Overview

• Sheen, 60, told Good Morning America that drinking "softened the edges" of his stutter and gave him a sense of "freedom of speech."
• He said he stopped hiding his speech impediment during Spin City in 2000 after initially leaning on alcohol to cope with on‑set concerns.
• The actor recounted addictions to alcohol, crack and prescription pills, noting a relapse during Two and a Half Men that preceded rehab and his 2011 firing.
• He said he quit drinking in 2017 and has remained sober since then.
• He is promoting The Book of Sheen, out Tuesday, and a two‑part Netflix documentary, aka Charlie Sheen, out Wednesday, featuring voices including Chuck Lorre, Jon Cryer, Denise Richards, Sean Penn, Chris Tucker, Brooke Mueller, Ramon Estevez and Heidi Fleiss.