Another Chunk of Scandal for Charlie Train Wreck

By Elizabeth Yun Posted Oct 26th 2010 02:07PM

Today's news that Charlie Sheen was found drunk, angry and naked in a New York hotel room was amusing, but far from surprising. The star, who was born into show business and became famous in his own right with major movie roles in the '80s, has been no stranger to scandal.

When it comes to the golden sombrero of personal strikeouts, Sheen is really swinging (and missing) for the fences. The film and television star has become more infamous for his revolving door trips to rehab and the county jail than his successful acting career. But, to his credit, his behavior would have you think that he's determined to overshadow all his professional accomplishments with epic feats of stupidity, in which case, we'll label him a wild success.

Whether it's his well-documented penchant for class A drugs and prostitutes, or attacking his wife on Christmas, Sheen got a fast start as a delinquent. One of his earliest missteps came in 1990 when he accidentally shot his then-fiancee Kelly Preston. According to his side of the story, he had forgotten about a revolver he put in his pants pocket and it went off while Preston was moving clothes in the bathroom. The bullet struck the toilet and Preston's arm was grazed by shrapnel. Not surprisingly, they called off the engagement soon after.

Hey Charlie, is that a revolver in your pocket or are you just ... oh, never mind.

He still managed to keep it together through the early 90s even though his reputation as a drug addict and womanizer was becoming common knowledge. He had a short-lived marriage to model Donna Peele in 1995, the same year he was called to testify in Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss's trial where he admitted that he was a regular customer. When the judge asked him why he would pay for sex, Sheen reportedly responded, "I don't pay them for sex. I pay them to leave." Priceless.

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In 1997, Sheen was involved in his second domestic violence incident when his girlfriend Brittany Ashland accused him of attacking her when she refused to have sex. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation and a $2,800 fine. But his most serious ordeal happened the following year when he was rushed to the hospital with a drug and alcohol overdose. He checked into rehab soon after he was released. It was his second stint since he entered a facility in 1990 for exhaustion.

His life seemed to take a positive turn when he married Denise Richards in 2002. The couple had two daughters together, but their relationship went sour four years later when Richards filed for divorce while she was pregnant with their second child. The break-up got even more bitter when she got a restraining order against him. By the time the dust had settled, she had accused him of everything from relapsing into drug abuse to cheating to threatening to kill her to being addicted to gay and kiddie porn--she probably also blamed him for global warming and the national debt at some point there too.

However, accusations of kiddie porn addiction don't have any effect on a celebrity's romantic mojo. He met real estate investor Brooke Mueller shortly after through mutual friends Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart, and she became blushing bride number three in 2008. With a starring role on the hit sitcom 'Two and a Half Men' and the birth of their twin sons Max and Bob in the spring of 2009, we were once again lulled into the false hope that Sheen had put his reckless ways behind him for good. But that image was promptly shattered when news broke that he had been arrested for attacking Mueller and threatening her with a knife...on Christmas Day, no less. The incident landed him in rehab for the third time as a "preventative measure." Too bad someone forgot to tell him that "preventative" implies doing something before the fact, not after.

He was charged with felony menacing and misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief, but he reportedly copped a plea that dropped the felony charge and landed him 30 days in jail. On top of that, a judge granted him permission to serve the time in a rehab facility instead.

But clearly rehab didn't do him much good. In October 2010, he was carted off to a hospital after police found him drunk, belligerent and wearing nothing but his birthday suit in his Plaza Hotel room, which was as trashed as he was. The star had reportedly flown into a rage when he thought his paid escort-who was also naked and, not to mention, terrified-stole his wallet. He was reportedly treated for an adverse allergic reaction to medication...medication that probably resembled a fine white powder dusting his nostrils.

But if fellow actors Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke can teach us anything, there is hope for embattled stars to make comebacks in the face of adversity, and as much as Sheen's mistakes have offered an enduring source for tabloid fodder, we're rooting for him to turn things around.

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Tuesday 26 October

By art

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THE LOSER IS GOING TO MAKE 40 MILLION ON THAT TV SHOW, AND HE IS PAYING A HOOKER. WHAT A F@@@@@@ LOSER!

By Kev

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Goodbye two and a half men it was nice knowing you there for a while but if sheen keeps this up there isn't going to be two and a half men they might as well just pull the plug on the show cause if charlie keeps it up its not going to look good

By richschknr

This guy needs a reality check so send him off to jail. Maybe if he gets a taste of what life is like for real people he won't be so quick to offer his ridiculous theories.

By jerry seybert

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so what: he is not aloud to have a little fun?
he wasnt driving and he never hurt anybody.

Wednesday 27 October

By vishman

meathead, it is spelled allowed not aloud. and how about his domestic abuse problems , I call that hurting someone. Nice role model for you

By Larry

Charlie is a weak, sniveling punk,snitch who could not do 30 days and snitched on Heidi Fleiss to avoid doing 30 days for patronizing her brothel. What a PUNK !!!!

By jaybro

Spoiled puke.

By geraldr5

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Hey, it could have been worses. They COULD have found him drunk and naked in the street. Or a girlfriend/mistress, etc. might have videotaped the whole escapade and put in on You Tube. Who knows what the possibilities might have been :)

By James

For crying out loud. Who hasn't been naked or drunk, or both, in a hotel room? Except maybe PastaRasta who is better than most humans.

Friday 29 October

By KMarx

Carlos Estevez - funny on television, a train wreck in real life.

By Phyllis Wilbanks

I don't understand it, this man has done more than any other star, he has tried to shoot someone, tried to stab his wife, arrested for beating his wife and so on, but it just rolls off his back. Why is it that they have crucified Mel Gibson for not doing near as much as this clown yet this one is the highest paid person on TV. Was it because Mel made anti semetic remarks maybe?

By Steve

Okay, last I heared it was NOT against the law to be drunk, mad and naked. If he was in a hotel room and was not breaking any laws then what the hell is everyones problem? Other then jealousy.

By Albrechteja

Steve, finally someone with some sanity, Why is it that everyone is trying to crucify him when no one really knows the whole story except for Charlie and the lady friend. Instead of everyone hating on him they should understand that he's human like all of us. Who can claim that they're perfect and have a right to critcize anyone else......

By rgif102478

Hey, Charley "BOY" why don't you grow up and
try and act like a grownup, who knows you might
even like it.

By Barb

Charlie you are such a talented actor. Quit wasting your life like this. I love your show but sure can see the change in you over the years of watching the show.

By Gerry

Since the public continue to support these out of hand celebrities by attending their concerts and movies; purchasing their DVD's, CD's which allows them to be in the limelight they will continue to misbehave until they are held responsible for their actions. I hope something will be done about them before they cause a severe tragedy.

By Sue

The Damage he is doing to his childern will damage them forever.
Charlie need to grow up. And stop only thinking of himself.
Pleople like him shouldn't have children, wives or even a dog. He needs to get himself clean. Before I will ever have any respect for him again. What a shame!!!

By cindy

Gotta love him !! Still think hes wonderful. He is human and as others have said..he was in his room, not on the streets ! And if he was, I'd like to see the photos !! haha

You really are one of those empty headed women.

By ps7603

Charlie Sheen needs a year or more in jail ... that way he will be sober ... and he would have had time to think about the train wreck he has made out of his life ... not to mention all the other people he hurt along the way ... but you can be sure, he could care less about the people he has hurt.

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