Charlie Sheen: I'm Going to Haiti With Sean Penn

By Christine Fenno Posted Mar 5th 2011 08:00AM

What a week it's been for Charlie Sheen. Nevermind his media rants, boasts of tiger blood, new Twitter account, drug tests, flaunting of "goddesses" and latest custody crisis. Now, Sheen has announced a whole new agenda: helping others.

Sheen, 45, told Access Hollywood on Friday that he's making plans to travel to Haiti with Sean Penn, one of Hollywood's most active providers of assistance ever since the nation's devastating January 2010 earthquake.

"We're going to do a couple things first, and then it looks like we're heading down [to Haiti]," Sheen confirmed during his call-in interview. "And I'm excited as hell because, you know, if I can bring the attention of the world down there, then clearly, this tsunami keeps cresting."

Penn spends time in Haiti frequently as his foundation, J/P Haitian Relief Organization, continues charitible efforts on the ground. The Oscar winner's rep initally denied Sheen's claim. But then Penn spoke up late Friday about Sheen helping Haitians.

In a statement, Penn says, "I think his energies, intelligence and passion could be both of service and servicing to him, as it is to all who are touched by the struggle of the Haitian people....Charlie is one of the very few public people who cannot be accused of using the media to his own benefit."

"I would very much like to show my old friend the world of needs on the ground in Haiti, and introduce him and his tremendous wit to our hard working Haitian staff," Penn adds. "If he chooses to give support, I'll trust it."

No word yet on whether the goddesses, a.k.a. Sheen's girlfriends (Rachel Oberlin and Natalie Kenly) will pack their bags and travel to Haiti, too. They may have time on their hands now that they're no longer helping care for Sheen's 2-year-old sons, the adorable twins who appeared on a 20/20 profile filmed inside Sheen's mansion. The boys were abruptly removed from their father's care this week.

Sheen, Oberlin and Kenly recently returned from a vacation in the Bahamas, where the TV star was kicking back on a break from 'Two and a Half Men' (a hiatus the network demanded along with drug rehab for Sheen), when he inexplicably picked up the phone and began his streak of self-destructive rants. His radio chat with Alex Jones included calling his CBS boss Chuck Lorre "Chaim Levine," a nickname that incensed anti-defamation organizations.

But there's a twist: Sheen now reveals that he's Jewish. And he remains concerned that fans not label him anti-Semitic.

Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevez, told Access Hollywood, "My mom [Janet Templeton] is Jewish. Here's where it gets confusing: We don't know who her father was....But she is, in fact, Jewish. So, I guess that would make me Jewish, and my children Jewish. And Brooke [Mueller], my ex-wife, is Jewish. So, I guess I should've rolled all that out, too....Stupid me, I just got caught sleeping, caught napping. Which is rare for me....But, I'm proud of it. There you have it."

See fans suggest who could be the next Charlie Sheen -- both on 'Two and a Half Men' and in the headlines:

Tags: charlie sheen, haiti, sean penn, Two and a Half Men

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Saturday 05 March

By kelly

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I cannot stand people who think everything is about them....This is about Haiti, Charlie, ot you! I hope an earthquake hits only where you stand and the earth opens up and swallows you....good riddence.

By sosgeorgelegacy

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Charlie, you should read my book on your flight: SOS Safely Obtaining Sobriety: The Alcohol Recovery Aid by George Legacy. It will probably help you in the long run. Perhaps you did read it recently. A lot of what you say is in my book. Anyone who needs help with alcohol dependency or addiction can use my book. Get sober on your own terms. Read: SOS Safely Obtaining Sobriety by George Legacy. Just search SOS Safely Obtaining Sobriety.

By jim

what a kind person you are NOT

By Ty

Charlie!
I appreciate the time you are taking to help the haitians I have been their sevaral time and me and many others appreciate your help along with Sean penn. Don't pay any attention to these people that have nothing but hate in their hearts as you pointed out they are just judgemental Troll's that have nothing better to do with their lives.

By KR

Charlie...STAY HOME WITH YOUR GODDESSES where you belong. The people of Haiti do not need you with all your negative attention in their country. Hopefully they'd deny you entry anyway. Drop a check in the mail for a couple million and call it a day.

By pps

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i have plenty to do with my life -- a whole lot more than that useless eater Charlie Sheen. What a waste of humanity. i only saw that stupid show for about ten minutes -- what is the matter with you people watching trash like that? read a book, any book, and stop patronizing crap TV shows that add nothing to our culture.

By Aubrey Hart

Fine, Charlie. Go. Do us all a favor and die of dysentery while you're there, too.

By tony

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you go to,and maybe you will die too.moron.

By Dana

Aubrey , your life must be pathetic to spout such a high and mighty opinion , If you don't have anything nice (or even legitimate ) to say don't say it . I think as Charlie you cant see the plank in your own eye while you harp on the splinters of others

By me

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i am guessing all the people who are yelling at you over bashing charlie sheen and defending him have either done drugs with him or slept with him....i am guessing proably both.

It's okay. It's not bothering me, Me. I just remember Frank Zappa's quote about hydrogen and stupidity being the only two sure things in life.

By billa518

Sean Penn AND Charlie Sheen? Good grief! Haven't the Haitians suffered enough disasters already?

By shirleyA

Who have you helped lately?

Friday 11 March

By King Kardashian

@billa518
Seann Penn have done more for Haitians than all your family could ever do so shut your mouth you little nothing

By Victoria

There's nothing like helping others much worse off to get some perspective on your own problems. I think this is a good move. I hope you don't plan on taking the goddesses and turning it into some kind of side show. All the best.

By YellowRose3218

Aubrey, To wish someone death is cruel. Charlie has not hurt you, or me, hes hurting his own family, and his self.
Your life must be miserable, for you to wish such a thing on anyone.
I will add you to my nightly prayers tonight, for God to lighten your cruel heart.

Wow. Seriously, people? I wasn’t aware that I was obligated to change my opinion of him just because he spouts off that he’s going to Haiti (which we know is just another deluded, nonsensical rambling anyway). I meant what I said. And if wanting this self-centered, woman-abusing, drug-addled runaway circus freak off the face of the earth and out of the news for good is cruel, then FINE, I’m cruel. Charlie is a troll, and I for one don’t want to feed him.

By Susan

One word for Sheen: IDIOT. No, wait...FOOL. No, wait....INSANE. Oops, forgot about self-absorbed and addicted. Guess there are lots of words for him.

By TONY

AND ONE WORD FOR YOU,MORON.

YellowRose, try that crazy thing called grammar. If you want people to take you seriously, at the very least, learn to use the correct words (i.e. himself, not his self).

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