So did he reveal this now because he could no longer afford to pay the blackmail? Because he was paid an enormous amount to act in Two and a Half Men, but has pissed away millions since then.
I was actually much more surprised that he’s saying he’s only had it for four years. That means it was right about the time when he went crazy and got fired from his show and “Winning” and “Tiger blood” etc. I figured he had caught it in the 80s when people still did that sort of thing (unprotected sex). I don’t remember him ever being accused of being an IV drug user.
If I discovered I was HIV positive, I may panic, relapse into drugs and alcohol, and lash out with weird behaviour too.
Actually, I probably wouldn’t do any of those, but I can kind of understand someone as unstable as Charlie Sheen doing that.
This is why speculation like this is dangerous. A lot of names got dragged through the mud here, undeservedly.
Statistically this is disturbing news - one out of two and a half men is HIV positive!
The Path to Charlie Sheen’s H.I.V. Disclosure
Apparently he got tired of paying out so much money to keep it quiet.