Days after it was first reported that a "middle-aged" Hollywood actor very much on the A-List had been diagnosed with HIV a few years back, the rumor has started spreading that this is in fact the Golden Globe-winning actor from "Two and a Half Men" - how can Charlie Sheen's net worth deal with this?

According to TMZ, the actor, who comes from an esteemed family of thespians following father Martin Sheen and brother Emilio Estevez, has known about his HIV positive state for more than two years and has reportedly exposed a great number of women to the virus, something that could certainly lead to lawsuits that Charlie Sheen's net worth may or may not be able to handle.

At one point in his career, a few years back, Charlie Sheen's net worth grew rapidly as he'd turned into the highest-paid actor on television, making a whooping $1.25 an episode - that is, until he got in a heavily publicized fight with the show's creator, Chuck Lorre, as well as trashing co-star Jon Cryer, all of which caused Ashton Kutcher to replace him.

However, by the time the actor left the show, he'd amassed quite a large fortune as Charlie Sheen's net worth grew considerably from his work in the sitcom, one of the popular in recent times mostly thanks to his character, which was basically a dramatized version of his own self and public persona.

However, if the HIV rumors are true, further comments express that Charlie Sheen's net worth may have decreased considerably from the time of his last paycheck from the show (even though he then landed another sitcom, "Anger Management"), as he has reportedly spent "millions" in treating and controlling the virus.

Ahead of his big announcement on "The Today Show," Celebrity Net Worth currently lists Charlie Sheen's net worth a $150 million.