60-year-old Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen has recently, for the first time, publicly admitted to past sexual experiences with men, which he will fully disclose in his upcoming memoir The Book of Sheen and the Netflix documentary aka Charlie Sheen.
In an interview with People magazine, Sheen stated directly: “I will no longer run from my past, nor will I let it control me.” He also admitted for the first time to intimate experiences with men, saying it made him feel “liberated,” like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He jokingly added: “There was no train rushing into a restaurant, no piano dropping from the sky, and no one bursting in with a gun; everything is still okay.”
On Good Morning America, he further discussed how these experiences were closely tied to drug use. “The encounters with men started when I was using drugs,” he said. “It was only after I kicked my drug habit that I started to question: ‘Where did this come from? Why did it happen?’ In the end you just have to tell yourself: ‘So what?’ Some experiences were strange, but a lot of times they were really fun, and life just goes on.”
Sheen admitted that he struggled with sex addiction and was even blackmailed by partners because of his relationships. His drug use has long been an open secret in Hollywood, but it wasn’t until 2015 that he admitted on a show that he is HIV positive. “I can say for certain: I have never transmitted the virus to anyone.” Now, a decade later, Sheen hopes to reshape the public’s view of his “wild years” through his new book and documentary. He emphasized that he is not seeking pity: “These things require participation from both sides; I’m not going to play the victim.”
In an interview with People magazine, Sheen stated directly: “I will no longer run from my past, nor will I let it control me.” He also admitted for the first time to intimate experiences with men, saying it made him feel “liberated,” like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He jokingly added: “There was no train rushing into a restaurant, no piano dropping from the sky, and no one bursting in with a gun; everything is still okay.”
On Good Morning America, he further discussed how these experiences were closely tied to drug use. “The encounters with men started when I was using drugs,” he said. “It was only after I kicked my drug habit that I started to question: ‘Where did this come from? Why did it happen?’ In the end you just have to tell yourself: ‘So what?’ Some experiences were strange, but a lot of times they were really fun, and life just goes on.”
Sheen admitted that he struggled with sex addiction and was even blackmailed by partners because of his relationships. His drug use has long been an open secret in Hollywood, but it wasn’t until 2015 that he admitted on a show that he is HIV positive. “I can say for certain: I have never transmitted the virus to anyone.” Now, a decade later, Sheen hopes to reshape the public’s view of his “wild years” through his new book and documentary. He emphasized that he is not seeking pity: “These things require participation from both sides; I’m not going to play the victim.”