Posted Feb 8th 2010 3:27PM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen was officially charged with three crimes today in court in Aspen, Colorado: felony menacing, misdemeanor 3rd degree assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief -- but Charlie did not enter a plea.
Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller were at the courthouse in Aspen. The judge also relaxed the protective order that has been in place since Sheen's Christmas Day arrest -- so Sheen can now have communication and contact with Brooke.
Sheen is still not allowed to drink alcohol, harass Brooke or possess firearms. Charlie and Brooke hugged each other at the end of the hearing. 
He's due back in court in March.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller
Tags: arrest, aspen, assault, brooke mueller, BrookeMueller, charged, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, christmas day, ChristmasDay, crimes, criminal mishief, CriminalMishief, menacing, wife
Posted Feb 8th 2010 9:50AM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen will be charged with a felony Monday in the Christmas day incident with wife Brooke Mueller, but the case may never go to trial because of the possibility of a plea bargain.
We broke the story that Sheen will be charged with felony menacing and misdemeanor assault when he is arraigned Monday afternoon in Aspen court. Our sources say Charlie would be open to a plea bargain if the plea involves a misdemeanor. We're also told -- although the prosecution and defense can negotiate a plea deal -- no plea would be entered for 60 days from Monday.
Better news for Charlie and Brooke on the home front. We're told relaxing the protective order that bars Charlie and Brooke from communicating or having contact with each other is just a formality -- it should take two minutes for the judge to modify the order.
The plan is for Charlie and Brooke to fly back to L.A. on Monday after the hearing and begin living together again.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives, Brooke Mueller
Tags: arraignment, aspen, assault, brooke mueller, BrookeMueller, Charlie Sheen, CharlieSheen, court, felony, felony menacing, FelonyMenacing, menacing, misdemeanor, modify, plea bargain, PleaBargain, protective order, ProtectiveOrder
Posted Feb 7th 2010 1:02AM by TMZ Staff
Sylvester Stallone is putting to rest the ridiculous rumors Charlie Sheen had anything to do with Sheen's car careening off a cliff.
Sly says he actually spoke to Sheen about the incident -- where his black Mercedes was stolen and then found at the bottom of a cliff off Mulholland Drive -- saying, "I talked to him about it. Trust me -- this guy was a victim."
The truth according to Sly.
Filed under: Charlie Sheen
Tags: car, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, cliff, mulholland drive, MulhollandDrive, stolen, Sylvester Stallone, SylvesterStallone, video
Posted Feb 6th 2010 1:03AM by TMZ Staff
Lawyers for Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller met with the prosecutor Friday, but they could not persuade the D.A. to back off the case ... sources tell TMZ.
TMZ broke the story that Charlie will be charged with felony menacing and misdemeanor assault when he is arraigned in Aspen on Monday for the Xmas Day brouhaha.
We're told the D.A. was intractable and the charges will be filed on Monday before Sheen appears in court.
But there may be a big problem in prosecuting the case -- as in one Brooke Mueller. Our sources say she wants this case to disappear in the worst way ... never a great sole witness on the prosecution side.
As for plea bargaining the case -- our sources say it's possible, if the plea is for a petty misdemeanor, but otherwise he'll fight it out in court.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives, Brooke Mueller
Tags: arraignment, aspen, assault, Brooke Mueller, charges, Charlie Sheen, CharlieSheen, criminal, d.a., domestic violence, DomesticViolence, felony, felony menacing, FelonyMenacing, misdemeanor
Posted Feb 5th 2010 5:32PM by TMZ Staff
The eye in the sky may be the key to the mysterious Bentley at the bottom of a ravine near where Charlie Sheen's car was found -- the Bentley owners claim they have surveillance tape of the car being stolen.
TMZ just contacted the owners of the Bentley -- one of whom, we're told, is slated to be on the upcoming "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
Lisa Vanderpump -- who appeared on "Silk Stalkings" and "Baywatch Nights" -- is married to Kenneth Todd. They live near Charlie Sheen's house in a gated community. The keys were not in the car, Lisa says. The car was parked in the driveway. Lisa tells us they have surveillance footage of the crime.
Lisa and Ken own the fancy Beverly Hills restaurant, Villa Blanca.
UPDATE: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ police are investigating to see if the Charlie Sheen and Todd incidents are connected. They have looked at the surveillance video from Charlie's house and there is a shot of the thieves leaving the scene, though it is hard to ID them.
We do not know how much the Todd surveillance video reveals.
UPDATE: We just spoke with Lisa again, who said, "They can have the frickin' car, but can I have my dry cleaning in the trunk, please?" Rich people's problems ....
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Exclusives
Tags: baywatch, baywatch nights, BaywatchNights, bentley, car, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, mulholland drive, MulhollandDrive, silk stockings, SilkStockings, stolen
Posted Feb 5th 2010 4:55PM by TMZ Staff
A Bentley has just been found close to the place where Charlie Sheen's car went over a cliff.
It appears -- like Sheen's car -- the Bentley went over the cliff on Mulholland Drive. It's close to Charlie's house, where his car was stolen early this AM.
We're told the L.A. City Fire Department is now on scene, to determine if anyone is in the Bentley.
We do not know if the two incidents are connected.
We're told the Bentley was discovered by a photographer who was shooting Charlie's car.
Story developing...
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Exclusives
Tags: charlie sheen, CharlieSheen
Posted Feb 5th 2010 2:12PM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen's car that went over a cliff this morning on Mulholland Drive was ready to drive ... because law enforcement tells us the key was in the ignition and the garage door at his home was open.
Charlie lives in a gated community where other residents sometimes leave their garage door open as well.
Our law enforcement sources say when they arrived at Charlie's home he looked fine and told cops he had no idea who heisted his ride.
Cops say other cars in the gated community were burglarized.
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Ride Me
Tags: car, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, mulholland drive, MulhollandDrive, stolen, stolen car, StolenCar
Posted Feb 5th 2010 10:06AM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen got one hell of a wake up call this morning when an operator from an OnStar-like service called to inform him that his SUV had crashed.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sheen got the call around 4AM when his remote diagnostics company received an alert that the car had been involved in a wreck and the airbags had deployed.
We're told Sheen alerted his security team who inspected the home and confirmed that the car had been stolen.
Cops later found the wrecked SUV 100 feet down Mulholland Drive.
We're told the L.A. Fire Department used an infrared scanner to search for any victims, but the search came up empty.
Cops are still hunting for a suspect.
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Ride Me, Exclusives
Tags: car, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, crash, Mulholland Drive, MulhollandDrive, onstar, stolen, suv
Posted Feb 5th 2010 9:08AM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen reported his SUV was stolen this morning, and hours later it was found on its side at the bottom of an L.A. cliff near famous Mulholland Drive.
Law enforcement tells TMZ Sheen reported the truck stolen from his house early this AM. We do not know if Sheen knew the suspect.
Cops tell us the fire department is on scene, looking to see if there's a body near the wreckage.
The suspect is not in custody.
Police are investigating.
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Ride Me, Exclusives
Tags: charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, crash, mulholland drive, MulhollandDrive, stolen, suv
Posted Feb 4th 2010 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen will be charged with felony menacing in connection with the Christmas Day incident with his wife, Brooke Mueller, in Aspen ... this according to law enforcement sources.
We've learned in addition to the felony, Sheen, who stars in "Two and a Half Men" will be charged with misdemeanor assault.
We're told the criminal complaint will be filed either late tomorrow or first thing Monday morning.
Charlie Sheen is set to appear in court Monday for an arraignment, though we're told he is not expected to enter a plea.
In addition to the arraignment, the judge will hear arguments from lawyers for Brooke and Charlie to relax the protective order prohibiting any contact between the two.
Charlie Sheen's lawyer had no comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives, Brooke Mueller
Tags: arraignment, aspen, assault, brooke mueller, BrookeMueller, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, domestic dispute, DomesticDispute, felony, menacing, protective order, ProtectiveOrder, two and a half men, TwoAndAHalfMen
Posted Feb 4th 2010 3:58PM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller is wrapping up her week-long stay in North Carolina today and is leaving for Aspen, where she will appear in court with Charlie.
Brooke's lawyer, Yale Galanter, tells TMZ, the fact that Brooke was at Two Dreams Outer Banks for only one week proves what he said last week -- that she was there to recover from pneumonia ... and not in rehab.
Brooke and Charlie are scheduled to face the judge in Charlie's criminal case on Monday. They both want the judge to relax the protective order prohibiting them from having contact with each other.
Galanter says Brooke and Charlie are aiming to get a new protective order that will allow them to fly back to L.A. together after the hearing so they can work on their marriage.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Charlie Sheen, Exclusives, Brooke Mueller
Tags: aspen, brooke mueller, BrookeMueller, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, colorado, court, facility, hearing, north carolina, NorthCarolina, pnuemonia, rehab, two and a half men, two dreams outer banks, TwoAndAHalfMen, TwoDreamsOuterBanks
Posted Jan 28th 2010 10:07AM by TMZ Staff
This is the North Carolina rehab facility where Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller is convalescing from a bout with pneumonia ... so says her lawyer.
Although Two Dreams Outer Banks does tend to patients suffering from non-addictive behavior, its specialty is treating people with substance abuse problems ... a problem Brooke is all too familiar with.
Brooke's lawyer says she should be at the facility for less than a week.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller
Tags: Brooke Mueller, BrookeMueller, Outer Banks, OuterBanks, rehab, Two Dreams, TwoDreams
Posted Jan 27th 2010 1:53PM by TMZ Staff
Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller, is at a rehab facility but isn't in rehab, according to her lawyer.
TMZ has confirmed Mueller and her mom are at Two Dreams Outer Banks in North Carolina. Mueller's lawyer, Yale Galanter, tells TMZ categorically Brooke is not being treated for addiction -- she is convalescing from her bout with pneumonia.
The mission statement of Two Dreams reads, "Two Dreams is a comprehensive wellness program providing exemplary care for individuals who dream of recovery from addictive disorders or co-dependent behaviors."
Galanter says he has personally spoken with staff who say the facility is also used for people who are not in rehab. The facility also told us they do non-substance abuse recovery.
Galanter says Brooke and her mom plan to stay a week or less and that, he says, is not consistent with rehab.
Filed under: Charlie Sheen, Exclusives, Brooke Mueller
Tags: brooke mueller, BrookeMueller, charlie sheen, CharlieSheen, drugs, north carolina, NorthCarolina, rehab, two dreams, TwoDreams, yale galanter, YaleGalanter
