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Ashton, Bruce, Gwyneth, Madonna, and Demi Are the New Faces of Hepatitis

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Well. The Hepatitis Awareness Council is probably happy about this one. Last week, as you know, Ashton Kutcher celebrated his 30th birthday at Socialista with a crowd that included Roberto Cavalli, Rebecca Gayheart, Molly Sims, Liv Tyler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, and, of course, his wife Demi Moore and her ex-husband/BFF Bruce Willis. As it happens, the bartender serving them all caiparinhas had just gotten back from Honduras, where he or she apparently contacted a wee case of Hepatitis A. Hep A is spread “primarily through food or water contaminated by stool from an infected person,” the Health Department said, which means that the bartender would have to had crap on his or her hands when she touched Madonna’s ice, but the Health Department isn’t taking any chances. They’ve gotten the press to spread the news as far as Thailand, in hopes of getting people who went to Socialista on the days the bartender worked to go and get a vaccination this weekend. Socialista must be thrilled. But hey, at least they’ve got an answer for people who say the place isn’t authentic.

Hepatitis A Crashes Ashton Kutcher’s Birthday Party[WSJ via Grub Street]
Earlier: Ashton Kutcher Borrows Madonna’s Guest List for His 30th

Ashton, Bruce, Gwyneth, Madonna, and Demi Are the New Faces of Hepatitis