"I am here to admit that I am
HIV positive," he said.
It bring to an end days of intense
media speculation. The former star of sitcom Two And A Half Men is appearing on
NBC's Today show.
Sheen revealed to Matt Lauer he
had paid "enough to take it into the millions" to keep people from
going public about his illness.
"I have to put a stop to this
onslaught this barrage of attacks and of sub truths," he said, adding he
was diagnosed four years ago.
He said when he revealed his HIV
status to 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 a prostitute took a picture of his medication
and threatened to sell it to newspapers.
"I think I release myself
from this prison today," he said.
He admitted that his use of drink
and drugs was a "bad decision" but said it was "impossible"
that he would have passed HIV on to anyone else.
The actor said he does not know
how he contracted the virus but stressed he does not feel any stigma attached
to the illness.
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