. Would not wish this on anyone.

Posted at 3:57PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by texasangie1

10. Doctors pretty much say that by the time you realize you have mono it isn't even contagious anymore so it's possible that everyone will be fine.

Posted at 5:00PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by ErinGoBragh

11. Very easy to spread. My daughter was 4 years old when she had mono.

Posted at 4:28PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by db

12. Is he related to the Bush family? Looks alot like them..

Posted at 4:44PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by Joanne

13. I really don't get it. We all bi*ch and moan, constantantly telling each other about our freedom of speech. Then the one time someone exercises it, you all go bonkers. My question is this. Why is it that homosexuals and people who approve of homosexuality can call us names, bigots, homophobes, e.t.c., and that's alright? But the one time someone has another opinion that is different than yours, you want to take away their freedom of speech. It's as if homosexuals and people who approve of homosexuality (the act) seem to think that all of us should be like-minded. That we should think and act like robots. It reminds me of a now defunct country that was called the USSR. People have different opinions and we should embrace them and listen to them. We might just learn something. In the case of the Beauty Pagent contestant, she believes that God loves all people, homosexuals and all. But that he detests homosexuality (the act). Homosexuals believe that God loves them no matter what they do in the bedroom. Let me tell you what is going to happen: One day, when we die, one of us.....and ONLY ONE of us.........will be proven right. So while you support gay marriage and think that your support is benign, you too might just be surprised when you meet God and his answer to you will be something like, "you would have thought that, huh?" And while you all are so vocal in your support of homosexual marriage you might want to keep this one thought in mind. When you meet God, not one homosexual or lesbian will be standing beside you singing your praises. They are going to be too busy covering their own backsides (no pun intended).

Posted at 4:50PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by justsaying

14. Miss VIRGINA?

Posted at 4:53PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by TDogg

15. Miss Virginia?

It clearly says West Virginia.

Posted at 5:00PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by alyssa

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