Charlie Sheen reveals he is HIV positive

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Charlie Sheen reveals he is HIV positive



LOS ANGELES: -- Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen has revealed he is HIV positive.

The 50-year-old says he was diagnosed four years ago. Known for his party lifestyle, Sheen denies he has transmitted the disease to others and says he has gone public to prevent himself being blackmailed.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-18

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Charlie Sheen says he is HIV-positive, bad boy days are over
By FRAZIER MOORE

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Sheen said his bad-boy days are over and, with Tuesday's declaration that he's HIV-positive, he aims to become an inspiration to others.

"My partying days are behind me," Sheen said in a letter posted online. "My philanthropic days are ahead of me."

The manifesto was released as the former "Two and a Half Men" star appeared on NBC's "Today" to say he tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS about four years ago, but that, thanks to a rigorous drug regimen, he's healthy.

When asked by "Today" co-host Matt Lauer if he had transmitted the disease to others, Sheen declared, "Impossible. Impossible," and insisted he had informed every sexual partner of his condition beforehand. He told Lauer he has had unprotected sex with two partners, both of whom knew ahead of time, adding, with no clarification, "They were under the care of my doctor."

That claim was disputed by Bree Olson, who was living with Sheen in 2011 as one of his two "goddesses."

"He never said anything to me," Olson said on Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show Tuesday.

She said she learned of Sheen's condition only in the past few days, prompting her to be tested. She told Stern the results were negative.

Asked by Lauer if he expected "a barrage of lawsuits" from past sexual partners alleging he infected them, he said wanly, "I'm sure that's next."

But in California, where Sheen resides, a person can be charged with a felony only if they are aware they are HIV-positive and engage in unprotected sex with another person with the specific intent of exposing them to the disease.

With his public pronouncements, Sheen said he hoped to reduce the stigma and shame still felt by others diagnosed with HIV, as well as by those reluctant to be tested. He voiced hope that "others may come forward and say, 'Thanks, Charlie, for kicking the door open.'"

While some may have dismissed what Sheen said as the latest rantings of a reckless grandstander, others were calling him a champion.

"Today, he's a hero of mine," said Peter Staley, a long-time AIDS activist who is HIV-positive. Watching Sheen's interview, "I saw someone who has made a major leap forward and is on a new path that will hopefully end up helping a lot of people."

And Gay Men's Health Crisis CEO Kelsey Louie said, "Charlie Sheen deserves privacy and respect for sharing his status — no matter what his personal circumstances were."

Sheen said one reason for going public with his condition was to put a stop to shakedowns from prostitutes and others. He said one prostitute took a photo of the HIV-related drugs in his medicine cabinet and threatened to sell that photo to the tabloids.

He said he had paid "enough to bring it into the millions" — perhaps as much as $10 million — to buy their silence.

"Are you still paying these people?" Lauer asked him.

"Not after today I'm not," said Sheen, who during his appearance appeared jumpy and spoke in stuttering bursts.

He did not address when, and by whom, he may have been infected.

For part of the interview, Sheen was joined by his physician, Dr. Robert Huizenga, who said the HIV level in Sheen's blood is "undetectable" and that he does not have AIDS.

"He is absolutely healthy," said Huizenga.

Sheen said in the past that he was "so depressed by the condition I was in that I was doing a lot of drugs, I was drinking way too much." He said he currently is not abusing drugs, though he allowed that he is "still drinking a little bit."

The disclosure was the latest chapter in Sheen's headline-seizing history. In recent years, drug and alcohol abuse led to his being kicked off CBS' hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men" in 2011, where he played a womanizing bachelor, after a meltdown that included calling the show's producer "a contaminated little maggot."

His escapades also included the revelation that he spent more than $50,000 as a client of "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss' prostitution ring.

Sheen has been married three times, the first time to model Donna Peele in the 1990s.

He and actress Denise Richards were married from 2002 to 2006 and have two daughters. Sheen and real estate investor Brooke Mueller wed in 2008 and divorced in 2011; they have two sons.

"Brooke can confirm that she and the boys are not HIV positive," Steve Honig, a spokesperson for Mueller, said in an email.
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AP writers Lynn Elber and Anthony McCartney in Los Angeles, Hannah Cushman in Chicago and Lauran Neergaard in Washington, D.C. contributed to this report.


-- (c) Associated Press 2015-11-18

[NongKhaiKid]

Will this be another Magic Johnston situation with Charlie doing the rounds of the talk shows to laugh about his condition and boast about all the women he's had ?

As was said so many times if a women made the same admissions every uncomplimentary description, and worse , would be used.

[ezzra]

The man disregard and criminal callousness for his wellbeing as well as to his partners in infecting

them with the virus says it all here... Winning? really Charlie? what DID YOU WIN?

[Prbkk]

Being brain dead trumps everything else

[Mosha]

Brooke can count herself lucky.

[car720]

What's the name of his show again?

Is it 2 men and a boy?

[RidgeRunner]

The lawyers and other parasites will now suck another $10 million out of him.

[NickJ]

He has pretty much been a jackass for years. This just seem like he is looking for pity. I know people who know him well. When he used to come to Bkk he was out of control.x100........

[Suradit69]

Will this be another Magic Johnston situation with Charlie doing the rounds of the talk shows to laugh about his condition and boast about all the women he's had ?

As was said so many times if a women made the same admissions every uncomplimentary description, and worse , would be used.

And if he had been gay, Pat Robertson would say it was divine retribution.

[Berkshire]

Would be much more helpful if he could reveal how he may have contracted HIV.

[Dap]

Would be much more helpful if he could reveal how he may have contracted HIV.

A toilet seat? or maybe a doorknob

[MaeJoMTB]

Would be much more helpful if he could reveal how he may have contracted HIV.

He was into ladyboys .......... no, they were into him.

[GinBoy2]

Given his well reported sex drugs and rock n roll lifestyle, does this come as a shock to anyone?

That being said the days of the shock of a star (think Magic Johnson) revealing they are HIV+ are long gone. It's a chronic ailment along with many others that people live with.

Hopefully there are only a few dinosaurs who still see stigma attached to it

[Seastallion]

He declines to say where and when he got it, but then says, " after a meltdown that included calling the show's producer "a contaminated little maggot.""

Hmmmmmhmmhmmhmm

[Jonmarleesco]

'... Sheen denies he has transmitted the disease to others ... says he has gone public to prevent himself being blackmailed.' Not the best of reasons to go public.

[KonKorat]

Charlie must have copped a few sausages!

[Berkshire]

Given his well reported sex drugs and rock n roll lifestyle, does this come as a shock to anyone?

That's the thing...plenty of people live this sort of lifestyle and don't get HIV. Think rock stars, athletes, and all manner of celebrities. That's why I'm curious to know how he got it. Was it infected needles? Prostitutes? Blood transfusion? Did he take it up the anal? It's actually not that easy for a man to get HIV from an infected woman.

[MaeJoMTB]

Hopefully there are only a few dinosaurs who still see stigma attached to it

Gay guy pretending to be hetero ....... certainly is some stigma attached.

Junkie injecting ........ even more stigma attached.

I seem to be living on another planet to you.

[LPCustom69]

Would be much more helpful if he could reveal how he may have contracted HIV.

Seriously? He had unprotected sex with prostitutes! Thousands of them.

[Jingthing]

It's immensely ignorant and indeed dangerous misinformation to assert that the only sexual way to get infected with HIV is through gay sex.

[NongKhaiKid]

His dad had apparently released a statement praising his son't courage, COURAGE ?

He's known for four years about his condition and may well have been passing it on despite his assurances to the contrary. He's supposedly paid out millions in blackmail money to keep things quiet but finally has had to admit the truth.

Life in the fast lane finally caught up with him with tragic consequences probably more for others.

Where's the courage ?

[RidgeRunner]

God may want to take Charlie early. After all, he has had more than his fair share.

Edited November 19, 2015 by RidgeRunner

[docshock13]

This just in! New stats on infection: every one in two and a half men are HIV positive.

[happy Joe]

It's immensely ignorant and indeed dangerous misinformation to assert that the only sexual way to get infected with HIV is through gay sex.

Another stock phrase stemming from the internet homosexual propaganda.

In reality in few near half of the HIV-positive persons are homosexual, generally passive or bi. In other half a big part in particular the women is a victim of heterosexual practices in the style of the homosexuals. Or some men hetero but eager for new experiments)..

No need to draw a picture, eh.

The cases of contamination accidentally blood exist, but they are extremely rare.

The cases of contamination of a man by a woman are also uncommon.

We thus have all the reasons for thinking that good Charlie like his own gender.

[GinBoy2]

Hopefully there are only a few dinosaurs who still see stigma attached to it

Gay guy pretending to be hetero ....... certainly is some stigma attached.

Junkie injecting ........ even more stigma attached.

I seem to be living on another planet to you.

Thankfully, for me, it appears we are

[Pete Beale]

Seems Charlie's been on the down-low

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/charlie-sheen-stars-in-gay-sex-tape-report-claims/news-story/e182545e830390420ca1e05d2ea022d9