Charlie Sheen To Make Announcement On Today Show

In a Monday press release, the NBC morning show stated that the “Two and a Half Men” alum will sit down with “Today’s” Matt Lauer for an exclusive interview, live from Studio 1A in New York City. Though NBC did not specify what Sheen’s announcement would entail, the National Enquirer reports the actor is HIV positive.

Posted Monday morning, the Enquirer printed Sheen’s name on their website, though the tabloid first “exposed how a notorious Hollywood womanizer was hiding a deadly health crisis” last month in an anonymous story titled, “Hollywood Superstar’s Desperate Battle With Aids!” which did not reveal Sheen’s identity. Now, the Enquirer is set to publish the full story in its Nov. 18 issue, which — according to the outlet — will expose a “multi-million dollar cover-up that will rock Tinseltown.”

Sheen, who was fired from CBS’ Two and a Half Men in 2011 after a very public spat with Warner Bros. over his erratic behavior, has made no secret in the past of embracing his love of sex, drugs, and alcohol.

A movie star in the 1980s and ’90s, Sheen went on to become most known for his television roles.

At his peak, he became the highest paid TV actor, earning a reported $1.8 million per episode on the top-rated Two and a Half Men.