Charlie Sheen, secretly battling HIV, has been paying male and female porn stars $30,000 a night each to hang out with him at his home

The Hollywood megastar believed to be secretly battling HIV, now named as Charlie Sheen, had become a recluse in his own home - smoking crack cocaine and watching his old movies over and over to deal with the devastating diagnosis. The actor became increasingly isolated from the outside world over the past two years, paying for porn stars to come and party with him at his own home and rarely venturing out, according to a source in the adult industry.

Sheen - who is due to announce his HIV status in a TV interview on the Today program tomorrow - has still been taking drugs regularly and paying male and female porn stars $25,000 to $30,000 a night each to hang out with him at his home, the source claimed.

But the 50-year-old star has been so paranoid that someone would reveal his sordid secrets, he has set up a security command post in his garage where he forces guests to sign non-disclosure agreements and leave their cell phones before they can enter the house.