Sheen Blasts "Absurd" Settlement Rumors
The bestseller lists don't yet have a way of tracking "derisive fiction." But if they did, reports of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richard's reconciliation would be right up at the top, apparently.
"Derisive fiction" is how Sheen characterized a recent Life & Style magazine report that had the actor and his ex-wife settling their differences regarding custody of their two young daughters, according to a statement released by his publicist, Stan Rosenfield, to E! News.
"A published report last week detailing the outcome of our proposed custody settlement couldn't be further from the truth," the Emmy-nominated Two and a Half Men star said. "The idea that we would agree to the exact provisions we've fought so hard to overcome is absurd.
"Once again, this derisive fiction recklessly provided by an 'inside source' is as transparent and baseless as the entire case against us."
Us, meaning Sheen and fiancée Brooke Mueller, and entire case meaning Richards' continuing attempts to limit the time he gets to spend with two-year-old Lola and three-year-old Sam and his attempt to get the court's go-ahead to hire his own nannies, instead of having to open his home to his ex-wife's employees.
Life & Style had reported that Sheen was finally okay with the existing nanny-picking circumstances.
Sheen has been having supervised visits with the girls since May 2006, although Richards' restraining order against him was technically in effect until August 2006.
A few weeks after Sheen petitioned the court this August to revise an order that allows Richards to choose the two childcare providers who are required to accompany Sheen and the girls on their visits, the Wild Things actress fired back with a request for an order of protection that would put a stop to all overnight visits.
Richards' motion filed on Sept. 19 stated that Sam and Lola were often "sad and upset" after staying with their father due to his "inappropriate behavior" while surfing the Internet, particularly the porn sites.
The actress' attorney, Neal Hersh, denied that his client's move was a "vindictive action," but that she truly believed that "Charlie has significant personal issues which he has failed to address and which require her to take action to protect her children."
Sheen was having none of it, however, saying in a statement released the following week that Richards' claims, on a good day, remain "laughable and inane."
"I am making every possible effort to assure that the courts focus on my children and their welfare," the actor said at the time. "My refusal to dignify garbage needs to be understood in the context of the history of this case and Denise's need and desire to make it about issues that do not involve anything other than her emotions."
Fully aware of his bad-boy history, Sheen said that the FBI had already investigated his Internet activities two years ago and never contacted him again.
As evidenced by the vitriolic he-said, she-said, this doesn't exactly sound like the type of case that can be put to rest by a few hours of mediation—and it looks as if 2007 won't be the year of the resolution, either.
A hearing on Sheen's request to be able to hire his own nannies, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed until Jan. 9.
"You know," he told Extra in an interview that aired Monday, "they say this type of stuff builds character and all that and what doesn't kill us makes us bitter—I mean, stronger."
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