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Report: Charlie Sheen to announce he’s HIV-positive

New York Daily News
In this April 11, 2013 file photo, Charlie Sheen, a cast member in "Scary Movie V," poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles.
In this April 11, 2013 file photo, Charlie Sheen, a cast member in "Scary Movie V," poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Hollywood hellion Charlie Sheen is HIV-positive and will reveal his status in a shock announcement on NBC’s “Today” show Tuesday morning.

Sheen, 50, will speak to NBC’s Matt Lauer live in studio to deliver his news, a source told the New York Daily News Monday.

In a separate report Monday, The National Enquirer said Sheen has been safeguarding his HIV status for years while living a high-profile life as a TV star, dating a conga line of adult entertainers and coining crazy catchphrases.

“Charlie thought he was indestructible and took no precautions — even though he was indulging in high-risk sex practices,” an unidentified friend reportedly told The Enquirer.

Sheen reportedly doesn’t know how he contracted the virus and “has been tortured by the thought that his acting genius will be forgotten.”

The Daily News has more in this video:

This story was originally published November 16, 2015 at 12:12 PM with the headline "Report: Charlie Sheen to announce he’s HIV-positive."

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