Denise Richards reveals the moment when she knew she had to divorce Charlie Sheen

"This is where I said to myself:" Well, why do I accept that? "" Said Real Housewives star.


When they separated in 2005,Denise Richards andCharlie Sheen started a very public and very controversial divorce process. Richards was six months pregnant with their second child when she asked for divorce. And even if she admitted that it was a difficult thing to do, in a new interview, she opened the moment when she realized that she could not remain married to Sheen.

Now the exs are in a better and more friendly place. In his interview with the podcastDivorced not dead, Richards spoke frankly about their past problems and the effect that their relationship had on their daughters. Read the rest to see what Richards had to say about the decision to end things.

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Richards and Sheen got married for four years.

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen at the CBS Upfront After Party in 2003
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Richards (then known mainly as an actor who had appeared in films of whichThe world is not enoughandWild things) And Sheen married in June 2002,After less than a year Together, as indicated byPeople. In March 2004, they welcomed their first daughter,Sam Sheen, now 18. Then, in March 2005, Richards asked for divorce when she was six months pregnant with their second daughter,Lola Sheen, who is now 17 years old. Their marriage was officially finished in 2006.

However, the procedure lasted some time, because the custody agreement for their children also had to be finalized. At one point, a judge ordered thatSheen remains at least 300 feet distance of Richards after alleging that theTwo and a half menStar threatened to kill her. Sheen denied the complaint, as indicated byPeople.

Richards looked at his point of rupture.

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards at the premiere of
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In his interview with Podcast on August 10, Richards said that "many things" led him to divorce Sheen, but that there was a moment that made him realize that she had to do so.

"I said to myself:" Do I want my daughters to be married to this man? ""Real Housewives of Beverly HillsOften recalled. "No offense for him, but it's true. And I think he would take that, he would understand what I say. And that's where I said to myself:" Well, why I amI accept that? '"

In addition to the claims of Richards according to which Sheen threatened it, Sheen was also opened on hisFight against drug addiction.

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She said things were worse than people thought it.

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Richards explained that she claimed that she was happy in the contribution of their split.

"It's very funny because many people think outside, things are great," she said. "I asked for the divorce - I will never forget that - probably less than a week after we were at SAG [Screen Actors Guild] Awards, I believe, a prize ceremony." She said that it was not uncommon for couples to appear in the arguments on the way to attribute shows, then pretend that nothing is bad once they arrived on the red carpet. "It was our last red carpet as a couple ... You have to put the facade when you are at a prize ceremony," she said.

Richards continued: "There is a lot that the public does not know, and you never know what is happening behind closed doors, so it was not a good situation."

She tried to protect her daughters.

Denise Richards and her three daughters at Santa's Secret Workshop benefiting LA Family Housing in 2013
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Richards shared that she had tried to protect Sam and Lola from the difficulties she was experiencing with their father when they grew up. In addition to her two daughters with Sheen, Richards also has an adopted daughter,Eloise Richards, who is 11 years old.

"I never wanted the girls to be - and I don't know, maybe I have rendered them a bad service. I'm not sure, and there is really no manual for that, especially when you are also in the audience, and you have to deal with all this shit. But I never wanted them to feel a discord between us, because I didn't want them to feel unstable, "Magnificent dead drop According to Star.

She explained that she also lied in the name of Sheen. "I hosted them very much, then they would start to arrive at an age where" so, so said that, "and I lied my [explanive] and covered for him." she says. "Now that they are starting to age, they are more aware of more things. That is why I say that I don't know if I was doing a bad service when they were younger."

But she did not completely cut him off.

Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen, and their daughter at Citi Field in 2012
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Richards is now married toPhypes Aaron, and she and Sheen have gone through dark moments. But she said in the podcast that, in the end, Sheen knows that he can always turn to her for support. Even thoughThey were disputed publicly very recently.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"To date, Charlie knows that he can call me at any time, whatever happens," she said. "I don't care what he says or do, I'm going to introduce myself and be there. Because I always wanted - and I will always do it - to be the best dad for our daughters."


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