In 2015, Charlie Sheen announced on "Today" that he is HIV positive and had known for about four years before he went public with the news. He had entrusted very few people about his health status but revealed that a few close ones used the knowledge to extort the actor for up to $10 million over the years in order to keep quiet. "What people forget is that's money they're taking from my children ... I trusted them and they were deep in my inner circle, and I thought they could be helpful. My trust turned to their treason," Sheen shared. The "Young Guns" star admitted that a prostitute that he had slept with took a picture of his anti-retroviral medication and threatened to sell it to the tabloids. By coming out with the news, Sheen told Matt Lauer, "I release myself from this prison today."
Despite Sheen declaring that he had disclosed that he had HIV with his partners, Radar reported that multiple women had come forward claiming that they weren't informed by the actor. One unnamed ex-girlfriend sued the actor, accusing him of exposing her to HIV, per TMZ. Sheen settled out of court and agreed to pay her $120,000 in $10,000 monthly installments over the course of a year. While the settlement and extortions caused a dip in his bank account, Sheen's further antics cause him to lose out on acting jobs, causing his net worth to drop significantly.
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