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Ashton's A-List Pals Exposed to Hepatitis A?

Vaccinations urged for party guests like Madonna, Liv Tyler

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 22, 2008 11:31 AM CST

(Newser) – Guests at Ashton Kutcher's birthday bash may have brought home more than just goodie bags, E! Online reports. The big shots celebrating the star's 30th birthday at a swanky New York club are being urged by the state health department to get vaccinations—turns out, one of the bartenders working the party had hepatitis A.

Although the virus is most commonly spread through contact with fecal matter, authorities say vaccination is a wise precaution. The disease can cause nausea, jaundice, and fatigue, which likely wouldn't help the careers of guests such as Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Liv Tyler, Madonna, Lucy Liu, or Salma Hayek. Kutcher and wife Demi Moore have no comment on the incident.
Actor Bruce Willis arrives at the premiere of What Just Happened? during the Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 19, 2008, in Park City, Utah. Willis was among the guests possibly exposed to Hepatitis A at at Ashton Kutcher's 30th birthday fete. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Actor Bruce Willis arrives at the premiere of "What Just Happened?" during the Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 19, 2008, in Park City, Utah. Willis was among the guests possibly exposed to Hepatitis...   (Associated Press)
Madonna arrives at A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. The following night, Madonna would join Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore at Socialista for some possibly tainted drinks. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Madonna arrives at "A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF" at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. The following night, Madonna would join Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore at Socialista...   (Associated Press)
Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. Paltrow was among the guests possibly exposed to Hepatitis A at at Ashton Kutcher's 30th birthday fete. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at "A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF" at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. Paltrow was among the guests possibly exposed to Hepatitis A at at Ashton...   (Associated Press)
U.S. actress Kate Hudson arrives at the British Academy Film Awards 2008 at the Royal Opera House in London, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. Hudson was among the guests possibly exposed to Hepatitis A at at Ashton Kutcher's 30th birthday fete.(AP Photo/Nathan Strange)
U.S. actress Kate Hudson arrives at the British Academy Film Awards 2008 at the Royal Opera House in London, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. Hudson was among the guests possibly exposed to Hepatitis A at at Ashton...   (Associated Press)
Ashton Kutcher attends the premiere of Live Free Or Die Hard at Radio City Music Hall on June 22, 2007 in New York. The 29-year-old actor, the face of 2003's trucker hat fad, dispenses sartorial tips for couples in an essay in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine, now...
Ashton Kutcher attends the premiere of "Live Free Or Die Hard" at Radio City Music Hall on June 22, 2007 in New York. The 29-year-old actor, the face of 2003's trucker hat fad, dispenses sartorial tips...   (Associated Press)
Ashton Kutcher arrives at a screening of an HBO documentary in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2006. Kutcher's popular celebrity prank show, Punk'd, is coming to an end after eight seasons on MTV. The final season premieres April 10, but all eight new episodes will air back-to-back during a...
Ashton Kutcher arrives at a screening of an HBO documentary in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2006. Kutcher's popular celebrity prank show, "Punk'd," is coming to an end after eight seasons on MTV....   (Associated Press)
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore arrive at A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. The next night they would head to Socialista for (possibly tainted) drinks. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore arrive at "A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF" at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. The next night they would head to Socialista for (possibly...   (Associated Press)
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New York City • vaccination • Department of Health • celebrity • Kate Hudson • Madonna • Ashton Kutcher • Gwyneth Paltrow • hepatitis A • Demi Moore • Bruce Willis • Lucy Liu • Salma Hayek • Liv Tyler • Socialista

 
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