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Charlie Sheen reportedly set to publicly confirm he is HIV positive
Actor Charlie Sheen is scheduled to go public with news that he is HIV positive, according to several news reports on Monday (16 November).
The Golden Globe Award winning actor, best known for the sitcom Two and a Half Men and the films Wall Street and Platoon, is expected to discuss his status on NBC’s The Today Show on Tuesday (17 November).
The Today Show is teasing the interview on Twitter as a ‘revealing live’ chat but does not confirm the HIV diagnosis.
Sheen, 50, was reportedly threatened with lawsuits by some former sexual partners which has led to his going public, according to TMZ.
Well-known publicist and crisis manager Howard Bragman tells People.com he was approached by Sheen’s people six months ago to deal with the crisis but he did not end up working with the actor.
‘The interview could open up a lot of sympathy for him, but he has to be concerned about a fear of litigation from former sexual partners. You don’t take that lightly,’ Bragman said.
Bragman has been told that Sheen is getting treatment and that people in his life are aware of his status.
‘It’s been going on for quite awhile,’ Bragman said. ‘He’s not necessarily comfortable talking about it. It was very hard to get up the courage for him to talk about it.’
Sheen is the son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of actor-director Emilio Estevez. He came to fame with roles in such films as Young Guns, Major League and Eight Men Out.
He turned to television in 2000 by replacing Micheal J. Fox in the ABC sitcom Spin City. He then went on to star for eight seasons on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men before being fired after a public feud with the show’s producer.
More recently, Sheen starred in the FX comedy Anger Management which ran for 100 episodes.
Other famous Americans currently living with HIV include retired NBA star Magic Johnson, Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis, playwright and author Larry Kramer, retired figure skater Rudy Galindo and Who’s the Boss star Danny Pintauro.
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