Sheen Clarifies Sexual Encounters After Memoir, Netflix Doc

Charlie Sheen clarified revelations from his memoir The Book of Sheen and the Netflix docuseries aka Charlie Sheen on the In Depth with Graham Bensinger podcast, saying some sexual encounters with men occurred during periods of heavy crack use and at times involved extortion, including attempted blackmail over his HIV diagnosis. He said the phrase “sex with men” was widely misinterpreted to imply anal sex and stressed many encounters “weren’t full‑fledged,” framing them more as experimentation than a defining label. Sheen said going public felt liberating while acknowledging some episodes were “weird” and fueled by addiction. He described being photographed and extorted and said people tried to leverage his HIV status after his 2011 diagnosis, which was publicly revealed in 2015. The clarification has generated broad media discussion following the release of his book and documentary.