Hollywood star Charlie Sheen has confirmed he is living with HIV in a US television interview.
"I am here to admit that I am HIV positive," he said.
It bring to an end days of intense media speculation. The former star of sitcom Two And A Half Men is appearing on NBC's Today show.
Sheen revealed to Matt Lauer he had paid "enough to take it into the millions" to keep people from going public about his illness.
"I have to put a stop to this onslaught this barrage of attacks and of sub truths," he said, adding he was diagnosed four years ago.
