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Charlie Sheen’s Memoir and Netflix Documentary Debut With New Revelations

Sheen presents the paired releases as part of his recovery since 2017.

Overview

  • The two-part Netflix documentary aka Charlie Sheen premieres September 10, a day after the release of his autobiography The Book of Sheen.
  • Sheen openly describes past sexual encounters with men that he says began during periods of crack addiction, calling the admission liberating.
  • The actor, who disclosed in 2015 that he is HIV-positive, reiterates that he never transmitted the virus to anyone.
  • He recounts that his father, Martin Sheen, once reported him to police for violating probation, a move he initially viewed as betrayal but later understood as an act of love.
  • The film weaves in perspectives from Chuck Lorre, Jon Cryer, Denise Richards and a former drug dealer, and it details a 1990 intervention that included a phone call from Clint Eastwood encouraging treatment.