PHL Anon
So, the news and Twitterverse are blowing up right now with this latest breaking leak.
Charlie Sheen kept his HIV status under wraps, but everything unraveled when some former partners threatened him with lawsuits … TMZ has learned.
As we reported, Charlie will appear on “Today” and reveal he’s HIV positive. We’re told he’s known about his status for more than a year and he kept a lid on the information.
We’re told things changed when Charlie confided in several friends he thought were confidants … it turned out they weren’t, and spread the word he was HIV positive.
That led to several of Charlie’s former partners contacting him and threatening a lawsuit because they were unaware of his status when they had interaction with him. Our sources say Charlie settled several of the cases and, in return for money, got confidentiality agreements.
We’re told one of the settlements occurred late last month.
We also know when people go to Charlie’s house they are almost always required to sign confidentiality agreements which require anyone who might make a claim to do so in arbitration and not through the courts … which thereby keeps things private.
Charlie Sheen — Threats of Lawsuits Unraveled HIV Secret https://t.co/01BUpWtzX9
— TMZ (@TMZ) November 16, 2015
Exclusive: #DeniseRichards knew for years that #CharlieSheen was HIV positive. https://t.co/owMDOKteeq pic.twitter.com/KSMgOqRdzy
— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) November 16, 2015
ICYMI: #CharlieSheen is reportedly HIV-positive https://t.co/0XHXPARpTN pic.twitter.com/7IWpMJ5iiB
— People (@people) November 16, 2015
Att'n HIV activists, Re: Charlie Sheen. Prepare for an onslaught of profound HIV/AIDS hysteria and ignorance flying from every direction.
— JORIAL (@Jorial) November 16, 2015
UPDATE: TMZ is reporting Sheen says he’s now free of HIV, as it hasn’t been detected in his bloodstream.
Our sources say Charlie has known for more than 2 years that he was HIV positive … and one source says he’s known way longer than that. We’re told Charlie was taking meds for the HIV and has had a series of blood tests, and over time, the virus has been “undetectable” in his system.
We’re told Charlie freely admits he’s had scores of sexual partners over the years, many of whom had intimate relations with him after his diagnosis. The implication here is clear … Charlie is saying he didn’t deceive anyone, since the blood tests did not reveal the presence of HIV.
Doctors beg to differ and say once someone has HIV they have it for life, at least until medicine advances.
When I was in school, we were told the same thing that last line says – if you have HIV, you have it for life. But, of course, we’re in a new age of medicine and it’s very possible that a cure has been created, even if we don’t know about it. Interesting turn of events.