Sheen was arrested in 2009 on Christmas Day after a fight with his then-wife Brooke Mueller Denise Richards has opened up about shielding her daughters Sami, 21, and Lola, 19, from their dad Charlie Sheen's behavior when they were growing up The actress recalled one Christmas when Sheen got arrested and called them from jail during an appearance on the Sibling Revelry podcast Richards said her daughters have learned more as they've gotten older and have "gotten upset" with her for keeping it from them Denise Richards is looking back on her complicated past with her ex-husband Charlie Sheen.

Denise Richards admitted she struggled with how to navigate maintaining a healthy relationship between her daughters and their famous father, Charlie Sheen.

The “Drop Dead Gorgeous” star said she was “upset” that Sheen didn’t give her a heads up before publicly revealing his diagnosis on the “Today” show in 2015.