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[3] [4] In 2015, Sheen publicly revealed that he is HIV positive which led to an increase in HIV prevention and testing which was dubbed the "Charlie Sheen effect". [5] [6]
Charlie Sheen - Sheen publicly revealed that he had been living with HIV during an interview for NBC's 'Today' show in 2015. "I feel like I'm carrying the torch for a lot of folks out there that are suffering from the same thing," he later told 'Good Morning America' in 2017.
Charlie Sheen - In 2015, Sheen publicly revealed that he was HIV positive during an interview for NBC's 'Today' show. The news spread like wildfire across mainstream media platforms. © Getty Images
Globally, 38.4 million [33.9–43.8 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2021. An estimated 0.7% [0.6-0.8%] of adults aged 15–49 years worldwide are living with HIV, although the burden of the epidemic continues to vary considerably between countries and regions.
Charlie Sheen has been involved in various controversies, including public disputes with producers of “Two and a Half Men,” his public admission of drug use, and his HIV-positive status disclosure.
Charlie Sheen faced a severe scandal in 2015, which forced his PR team to allegedly contact Howard Bragman. The actor was diagnosed with HIV and had hid it for years before it came out in public. The revelation caused a huge stir in Sheen's life and multiple ex-partners sued him for keeping them unaware.
Immediately, Sheen’s announcement led to a significant spike in Google searches for terms such as HIV, condom, HIV symptoms, and HIV testing and in sales of HIV test kits in the United States, a phenomenon that was dubbed “the Charlie Sheen effect.”
