Charlie Sheen revealed that he has known of his status for ‘roughly four years’. Photo: Today.com
The news of American actor, Charlie Sheen’s HIV status was disclosed yesterday as the actor was set to make an appearance on NBC‘s Today Show with the announcement.
Today, Tuesday morning, November 17, Sheen’s live sit-down with the host Matt Lauer brought the truth to light straight from his mouth, as he said publicly for the first time that he has contracted the virus.
READ: Hollywood actor, Charlie Sheen is HIV positive.
‘I would like to admit that I’m HIV-Positive,’ Sheen said. ‘And I have to put a stop to this onslaught, this barrage of attacks and of sub-truths and very harmful and mercurial stories that are about the (alleged) threatening the health of so many others, which couldn’t be farther from the truth.’
Sheen revealed that he has known of his status for ‘roughly four years,’ after being hospitalized for migraines and night sweats. His decision to reveal that he is HIV-positive comes after the troubled actor says he has been extorted by people he thought he could trust with the information. According to Sheen, he has paid ‘in the millions’ to keep the information private, including a prostitute who snapped a photo of his medication and threatened to sell it to tabloids.
‘It’s a hard three letters to absorb. It’s a turning point in one’s life,’ he said.
According to reports, the actor’s doctor also revealed that he has reached an ‘undetectable’ level of the virus in his blood due to diligence in taking his medication.
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