Charlie Sheen wants Denise Richards to get real…but not that real.
Another closed hearing pertaining to the duo's ongoing custody battle took place Tuesday, with reps for both exes declining to comment on what went down behind closed doors.
Sheen arrived at the Los Angeles courthouse with his attorney, while Richards' legal camp participated by phone.
But even though the public was shut out of this latest round, a source familiar case says that, despite Sheen's objections, a court commissioner greenlighted Richards' plans for a reality show featuring her and Sheen's two daughters, 3-year-old Sam and 2-year-old Lola.
There are unspecified ground rules, a source said, but otherwise Richards was "very happy."
Richards was said to have needed Sheen's permission to make the project work, but the Two and a Half Men star had shown no sign of being okay with the girls appearing on camera.
This latest hiccup in Sheen and Richards' nearly two-year conflict over visitation rights and decision-making comes more than two months after Sheen adamantly denied that the two had worked out their differences.
"You know, they say this type of stuff builds character and all that and what doesn't kill us makes us bitter—I mean, stronger," he said in an interview with Extra in November.
Since last summer, Sheen has been trying to modify a court order that allows Richards to hire the nannies who accompany the actor on his supervised visits with Sam and Lola.
In September, Richards tried to have Sheen's overnight-visit privileges taken away, expressing concern for the kids' well-being because of their dad's alleged proclivity for online erotica.
Sheen called his ex-wife's claims "laughable and inane."
"During the 18 months before my request to select my own child-care provider, not a single complaint was made or received regarding the welfare of the children while under the care of myself and/or Brooke [Mueller, his fiancée]," the actor said. "I repeat—NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINT by either Ms. Richards herself, or her representatives and nanny."
On Jan. 9, L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Harvey A. Silberman reluctantly sealed portions of the ex-couple's custody and visitation documents, ruling that the welfare of the children trumped freedom of information.
"I'm loath to do this," Silberman said. "It's not something I'm happy with. If the circumstances were slightly different, I wouldn't have redacted anything."