Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen.Photo: Rich Fury/Getty; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
Denise Richardsis revealing how she encouraged her ex-husbandCharlie Sheento take one of his most iconic roles.
On the latest episode ofJust B with Bethenny Frankelpodcast,The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsalum, 52, revealed that she convinced Sheen to play the part of Charlie Harper onTwo and a Half Men.
Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen arrive at the Golden Globe Awards on January 20, 2002.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
“He was going to do a different show,” she added. “And I read the script and I go, ‘You’re crazy for not doing this.'”
Sheen went on to be part of the show’s cast for eight seasons from 2003 to 2011. During his tenure, he earned two Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy nominations.
Richards also recalled the popularity of the show having an impact on Sheen’s sobriety, saying, “I think because [of] the success ofTwo and a Half Menand the money, I think that led to him getting back into not being sober.”
Charlie Sheen, Angus T. Jones and Jon Cryer on ‘Two and a Half Men’.
While the actress noted that she didn’t want to speak for her ex-husband about the show’s impact, she shared, “All I know is he was no longer the person that I married and no longer sober.”
Richardsfiled for divorcein 2006 while she was six months pregnant with the couple’s second daughter Lola, sharing, “It wasn’t like I moved out and we had a little separation.”
“When I filed, basically [Sheen] went to work, I packed a suitcase and took our daughter [Sami], who is not even one, and went to the Beverly Hills Hotel. I went to file for divorce and then went to a fitting for a pilot I was doing,” she added.
Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen at ‘The Big Bounce’ Premiere.SGranitz/WireImage
She claimed her parents were “very supportive” of the marriage as Sheen, who was sober when they met, “was very different than what the public saw when he spiraled after all that stuff…when he was fired [fromTwo and a Half Men].”
“It feels awful. I can’t sit there and lie to you,” he said. “Some of it is very surreal. To this day, I am not sure how I created such chaos and wound up in that headspace. It’s as though there was some alien or demonic possession going on.”
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Two years later in February 2021, Sheen expressed his regret for the way he behaved amid his bitter public feud with Lorre.
“There was 55 different ways for me to handle that situation, and I chose number 56,” he toldYahoo! Entertainment. “And so, you know, I think the growth for me post-meltdown or melt forward or melt somewhere — however you want to label it — it has to start with absolute ownership of my role in all of it.”
Lorre and Sheen recentlymade amends12 years after their public fallout ahead of their upcoming series,How to Be a Bookie.
source: people.com
