Earlier this month, news broke out that the "Two and a Half Men" actor Charlie Sheen is infected with HIV. As per Realty Today, the news was then confirmed by Sheen himself during an interview with Lauer on "Today," which was aired in NBC news earlier this week.
Additional news emerged that Charlie Sheen spent most of his money to have his secret kept. He was diagnosed with HIV last 2011, but the news only emerged this year, which means he kept his infection hidden over the past 4 years. With a net worth of $125 million [The Richest], how much did the actor spend to have his secret hidden?
The Celebrity Net Worth website was able to grab a copy of the breakdown on the amount that Charlie Sheen spent to have his HIV secret withheld. Listed below are some information derived from Charlie's own admissions, and some came from his court documents which were dug up by numerous news outlets.
1. Charlie claims that he has spent $10 million in the last four years on extortioners who threatened to make his secret public.
2. According to court filings, Charlie spends $1 million per year on child support. $500k goes to his six-year-old twins with Brooke Mueller and $500k goes to his two children with Denise Richards.
3. In 2013 alone, Charlie spent $1,629,507 on hookers. We know this because his production company listed them as expenses in its tax returns. The expenses were labeled as "Friendly Entertainment."
4. This isn't related to ex-girlfriends or hookers, but FYI, according to those same tax filings, Charlie spends $410,000 per year on his personal chef, $130,000 on parties, $105,000 on hotels and $135,000 on clothing. He also donates around $100,000 per year to charity.
5. According to a Madam that Charlie allegedly used, he would pay $10,000 extra to have sex with hookers without a condom. That's on top of the roughly $10,000 he would spend for them to be there in the first place.
6.Charlie allegedly bought houses for some of his ex-girlfriends who knew of his HIV status.
In addition to the cash that he gave out to keep his secret hushed, the website also added that he might be facing several charges for intentional infliction of emotional distress, sexual battery, and even fraud.