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Charlie Sheen admits he was a sex addict, says he was extorted by partners

Charlie Sheen details his struggles with sex addiction, extortion, HIV diagnosis, and sobriety in his memoir, highlighting personal growth and evolving family relationships.

  • This month, Charlie Sheen admitted he was a sex addict extorted by partners during his drug-fueled period, revelations detailed in The Book of Sheen and the Netflix documentary aka Charlie Sheen releasing September 10.
  • Sheen's addiction escalated in the late 2000s, and his drug use peaked then, culminating in a 2011 meltdown that led to his firing from Two and a Half Men.
  • On GMA, Charlie Sheen told Michael Strahan that `It did come with a tremendous amount of extortion` as he felt "held hostage" paying to keep his sexual encounters private.
  • According to his ABC News interview, Charlie Sheen quit alcohol in 2017 and is sober; he told People, `I do know for a fact that I never passed it on` and said his bond with Sami Sheen, daughter , remains strained.
  • Sheen, 60, for the first time openly says in People, The Book of Sheen, and aka Charlie Sheen that his 2011 HIV diagnosis, publicly disclosed in 2015, feels liberating to reveal.
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It is not that Charlie Sheen has never been a discreet and quiet star, much less. But now, with the imminent publication of both a memoir book and a documentary, he seems willing to uncover the few sewers that he lacked to show. That will be next week, but to open his mouth he has given an interview to People (he will be the protagonist of his cover in a few days) and has sat down to chat on television. In a popular American morning show he has …

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abc News broke the news in United States on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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