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Charlie Sheen wasn't expecting to endure a "sixth" stage of grief after receiving his HIV-positive diagnosis in 2011.

In his new memoir, "The Book of Sheen," the award-winning actor admitted that despite his "shocking and depressing" status as a person living with HIV, he felt a sense of "relief" once he was diagnosed.

Sheen, 60, revealed on the "Today" show in 2015 that doctors had identified the virus in his blood four years prior, but he was only forced to publicly disclose his status after being blackmailed for millions of dollars.

The "Anger Management" star insisted he had never given HIV to any of his former sexual partners. "I do know for a fact that I never passed it on," Sheen told People this week.

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