Matt Baron/BEI For Charlie Sheen , hiding his HIV-positive diagnosis was a massive burden, emotionally and financially, to bear. After making the national announcement on Today in late November after years living with the secret, the former Two and a Half Men actor had hoped that the reveal would put an end to alleged ongoing blackmailing and personal ridicule. Overall, the current LELO HEX condoms spokesman certainly feels like a weight has been lifted from his life. "It was like being released from prison," he told Matt Lauer of making the confession on live television.
