Charlie Sheen’s Messy Custody Battle With Ex-Wife Denise Richards
Sheen married Denise Richards on June 15, 2002. Their daughter Sami Sheen was born March 4, 2004, and Lola Sheen arrived on June 1, 2005—three months after Richards filed for divorce.
They briefly reconciled, but by early 2006 the split was back on.
In filing for a temporary restraining order that April, Richards alleged Sheen had pushed and threatened to kill her.
Sheen denied the accusations, but a judge ordered him to stay 300 feet away from her and their daughters—except during supervised visits—for the time being.
“Obviously, what has taken place is vile, is unconscionable, is without merit, is a transparent and immature smear campaign,” Sheen said in a statement, per ABC News. “[Richards is] claiming certain things. It’s baseless.”
They reached a custody arrangement that May and a judge signed off on their divorce six months later, but—while they’re friendly now—they were in and out of court for years, and Richards was the target of more than a few of Sheen’s infamous Twitter tirades.