Charlie Sheen

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#1,696
Yea I would think knowingly infecting people would be a little different.



I grew up in a place where AIDS was rampant (1 in 5 people), people from all walks of life had it not just people who lived a risky lifestyle and at school they drilled us on the dangers of AIDS on a constant basis. It was always front and center.

I was shocked to see how many people in Europe and the US were so casual (relatively speaking) about it. I like to think people are responsible but I think if you're not reminded about the dangers on a regular basis you tend to take foolish risks.

Although even when you're hearing about it constantly I know people who still took stupid risks. People are strange, they think they're going to live forever... until they don't.
 
#1,697
Charlie Sheen is HIV-Positive

Charlie Sheen is going on the Today show to discuss being HIV-positive, sources tell PEOPLE.

According to top Hollywood publicist and crisis manager Howard Bragman, he was approached by people close to Sheen six months ago to deal with the crisis, but never dealt with him directly. "The interview could open up a lot of sympathy for him, but he has to be concerned about a fear of litigation from former sexual partners. You don't take that lightly."

Bragman says he was informed that Sheen "is getting treatment, and a lot of people in his life know about it."

"It's been going on for quite awhile. He's not necessarily comfortable talking about it. It was very hard to get up the courage for him to talk about it."

"I've known about this a long time, it's not a surprise to me," says Bragman. "I feel very sorry for his pain. And I hope it's used as a teachable moment for the world. This is a disease that can affect anyone."

The actor, 50, has long struggled with substance abuse and has admitted to soliciting prostitutes in the past.

His volatile personal life was reportedly behind his public feud with Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre and subsequent departure from the CBS sitcom, and his unpredictable behavior has frequently been a wedge in his contentious relationship with ex-wife Denise Richards, the mother of his two daughters (he has twin boys with his third ex, Brooke Mueller).

In recent months, Sheen has seen had many ups and downs, including his 50th birthday, both blowouts and celebrations with Richards, drug dependency accusations from his former Two and a Half Men costar Jon Cryer, a brief hospitalization from food poisoning and even a flirtation with a run for public office.

Reps for Sheen did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

To learn more about living with HIV/AIDS today and to contribute in the fight against the diseases, visit amfAR.org.

Source: http://www.people.com/article/charlie-sheen-hiv-positive
 
#1,699
According to the CDC, there are 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States today, with about 50,000 new incidences per year. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/overview/ataglance.html

Not sure, then, why Charlie Sheen's status merits exclusive interviews? I get he's a public figure/actor but given his past use of drugs, prostitutes, etc. but he was certainly at risk so why is it thus newsworthy outside of his "celebrity" status?
 
#1,701
MarvelGirl said:
Charlie Sheen is HIV-Positive

Charlie Sheen is going on the Today show to discuss being HIV-positive, sources tell PEOPLE.

According to top Hollywood publicist and crisis manager Howard Bragman, he was approached by people close to Sheen six months ago to deal with the crisis, but never dealt with him directly. "The interview could open up a lot of sympathy for him, but he has to be concerned about a fear of litigation from former sexual partners. You don't take that lightly."

Bragman says he was informed that Sheen "is getting treatment, and a lot of people in his life know about it."

"It's been going on for quite awhile. He's not necessarily comfortable talking about it. It was very hard to get up the courage for him to talk about it."

"I've known about this a long time, it's not a surprise to me," says Bragman. "I feel very sorry for his pain. And I hope it's used as a teachable moment for the world. This is a disease that can affect anyone."

The actor, 50, has long struggled with substance abuse and has admitted to soliciting prostitutes in the past.

His volatile personal life was reportedly behind his public feud with Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre and subsequent departure from the CBS sitcom, and his unpredictable behavior has frequently been a wedge in his contentious relationship with ex-wife Denise Richards, the mother of his two daughters (he has twin boys with his third ex, Brooke Mueller).

In recent months, Sheen has seen had many ups and downs, including his 50th birthday, both blowouts and celebrations with Richards, drug dependency accusations from his former Two and a Half Men costar Jon Cryer, a brief hospitalization from food poisoning and even a flirtation with a run for public office.

Reps for Sheen did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

To learn more about living with HIV/AIDS today and to contribute in the fight against the diseases, visit amfAR.org.

Source: http://www.people.com/article/charlie-sheen-hiv-positive
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What?!
 
#1,708
This makes me so sad. He is a drug addict hiding behind former talent and lots of money. It makes me sad to see someone who considered himself invincible sabotaged by his own hubris.

It makes one heck of a cautionary tale
 
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