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                      Charlie Sheen Says He's HIV Positive

   by Associated Press

   Former "Two and a Half Men'' star Charlie Sheen says he has the HIV
   virus.

   In an interview Tuesday on NBC's "Today,'' Sheen, 50, says he tested
   positive for the virus that causes AIDS.

   Drug and alcohol use have marred Sheen's personal and professional life
   in recent years. He was kicked off CBS' "Two and a Half Men'' in 2011
   after an explosive meltdown that included calling the show's producer
   "a contaminated little maggot.''

   His escapades have also included the revelation that he spent more than
   $50,000 as a client of "Hollywood Madam'' Heidi Fleiss' prostitution
   ring.

   "Two and a Half Men'' debuted in 2003 and starred Sheen as womanizing
   bachelor Charlie Harper. It made Sheen one of TV's highest-paid actors
   and at its peak was TV's most-watched sitcom.
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