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Charlie Sheen Discloses Sex With Men, HIV Extortion Claims in Memoir and Netflix Doc

He casts the revelations as a liberating step in a long recovery.

Overview

  • He says the encounters began during periods of crack use and describes reaching a place of acceptance.
  • Sheen asserts he contracted HIV during those years and maintains he never transmitted the virus to others.
  • He recounts being extorted by people who photographed his HIV medication, saying he first paid before publicly disclosing his status in 2015.
  • He emphasizes eight years of sobriety and describes the new projects as owning his past rather than seeking sympathy.
  • Promotion included a Los Angeles premiere attended by ex-wife Denise Richards, with The Book of Sheen out Sept. 9 and Netflix’s aka Charlie Sheen streaming Sept. 10.