Despite allegations he pulled a knife on his wife, the TV favourite insists his marriage will survive.
It should have been the picture-perfect Christmas for Charlie Sheen and his second wife Brooke Mueller. A lavish rented home in the snowy celebrity haven of Aspen warmed by an open fire, and plenty to celebrate, with their nine-month-old twin sons, Max and Bob, enjoying their first festive season.
But as the wine flowed for the couple – both of whom have reportedly been troubled by drinking problems in the past – and as the hours ticked over from Christmas Eve into early morning, things turned ugly.
According to an affidavit by attending police officer Rick Magnuson, Brooke told him that after she demanded a divorce and custody of their kids, Charlie threatened her life – a claim he denies.
“My husband had me with a knife,” Brooke told a 911 dispatcher. “I was afraid for my life and he threatened me.”
Now Charlie is fighting to save not only his marriage, insisting they still love one another, but also his freedom, as he risks a lengthy stint behind bars.
Details of what occurred are clouded by Brooke’s reported refusal to further co-operate with police, but Charlie’s reputation is now in tatters after he was booked for second-degree assault and menacing, and criminal mischief.
Tension between the pair had been building for some time, and was on display when they joined friends for dinner that night. Charlie, 44, and Brooke, 32, couldn’t contain their contempt for one another as the alcohol flowed late into the evening, say insiders.
“They were fighting and it continued until the next morning,” a source close to Brooke told US magazine People. “They both have histories of issues with alcohol and have made every effort to stop. Things got out of hand.”
Following a number of worrying incidents with exes – including the accidental shooting of his then fiancée Kelly Preston in 1990 – Brooke reportedly told police Charlie throttled her in their bedroom. He angrily denies it.
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