Charlie Sheen credits his father with helping after meltdown
Charlie Sheen has credited his famous father Martin Sheen with helping him sort out his life after the infamous meltdown which led to his firing from Two And A Half Men.
The actor appeared to suffer a highly public breakdown following an incident at a New York City hotel in 2010, when he was alleged to have trashed his suite and held an escort hostage during a search for his missing watch.
He went on to become embroiled in a public feud with bosses of his
hit TV show, who eventually fired him in 2011 over his erratic
behavior, which included a series of bizarre media interviews and
an ill-fated comedy tour.
Charlie's father, Martin, spoke of his worry for his estranged son
at the time, but they eventually patched up their relationship and
the West Wing star now even has a regular role in the actor's new
sitcom Anger Management.
Charlie has now revealed Martin took him out for lunch at the
height of his problems and gave him some good advice that helped
him get back on track.
He tells TV host Piers Morgan, "There was a moment we had - I think
the tour ended. He came back from Spain. And we had a nice lunch
together. We didn't really talk about much. He says, 'How are
things doing?' I said the tour was a mess. No more T-shirts? He's
like 'yeah'. He says, 'No more interviews?' He said... 'Then why
don't you go get your money and take care of your kids. Go get your
money and take care of your kids'. That was pretty cool, yeah... It
was (good advice). Just brought it down to basics..."
Charlie is now convinced their relationship is better than ever and
he can always rely on his dad to help him out, adding, "We work
together now. He's on the show. Yes, he's fabulous. And he's really
funny. He doesn't even know it. He doesn't even know how good he is
on the show... We're more friends than father/son relationship. But
he's the guy I go to if there's something I can't figure. There's a
lot I still can't. So why not go to the people who have been there
before you?"