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Charlie Sheen is an American actor born in New York in 1965. He is the son of Martin Sheen. Starting at age 9, Sheen has appeared in many movies including; The Execution of Private Slovik, Apocalypse Now, Red Dawn, Platoon, Young Guns and Major League. He played the role of Charlie Harper in Two and a Half Men until he was fired by Warner Bros. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy. Sheen has been married 3 times; first to Donna Peele, next to Denise Richards and then to Brooke Mueller. He is engaged to Brett Rossi. He has 5 children; daughter, Cassandra, with ex-girlfriend Paula Speers; daughters, Sam and Lola, with Richards and twins, Bob and Max, with ex wife Mueller.

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17 Nov, 2015

HIV positive

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Sheen tells Lauer on Today, that he is HIV positive, but he does not have AIDS:

I’m here to admit that I am in fact HIV Positive…It started with what I thought was a series of crushing headaches. I thought I had a brain tumor. I thought it was over. It’s a hard three letters to absorb. It’s a turning point in one’s life…[I had to speak out] to put a stop to this barrage of attacks of sub-truths and very harmful and mercurial stories that threaten the health of so many others…I have a responsibility now to better myself and help a lot of other people.

Sheen also says he has been the victim of years of blackmail, giving millions of dollars in extortion money to prostitutes with whom he had relations in hopes that they would keep his HIV status a secret.

My trust turned to their treason.

He admits having unprotected sex with two individuals, whom he says were warned beforehand and “under the care” of his doctor.He also says he’s no longer doing drugs, but still drinks “a little bit.”

Charlie Sheen: ‘I’m HIV Positive,’ Paid Many Who Threatened To Expose Me | TODAY