In 2011, Donato returned to Big Brother on the thirteenth season of the American Big Brother alongside his daughter despite reports they had not spoken to each other for three years. He left the house on day 6 of the show stating that something bad had happened to someone close to him. It was later revealed that the show's medical staff had discovered that he was HIV positive and provided that information to him in the Diary Room. Donato currently hosts an online Big Brother recap show called Dick at Night featuring Big Brother alumni, various celebrities, and evicted Big Brother houseguests. Donato is a cast member on Season 5 of Couples Therapy on VH1 with Dr. Jenn Berman. On October 1, 2014 Donato revealed on the show that he has been living with HIV since 2011. He told People Magazine he does not know how he contracted the disease, but he suspects that it happened during unprotected sex with a stripper in Las Vegas after a long night of drinking.