Louis Gossett Jr. attends the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. on Nov. 6, 2016. Gossett, 84, spoke by phone to Ryan Cameron, host of WAMJ-Majic 1075/975 in Atlanta, about the reason he left the hospital against medical advice. Gossett told Cameron on Monday that he contracted the virus from a nurse who visited his home. He arrived at an emergency room on Dec. 27, but left shortly after seeing the chaos inside the hospital. Michael Boardman/WENN.com