I maintain my innocence in all the meritless allegations. Mr Baum claims for the remainder of the relationship Mr Thomas used coercive and controlling behaviour towards him in order to prevent his HIV status becoming known. 2023 BBC. It also said the issue of HIV was never discussed. Charlotte is daddy's double! Ian Baum has accused the former Wales rugby captain of "deceptively" transmitting HIV to him, Gareth Thomas disclosed he was HIV positive in 2019, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. It almost felt as if someone I loved had suddenly died, but he was still standing there in front of me. Something went wrong, please try again later. And while they were nervous about what people would think, the pair couldn't be happier after throwing caution to the wind and moving in together almost immediately. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Gareth Thomas: the misery of my wife leaving me after I came out In a statement made last September, Mr Thomas said: "Since the meritless allegations surfaced, I have endured a challenging torrent of abuse both online and in person. Please, Ian Baum has filed a legal claim alleging the former Welsh international intimidated him into keeping quiet. Thomas, who has not been arrested, has been lauded as something of an icon in the LGBTQ+ community since coming out in 2009. In the documents, he said the defendant caused him "serious physical and psychological injury". 'He's the final piece of the jigsaw' - former rugby ace Gareth Thomas Gareth Thomas' ex Ian Baum gives emotional interview on ITV's Good Thomas, 48, is a gay sporting icon who came out in 2009, and a pioneer of HIV/ AIDS activism, having publicly revealed hisHIV-positive status 2019. Ian Baum accused Mr Thomas, 48, of "deceptively" transmitting HIV to him during their three . He tweeted: "I've been spat at in the street, called.AIDS spreader, told I should be locked up, that I should die, and much worse.". The allegations against Mr Thomas, which relate to the period between 2013 and 2018, came before he revealed in an interview and BBC documentary in 2019 that he had HIV. Britain's rock solid support for the Royal Family: With Charles' Coronation just four days way, a major poll LORD ASHCROFT: The monarchy has to change, but the King has time and goodwill on his side.