Charlie Sheen has recalled what he felt was the “biggest betrayal” from his father amid his struggles with substance abuse.
In conversation with Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan, the Two and a Half Men actor recalled the time his famous father turned him in to officials for violating his probation in 1998.
“It felt like the biggest betrayal you could possibly endure,” Charlie, 60, recalled feeling at the time.
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At first, he felt betrayed by his father but as time went on he come to realise that it was a decision borne from love.
“I saw it as love eventually. But in the moment, it’s like, in the book when my bodyguard comes to the bedroom door and he says, ‘You know, the US Marshals are on the way. We’re leaving in five,'” he said.
Martin’s decision to turn Charlie in came amid his son’s addiction struggles. The actor, who was on probation for alleged battery of his then-girlfriend, had experienced an overdose on cocaine and suffered a stroke as a result.
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After he was turned in, the Malibu Municipal Court ruled to “err on the side of rehabilitation” and extended his probation by a year. He was also required to complete 300 hours of community service and submit to regular drug and alcohol testing.
His conversation with Good Morning America comes ahead of the release of his new memoir The Book of Sheen which shares many details of the actor’s life, including the not-so-glamorous parts.
In the book he dives into his addiction struggles and reveals that he believes it stemmed from having a stutter as a young boy.
”Drinking just … softened the edges. It gave me freedom of speech,” he said of turning to alcohol to cope with his speech struggles.
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Charlie has since made efforts to move away from his troubled past and make amends with those he hurt – something he says has been “important” to him.
“And there’s a few people still out there that if I could get in touch with them or if our paths are meant to cross there’s still some of that available for them,” he says.
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today, Charlie, who has released a Netflix documentary along with his memoir, says he hopes to be “respected or appreciated as a writer [and] as an author” but also hopes to finally leave his difficult past behind him.
“This story should have ended 100 times 20 years ago and it didn’t so whatever happens next might be just you know where some of the real gold has been hidden,” he says.
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