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The Hot Line: Charlie Sheen's new outlook

November 21, 2015 at 8:00PM
Former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen, right, is interviewed Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 on NBC's "Today" in New York. In the interview, the 50-year-old Sheen said he tested positive four years ago for the virus that causes AIDS. (Peter Kramer/NBC via AP)
Former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen, right, is interviewed Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 on NBC's "Today" in New York. In the interview, the 50-year-old Sheen said he tested positive four years ago for the virus that causes AIDS. (Peter Kramer/NBC via AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

« I have a responsibility now to better myself and to help a lot of other people, and hopefully … others will come forward and say, 'thanks, Charlie.' »

Charlie Sheen, revealing on Tuesday on "Today" that he is HIV-positive.

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