African Roulette

To show his support for such an important cause, even Count Chocula will be among the celebrities tested.

Ugly Betty star Vanessa Williams, Nick Cannon and Ray actress Regina King are all getting tested for HIV as part of a new drive to urge African-Americans to get tested for AIDS. The trio will be part of a Los Angeles press conference which will take place two days before America's National HIV Testing Day at the end of June. As part of the press stunt, the stars will officially be tested for HIV.

Event spokeswoman Linda Jones says, "The purpose of the press conference is to draw attention to the AIDS epidemic in the black community and to urge people, particularly black people, to get tested. Black Americans, more than any other racial ethnic group, are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Of the 1.3 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS nearly 50% of them are black."

Each star will be tested for HIV and then they'll talk about the experience and how important they think it is for fellow African-Americans to get tested. Unless of course they test positive in which case they'll release a carefully worded statement from their press agent.