Charlie Sheen was blackmailed by prostitutes and others about HIV

Former Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen admitted he has been blackmailed for up to $10m as he disclosed he has the HIV virus.

In an interview on NBC’s Today, the 50-year-old Sheen said he tested positive for the virus that causes Aids.

However, when asked by Today co-host Matt Lauer if he had transmitted the disease to others, he declared: “Impossible. Impossible.”