Charlie Sheen has opened up about his family’s initial reaction when he informed them of a documentary about his life, which would include personal details such as his “sexual encounters” with men.
A new documentary, titled Aka Charlie Sheen, is set to premiere on Netflix this week, drawing significant interest and anticipation.
The film chronicles Sheen’s journey to stardom and his public struggles, commemorating his seven-year milestone of sobriety this year.
Sheen narrates his own story in the documentary while audiences will also hear insights from his second ex-wife, Denise Richards, Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, and comedian Chris Tucker.
Additionally, contributions come from Sheen’s brother Ramon Estevez, his third ex-wife Brooke Mueller, and ‘Hollywood Madam’ Heidi Fleiss, who testified that Sheen had purchased prostitutes from her. The documentary will be available on Wednesday, September 10.
Within the documentary, Sheen discusses his same-sex relationships publicly for the first time.
He describes these experiences as “f****ng liberating,” explaining that drug use and sexual encounters with men were initially intertwined for him.
When questioned about his feelings on speaking out, 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. A f***ing piano didn’t fall out of the sky. No one ran into the room and shot me.”
At the premiere, Sheen discussed with E! News about his family’s reaction upon learning that the documentary would go forward.
He mentioned: “I think as any parents would be, there’s initial concern. Not for how it would be received, but how it might affect me. But once they felt that I was confident it was the right thing to do and the right time to do it then they were completely supportive.”
The documentary reveals that Sheen’s sexual experiences with men began when he started experimenting with crack cocaine.
“That’s where it was born, or sparked,” he stated. “And in whatever chunks of time that I was off the pipe, trying to navigate that, trying to come to terms with it — ‘Where did that come from?…Why did that happen? — and then just finally being like, ‘So what?’ So what? Some of it was weird. A lot of it was f***ing fun, and life goes on.”