Charlie Sheen Faces Barrage Of Lawsuits After Confirming He Has HIV

 

Charlie Sheen is facing a number of lawsuits and being attacked by former partners after revealing he is HIV-positive.

The National Enquirer was the first to report that Sheen is HIV positive, a story they have worked on for 18 months, and two hours after they released their story, People confirmed the news with crisis manager Howard Bragman. Sheen has been married three times and has five children - a daughter Cassandra, 30, with high school sweetheart Paula Profit; Daughters Sam, 11, and Lola, 10, with second wife Denise Richards; and twin boys Bob and Max, 6, with third wife Brooke Mueller. He had been engaged to be married to adult film star Scottine Ross, also known as Brett Rossi, but the engagement was called off in October 2014 after eight months. 

Sheen finally revealed the shocking news about his status to Matt Lauer on his program Today that he has had the virus for roughly four years and informed all of his sexual partners since that time but the actor's former girlfriend Bree Olson made an appearance on The Howard Stern Show and told a different story.

She claimed that Sheen never once revealed to her that he is HIV-positive, and labelled him a “monster” in a separate interview. After Olson appeared on Stern's show another one of Sheen's sexual partners, Natalie Kenly, came forward to say that the actor never told her either that he is HIV-positive. “I could be dead right now! I could literally be dead right now because he did not tell me that, he says he found out when him and I were together. I was living in his house. We were having sex every single night” said Olson on Inside Edition in a two-part interview.

Olson, 29, went on to say that Sheen even went so far as to tell her he was 'clean,' and used lambskin condoms when they were together, which provide less protection than latex condoms and do not protect against viral sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV. She was tested on Monday and she is not HIV-positive. 

According to reports six of Sheen's former sexual partners are planning to sue the actor for “intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, sexual battery”. Some of these women are alleging they have had both protected and unprotected sex with Sheen as recently as a month ago.

Radar Online meanwhile has spoken to a source close to an attorney who said one individual had had sex just this past week with Sheen, and that he did not reveal his status. the source said that “all of these people say they were not notified by Charlie about his HIV status and now they want settlements”.

Robert Huizenga, his doctor said on Today that the virus is now undetectable in Sheen's blood, but that does not mean he is incapable of infecting other people. Sheen also said that he was not entirely sure how he contracted the virus and that he felt a huge sense of relief after publicly revealing his status. 

“It started with what I thought was a series of crushing headaches and insane migraines and sweating the bed completely drenched, two, three nights in a row” Sheen said about his first symptoms. 

Sheen said that he had told people that he trusted his status over the past few years, but also bought the silence of others. When asked if he was still paying anyone for their silence, Sheen said “not after today I'm not”. I think I release myself from this prison today”.

When asked if he had engaged in unprotected sex since being diagnosed with the virus Sheen admitted that he had with two partners, but that the individuals were aware of his status and under the care of his doctor.

Here is the letter written by Sheen about his status:

“Roughly four years ago, I suddenly found myself in the throws of a seismic and debilitating three-day cluster-migraine-like headache. I was emergently hospitalized with what I believed to be a brain tumor or perhaps some unknown pathology. I was partially correct. Following a battery of endless tests, that included a hideous spinal tap, it was sadly and shockingly revealed to me that I was, in fact, positive for HIV.

'The news was a "mule kick" to my soul. Those impossible words I absorbed and then tried to convince myself, that I was stuck, suspended, or even stranded inside some kind of alternate reality or nightmare, were to the absolute contrary. I was awake. It was true… reality.

'Under the brilliant and perfect care of Dr. Robert Huizenga as well as "the" leading infectious disease expert in the known universe, I began a rigorous and intensive treatment program. Not missing a beat, a med dose, or one shred of guidance, quickly my viral loads became undetectable. Like every other challenge in my life, again, I was victorious and kicking this disease's ass. I wish my story had ended there. Unfortunately, for my family and myself, it had only just begun.

'The personal disbelief, karmic confusion, shame and anger lead to a temporary yet abysmal descent into profound substance abuse and fathomless drinking. It was a suicide run. Problem was, I'd forgotten that I'm too tough for such a cowardly departure. Yet, despite this loathsome and horrific odyssey, I was vigilant with my anti-viral program.

'My medical team could only shake their heads as each and every blood test returned levels revealing a state of remission. Even though I might have been trying to kill myself, one thing was radically evident; the disease was not.

'In and around this perplexing and difficult time, I dazedly chose (or hired) the companionship of unsavory and insipid types. Regardless of their salt-less reputations, I always lead with condoms and honesty when it came to my condition. Sadly, my truth soon became their treason, as a deluge of blackmail and extortion took center stage in this circus of deceit.

'To date, I have paid out countless millions to these desperate charlatans.

'Locked in a vacuum of fear, I chose to allow their threats and skulduggery to vastly deplete future assets from my children, while my "secret" sat entombed in their hives of folly (or so I thought).

'News Flash: This ends today. I'm claiming back my freedom. The scales of justice will swiftly and righteously re-balance themselves.

'In conclusion, I accept this condition not as a curse or scourge, but rather as an opportunity and a challenge. An opportunity to help others. A challenge to better myself.

'Every day, of every month, of every year, countless individuals go to work, man their stations, fulfill their professional obligations with a host of disabilities. Diseases, imperfections, hurdles, detours. These maladies range from lupus to cancer, from paralysis to blindness, from diabetes to obesity. "Treated," HIV is no different.

'My partying days are behind me. My philanthropic days are ahead of me.

'Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "Courage is grace under pressure."

'I've served my time under pressure; I now embrace the courage, and the grace.

'Love and peace, Charlie Sheen”