Charlie Sheen’s father, actor Martin Sheen, is applauding his son’s public revelation that he has been HIV-positive for about four years.
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Charlie Sheen’s ex Bree Olson is speaking out against the actor, claiming he did not tell her about his HIV diagnosis, and alleging that he had unprotected sex with her after learning that he was HIV positive.
Natalie Kenly – one of Charlie’s former “Goddesses” – also spoke out in support.
Sheen made the announcement during an appearance on NBC’s “Today”.
“He had been leading up to this sort of story for several months, and we kept encouraging him to do it”, the elder Sheen told the Naples Daily News.
Asked by Lauer if he expected to face criminal charges because in 35 U.S. states it is illegal to not disclose an HIV diagnosis to a sexual partner, Sheen said: “Having divulged it is the reason I’m in the mess I’m in, having all the shakedowns”.
Charlie admitted on Tuesday that he was bracing himself for possible legal battles and revealed he’d paid extortionists approximately $10 million to keep quiet about his condition since being diagnosed in 2011.
“It’s a hard three letters to absorb”. He said he “always led with condoms and honesty when it came to my condition”.
She said: “I was surprised how much that affected me work wise…I was perceived as being a lunatic and insane”. “I’m clean, ‘ he told me”.
“I do think that [Sheen’s] coming out will be very beneficial for the HIV movement and will help curb stigma”, he said.
Sheen’s spokesman declined to comment when asked about Olson’s remarks.
This was during the time he was sacked from Two and a Half Men.
At the time, he was the highest paid actor on U.S. television, with a reported salary of a few $1.8 million per episode.
He has five children from his marriages to model Donna Peele, actresses Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller, and other relationships.
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Still, Huizenga said Sheen has responded well to the medication and is diligent about taking it. His risk of full blown AIDs or transmitting HIV are “incredibly low”, he said.
