Charlie Sheen learned of his HIV diagnosis four years ago

Two and a Half Men actor claims he wants to put an end to people blackmailing him over illness

Charlie Sheen
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Following weeks of speculation about his condition, actor Charlie Sheen has publicly revealed that he was diagnosed with HIV "roughly four years ago".

The 50-year-old today claimed that he had been blackmailed for millions of dollars over his illness and that he would stop paying the extorters now that his HIV status was public. One prostitute had even taken a photograph of his antiretroviral medication and threatened to sell it, he claimed.

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