Charlie Sheen HIV Positive: Prostitute Took Photos of Meds, Threatened to Sell to Tabloids

Actor Charlie Sheen stopped by The Today Show early Tuesday morning to admit to the world that he is in fact HIV positive. The former Anger Management and Two and a Half Men star spoke with Matt Lauer and explained his situation, further admitting that he's been the victim of extortion. In fact, on at least one occasion, a prostitute reportedly went into Sheen's bathroom, took photos of his anti-viral drugs and threatened to sell the photos to the tabloids.

"It's a hard three letters to absorb," Sheen told Lauer, further calling it "a turning point in one's life."

The 50-year-old star has had a history of living recklessly, philandering with sex workers and younger women and taking in a large sum of both drugs and alcohol.

He admitted in Today's interview that much of that, in recent years, was a result of the depression he sunk into regarding his HIV diagnosis—which came just about four years ago.

Lauer asked if it was true that a prostitute – "on at least one occasion" – would snap an image of his anti-retroviral medication and then threaten to sell it to magazines. To which the actor said, "Yes..."

On the people he told about his HIV status, Sheen admitted, "For some reason I trusted them. They were deep in my inner circle. I thought that they could be helpful, but instead, as I said, my trust turned into their treason."

Today then asked if Sheen was still paying people for their silence. He responded, "Not after today..."

Here's the first part of the interview:

Head over to Today to see the rest of Sheen's interview and comments on his HIV positive status.

 #CharlieSheen reveals to @mattlauernbc that he is "in fact HIV positive."

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