Hiding HIV-positive diagnosis is a huge burden for the people in question, who feel suppresses financially and emotionally after findings the truth of their life and not revealing it to all. The same was the case with former "Two and a Half Men" actor, Charlie Sheen.
Sheen confessed being HIV-positive in November 2015. The national announcement took place after years of handling the misery alone. While making the announcement, the 50-year-old actor, who is currently the spokesman for LELO HEX condoms, had hoped that it will put an end to personal ridicule and ongoing blackmailing, according to TODAY.
"It was like being released from prison," Sheen told the publication. "It unearthed the stepping stones to a rubicon of change."
For people who were blackmailing and extorting, Sheen said that they would all be "going back to the woodwork where they belong" following the announcement on live television.
After he made the confession publicly, several lawsuits were filed against the "Anger Management" actor, including one from her ex-girlfriend Brett Rossi. The lady claimed that Sheen never told her about his HIV-positive status before having unprotected sex with her.
However, Sheen now says that such ongoing lawsuits "do not have merit" because no one has ever been infected from him. Without naming the women in question, the "Good Advice" actor revealed that he always has protection in place before having a sexual intercourse. According to Sheen, it was all for the right reason, because everyone that Sheen had told about his HIV-positive status had out him down.
Despite the ongoing legal fights, Sheen is in good spirits and health. He has a designated doctor who travels with him everywhere and administers weekly shots as per the new FDA trial. The actor is happy with his health status and does not show any signs of depression and dementia as before. Now the American actor is planning to focus on spending time with his children.
"I regret not using a condom the one or two times when this whole thing happened. I regret ruining 'Two and a Half Men'," Sheen said. "I regret not being more involved in my children's lives growing up, which I am now."
Recently, Sheen accused Donald Trump of gifting him fake diamond cufflinks. The actor told Graham Norton that he is sure that Trump must have taken off the cufflinks from his own shirt and gifted him as a wedding present, according to The Metro.
Here is a glimpse of what Sheen said on The Graham Norton Show: