Charlie Sheen has recently shared why he has chosen to be ‘celibate’ for nearly ten years after previously spending an astonishing $53,000 on sex workers.
A new documentary titled “Aka Charlie Sheen” is set to be released on Netflix this week, offering insights into the actor’s life. Sheen has been discussing the documentary in recent press appearances.
The documentary features Sheen narrating his own story, including contributions from his second ex-wife Denise Richards, Academy Award winner Sean Penn, and comedian Chris Tucker.
Additionally, Sheen’s brother Ramon Estevez, his third ex-wife Brooke Mueller, and the infamous ‘Hollywood Madam’ Heidi Fleiss are featured.
Sheen, who disclosed his HIV diagnosis in 2015, admitted to paying $53,000 to a ‘Hollywood madam’ for procuring prostitutes, according to the Associated Press.
This admission was made during the federal tax evasion trial of Heidi Fleiss, where he expressed in a statement, “I apologize to my family, my future wife, and my close friends for any embarrassment these incidents may have caused.”
In a conversation with Page Six, Sheen mentioned he has been without partners since becoming sober in 2017, leading to a ‘celibate’ way of life.
He explained, “If I don’t have a girlfriend and I’m not paying for it, then I think the math is pretty simple.”
With his HIV managed, the Golden Globe recipient is optimistic about finding love again.
“Oh my gosh, for so long [sex] was all I cared about, or it was near the top of the priority list,” he noted.
He continued, “And so I just saw [celibacy] as a needed break from those pursuits. That’s not me slamming the door on anything in the future. No, I would absolutely welcome some type of companionship.”
Alongside the documentary, Sheen is releasing his memoir, “The Book of Sheen,” this week.
Discussing his memoir with Page Six, Sheen remarked, “I think one of the running themes in the book is that it is really all about choices. And so everything I did leading up to those consequences, results, whatever you want to call ’em, were done by choice.”
He added, “I always kept this as my north star … it can’t be written from the standpoint of the viewpoint of a victim.”
The documentary also delves into Sheen’s experiences with same-sex relationships, which he describes as ‘f****ng liberating’.
When asked about the feeling of speaking publicly on the topic, Sheen responded, “Liberating. It’s f***ing liberating … [to] just talk about stuff. It’s like a train didn’t come through the side of the restaurant.”
He further said, “A f***ing piano didn’t fall out of the sky. No one ran into the room and shot me.”