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Charlie Sheen is known as Hollywood's typical party boy: partaking in long binges of alcohol and drug abuse, partying with the strippers and porn stars he knows as his "angels" and coming up with catchphrases such as "winning". It's a stereotype that he's been able to use to his advantage in projects such as the hit Two And A Half Men. But it seems that there's a dark side to this type of archetype, if recent allegations from actor Dominick Brascia are to be believed. According to Brascia, his close friend Corey Haim had informed him before he died that Sheen had had sex with his co-star Corey Haim while on the set of the film Lucas. The issue? That Sheen was 19 at the time, while Haim was only 13. "Haim told me he had sex with Sheen when they filmed Lucas. He told me they smoked pot and had sex. He said they had anal sex. Haim said after it happened Sheen became very cold and rejected him. When Corey wanted to fool around again, Charlie was not interested," he alleged in an interview with The National Enquirer. According to Brascia, this was not the only time the two had paired up. Haim allegedly had sex with Sheen again, but didn't enjoy it and "was finally over Sheen". Younger readers may not know much about Haim, but he was the quintessential child star. Famous at a young age for his teen idol status and for starring in films such as The Lost Boys and Lucas, he became known for starring in the former with friend Corey Feldman, and the two became known as The Two Coreys. Predictably, Haim's early success scarred him and he was troubled by drug addiction throughout his career, ultimately passing away in 2010 at age 38. Feldman himself had previously alleged that both he and Haim had been sexually abused by people in the industry as child stars. "There are people that did this to me and Corey that are still working, they’re still out there, and they’re some of the most rich and powerful people in this business. And they do not want what I’m saying right now. They want me dead," he said in an interview on The View. While it's unlikely that the charges against Sheen will ever be proven either way, The Daily Beast collected a selection of Sheen's antics that are definitely worth a look. Check them out below and let us know your thoughts in the comments.

An interview on Tuesday's episode of Today will allegedly confirm that Charlie Sheen is HIV positive. According to TMZ, the actor is set to sit down with reporter Matt Lauer to make the announcement. This comes just days after NBC confirmed that Sheen would be making a "revealing personal announcement" on Tuesday's show. The news was leaked on Monday when a report was released saying that Sheen had been keeping his HIV status hidden for more than two years. According to TMZ, Sheen has been taking medication daily in order to make the disease undetectable. This means that the actor has likely undergone antiretroviral therapy, which will have reduced the likelihood of transmitting the virus to anyone else by 96% - however, it does not completely eliminate the chance of infecting anyone else. HIV is famous in it's lack of an easily accessible cure, although steps have been made in stem cell therapies which have cured certain test subjects. According to TMZ, Sheen feels that he has done nothing wrong by not informing the public or any of his sexual partners of his HIV status due to this undetectable nature, despite the fact that this is against doctor recommendations. However, Sheen's family, including his ex-wife Denise Richards and a large portion of Hollywood socialites did allegedly know about Sheen's illness. Adult film star Bree Olson, whom Sheen called a "goddess" when they famously dated in 2011, has already denied that she has the virus. Supposedly, Sheen contracted the virus while dating Olson and as he slept unprotected with numerous women, while he was simultaneously injecting drugs intravenously. In fact, Sheen's famous mental breakdown, when he claimed to be a "warlock" with "tiger blood" and "Adonis DNA", was apparently triggered by his realisation that he had contracted the virus. While Sheen's failure to inform his sexual partners of the virus may be problematic, and we certainly don't wish HIV on anyone, we can't help but be happy that such a high-profile celebrity is coming clean about their status. We're hoping that Sheen's fame will help to banish some of the stigma that remains around the disease once and for good!