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So You Have HIV…

This morning on The Today Show Matt Lauer sat down with Charlie Sheen to discuss his (not so) shocking announcement that he has HIV. So what is HIV? HIV is a virus that gradually attacks the immune system, which is our body’s natural defence against illness. - See more at: http://www.avert.org/about-hiv-aids/what-hiv-aids#sthash.s9BiuF3I.dpuf Turns out Sheen has known about having HIV for a while now and only came out because he was tired of the blackmailers asking him for money. "I have to put a stop to this onslaught, this barrage of attacks and of sub-truths and very harmful and mercurial stories that are about me, threatening the health of so many others that couldn't be further from the truth," he said. charlie-sheen-sam-today-tease-2-151117_78d8e505e25f4a574b0d068eaa80d6de.today-inline-large Charlie paid over 10 million dollars to keep his secret safe. "What people forget is that that's money they're taking from my children," he said about the "shakedowns" he has experienced. "I trusted them and they were deep in my inner circle, and I thought they could be helpful. My trust turned to their treason." He said appearing on TODAY will help put a stop to those payouts. "That's my goal. That's not my only goal. I think I release myself from this prison today," he said. Watch the full interview bel0w: http://on.today.com/1PxQTSW      

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