TV
How Clint Eastwood convinced Charlie Sheen to go to rehab in ‘powerful’ moment
Clint Eastwood played a “powerful” role in Charlie Sheen’s star-studded intervention.
The “Two and a Half Men” alum detailed how he was convinced to go to rehab for the first time in his new Netflix docuseries, “aka Charlie Sheen.”
In Wednesday’s wide-ranging release, the actor described being tricked into thinking he was attending his dad Martin Sheen’s birthday party on Aug. 3, 1990.
“As I come around the corner, I see the living room has this really expertly organized circle of people,” Charlie recalled.
The “weird mix” included Rob Lowe, his 7th grade history teacher, his yoga instructor, his siblings — Ramon, Emilio and Renée — and his parents.
While Eastwood, 95, was not present for the “very emotional” day, the Oscar winner chimed in via phone call.
Charlie was “hatch[ing] a plan to get away” when Martin told him, “There’s someone on the phone who wants to talk to you.”
In his “very recognizable, very globally familiar voice,” Eastwood told his “The Rookie” co-star that he was “worth saving.”
The spaghetti Western star added, “You’ve got to get the train back on the tracks, kid.”
Charlie remembered, “It was really powerful. I thanked him, gave the phone back to Dad and said, ‘All right, let’s go.’”
Eastwood, who did not appear in the documentary, has yet to respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
“aka Charlie Sheen” came out on the heels of the Emmy nominee’s memoir, “The Book of Sheen,” which hit shelves Tuesday.
In the book, Charlie admitted to being “sloppy” on set with Eastwood due to his partying with Nicolas Cage and three more of their pals, a group dubbed “J-5.”
Both projects candidly discuss Charlie’s previous drug and alcohol addiction and sobriety, with the Golden Globe winner currently seven years clean.
He sobered up for good in 2017 after a heart-wrenching moment with his daughter, Sami, when Charlie’s friend needed to drive them as he was three whiskey-laced coffees deep.
“Sam was very quiet,” he wrote of the now 21-year-old. “I didn’t need to be clairvoyant to know exactly what she was thinking. Why is Dad not driving — again?”
After two Valiums and three beers the following day, Charlie got sober.
The “Anger Management” alum, who is also the father of daughter Cassandra, 40, daughter Lola, 20, and twin sons Bob and Max, 16, wrote that Sami was not his “final straw” but “first harvest.”
If you or someone you care about is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Read the full article here