Charlie Sheen reveals he is HIV-positive

Charlie Sheen listens during an interview with host Matt Lauer on the set of NBC's "Today" show in Manhattan, New York. Pix REUTERS.

WASHINGTON: US actor Charlie Sheen, as well known for his on-screen work as his off-screen debauchery with drugs, booze and prostitutes, revealed Tuesday he is HIV-positive -- and paid millions of dollars in hush money.

“I am here to admit that I am in fact HIV-positive,” the 50-year-old Sheen said on the NBC morning talk show “Today.”