Hollywood star charlie sheen has confirmed that he is living with HIV in a US television interview.
The former star of the comedy sitcom series; "Two And A Half Men" mostly aired on cable TV appeared on NBC's Today Show and revealed to TV host Matt Layer that he had paid enough even amounting to millions to keep people from going public about his illness.
"I have to put a stop to this onslaught, this barrage of attacks of sub-truths", he said, adding that he was diagnosed four years ago.
He stated that, when he revealed his HIV status to his friends, "the truth became treason", leading to, "blackmail and extortion and a circle of deceit".
"I trusted them, they were in my inner circle and thought they could be helpful. My trust turned to their treason", he said, adding that a prostitute took a picture of his medication and threatened to sell it to the newspapers.
The actor said that, he does not know how he contracted the virus but stressed that he does not feel any stigma attached to the illness.
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