It was quite strange revelation made yesterday by actor Charlie Sheen about being HIV positive.
Nearly 48 hours before, some media e began to filter the news that the controversial star of the Two and a Half Men series, which in past decades was seen as one of the heirs of fame and talent in Hollywood, announce a very sensitive issue.
When he spoke of the AIDS virus, it was bizarre indolent phrase that some spoke about the situation. “expected”
why the Sheen himself did not hesitate to affirm in front of millions of viewers of the news program Today Show. “I’m here to admit that I am HIV positive,” were the words of the presenter Matt Lauer.
Sheen was quiet, although the reasons for such a confession they were linked to a fact that the actor 50 years could not control: one addressed to reveal a secret he kept for four years extortion
In this television program explained that he does not know how or when he acquired the virus. but he confessed that he had to pay more than 10 million people who were aware of his condition not to speak.
“I wanted to end the blackmail (…). What people forget is that this is money that take away my children, “he said.
The news has not only caused a stir among the circles that cover topics celebrity but it has also allowed to see the human side of a fragile star collides with the fame of controversial actor and lover of the excesses of another era.
It’s not just being Result witnesses or punishment of a person who lived between drugs alcohol, family conflicts and gender.
But from the moment he learned of his health condition, Sheen he told his sexual partners before having any kind of intimacy.
Your doctor, Robert Huizenga, who accompanied him on the Today Show, explained that so far the actor has responded positively to treatment .
“It is absolutely healthy from this point of view (…) My biggest concern is patient with Charlie as substance abuse and depression that comes with the disease, more than so HIV can do in terms of shortening his life, because it will not do, “he said.
disorderly Life
In a letter released after his announcement, Sheen stressed that when starting treatment he felt he was “kicking ass disease”, but then the anger and shame did fall downhill.
He also said he went through “a temporary decline, but abysmal, into deep substance abuse and consumption bottomless alcohol”, a state that was definitive in identifying his life as a star.
What is paradoxical is that the actor was always as indestructible as: could deal with drugs, drink and a film career full of ups and downs, yet with a shade of affection of his fans stalwarts who will hold their excesses.
Indeed, their emotional setbacks, her messy love life and a violent attitude led him to kill three marriages and have to deal with accusations of abuse and infidelity .
Even his father, the renowned actor Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now famous protagonist) and his brother Emilio Estevez (actor and director) managed to settle down. Both always supported him in a cycle of recovery, relapse and small triumphs of life outside screens and studies.
Job security came to Sheen to get a lead in the TV series Two and a Half Men, in which he played Charlie Harper: an irresponsible kind and conqueror
Some recognized nuances of real life of the interpreter in a series that became. one of the biggest hits of American television and with which even won a little more than one million 800 thousand dollars per episode.
Although he was the king of the small screen, the actor again go with the shadow of conflict and destruction. He took a negative attitude in the recordings of Two and a Half Men and maintained its crazy pace of life, to the point of fighting with Chuck Lorre, the creator of this production. That crash an unstoppable tension that led him to be dismissed from the program in March 2011.
That same year caused a stir by spending a few days in Cartagena was conceived. I was not looking location for a movie, but taking a vacation to relieve become controversial after his abrupt departure from the series that gave him more fame and money.
“Cartagena, thanks. It’s hard to say goodbye. A warm welcome, beautiful views, amazing food, great laughs, plenty of love! “He wrote on his Twitter account on its way through the country.
The following year, the promising exprotagonista films dramatic weight recorded in the Mecca of American cinema as Platoon (Platoon) or Wall Street, starred in the series Anger Management, who spent a year on television and represented a new stage for the interpreter.
However, taking too much control in the production, problems with some of his teammates actors and the gradual decline of the hearing led to the cancellation of comedy.
Meanwhile, maintained a film career to tip small roles in comedies such as sporadic appearances in the second half of failed Wall Street or starring, scented parody, as he did in Machete Kills, he playing Rathcock, incorrect President of the United States.
However, spent some time in which Sheen was silent, apparently far from over, although he almost married in February last year with porn actress Brett Rossi. He has always had a penchant for women in that industry. She also had romances with Ginger Lynn, Jayme Langford and Jana Jordan.
“I have decided that my children require my attention more than my relationship. I’m taking a great affection for Scotty (the stage name of his girlfriend at the time) and I wish him well, “he said then.
Now, Carlos Irwin Estevez, as it was called before entering the world of cinema, he says not repent of all those experiences. Although late for many of his critics and fans, the unexpected turn in his life to know who is carrying the AIDS virus, seems to have given a new look and have removed the brutal pace of life that is assumed in Hollywood.
“I have the responsibility now to be well and be able to help a lot of other people and I hope that what we are doing today, more people come forward and tell me: ‘Thanks to Charlie’ “was the comment made by the presenter Matt Lauer of the Today Show.
For now, what is Sheen has received the wholehearted support of many of his colleagues and people involved in . the show
His friend and companion in the series Spin City, Heather Locklear, wrote in his Twitter account: “My heart is wounded. Prayers for Charlie and his family. ” Meanwhile Piers Morgan Piers Morgan Tonight expresentador the CNN program, left this message: “Bravo Charlie Sheen, you guts you had today. Proud to be your partner “.
Meanwhile Heidi Fleiss, who was accused of running a Hollywood escort service and was a friend of the actor, said in the Daily Mail that it fully supports and hopes it can become a model for other people with HIV.
Culture and Entertainment With information from AFP, routers and Efe
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