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Charlie Sheen Sets Record Straight About Hooking up with Men in the Height of His Drug Addiction

Charlie Sheen clarifies his sexual encounters with men occurred amid crack addiction and were not as explicit as assumed, aiming to correct misconceptions without shame.

  • On Wednesday, Charlie Sheen clarified his remarks about sexual encounters with men on In Depth with Grant Bensinger, referencing his memoir The Book of Sheen and Netflix docuseries aka Charlie Sheen released last month.
  • During his addiction, Charlie Sheen said the encounters began amid his crack addiction and male partners who extorted him, prompting payments to stay secret, which he described as feeling `held hostage`.
  • On the podcast, Charlie Sheen clarified the encounters were not `full-fledged` and argued `sex` is a `broad category`, disputing the notion they were `graphic`.
  • Sheen said he wants to `set the record straight` and called going public `f–king liberating`, emphasizing `it's not a shame thing` and reconnecting with Jon Cryer, former Two and a Half Men costar.
  • Set against a long public history—rising to prominence in the 1980s and a public HIV diagnosis revealed in 2015—Charlie Sheen's disclosures have sparked public debate about sexuality and stigma.
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Entertainment Weekly broke the news in United States on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
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