From Wild to Calm: Charlie Sheen Says He’s Been Celibate Nearly a Decade

Charlie Sheen, a Hollywood actor, has persisted in sharing his personal narrative.

The actor describes a life filled with upheaval, survival, and improbable second chances in his new memoir, The Book of Sheen. He discloses that at the age of 15, he lost his virginity to a Las Vegas prostitute, who paid for it with his father Martin Sheen’s credit card. He was also “born dead,” having been strangled by his umbilical chord and subsequently awakened.

A near-fatal cocaine overdose in 1998, seven trips to rehab, and Sheen’s HIV diagnosis in 2011 are all part of the book’s chronicle of Sheen’s dramatic decline into drugs and excess. Sheen says he feels nothing but thankful after eight years of sobriety and almost ten years of celibacy. He is now sixty.

“A lot of this should be viewed as gravy,” he said. “It’s borrowed time, or maybe my 10th life, because I think I get one more than all those cats.”

Interviews with friends and family are included in the Netflix documentary Charlie Sheen, which premieres this week. Former Two and a Half Men co-star Jon Cryer acknowledges that he was apprehensive about taking part. “Charlie’s life is a cycle in which he hits rock bottom, rebuilds, and then burns it all down again,” Cryer muses. I did not wish to participate in that circle.

“Well, s–t, Jon, you could have told me that a couple decades ago and saved me half of what I spent on therapy and rehab,” Sheen said, taking the criticism well.

The documentary and biography relive his notorious 2011 meltdown, which included his life with two women while taking drugs and testosterone cream, his public outbursts against CBS and creator Chuck Lorre, his firing from Two and a Half Men, and his “tiger blood” allegations. He spent two years in Mexico drinking excessively after being sent to the hospital that year and receiving an HIV diagnosis.

Threesomes, nights at the Playboy Mansion, prostitutes, and even same-sex experiences while intoxicated were all part of his notorious sex life. In the movie, he states, “I turned the menu upside down.” Sheen claims that he has remained celibate for years in spite of his past. “I think the math is pretty simple if I don’t have a girlfriend and I’m not paying for it,” he stated. “It was a needed break from those pursuits. That’s not me slamming the door on the future. I’d absolutely welcome companionship again.”

One startling discovery: ketamine was never one of the numerous drugs he misused. He claimed that it “wasn’t a color I would look good in” and that he never did it. He remembers how they were able to bond via their same hardships as he considers Matthew Perry’s death from ketamine overdose. After seeing Sheen on the news, Perry once prayed for fame; Sheen said the incident made him laugh and feel humbled.

Sheen’s relationships are also discussed in the book. He is the father of five children, including twins Bob and Max with Brooke Mueller and daughters Sami and Lola with his ex-wife Denise Richards. “It saddens me, but I have faith it can be restored,” he said.

Sheen, who gained notoriety for his roles in Wall Street, Major League, and Platoon, is open about the subpar films he produced in order to finance his drug use. He said, “I was always pretty good friends with my dealers.” “You usually get a better rate when you let him stay for the party.”

Sheen claims that his tale is about choices rather than victimization now that he has his HIV under control and a fresh outlook. “It’s essentially the tale of a young child attempting to find his way home,” he writes. “And I hope that resonates with people.”