Sheen, Richards reach divorce pact
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Estranged Hollywood couple Charlie
Sheen and Denise Richards, whose bitter divorce battle
titillated the tabloids for months, have amicably settled most
of their differences, their lawyers said.
Lance Spiegel, an attorney for Sheen, said on Monday that
issues connected with their divorce proceedings were resolved
after a closed-door session between lawyers for both sides and
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marjorie Steinberg, who
has presided over the case.
Richards’ lawyer, Neil Hersh, also said the couple had
reached an amicable resolution, adding that a September 12
court hearing on child custody had been canceled, but so far no
judgment has been entered in the divorce.
As part of the settlement, Richards agreed to drop a
restraining order she had obtained against Sheen directing him
to stay at least 300 yards away from her and their two
daughters, Sam 2, and 1-year-old Lola, the lawyers said.
Sheen’s spokesman, Stan Rosenfield, added the following in
a statement from Spiegel on Tuesday: “The parties have
resolved, on an interim basis, the issues that were previously
before the court, including custody arrangements for the
children. There are ongoing efforts to resolve the remaining
issues on an amicable basis.”
The restraining order was issued in April after Richards,
35, filed a declaration claiming Sheen, 40, was abusing
prescription drugs, gambling compulsively and had been
physically and verbally abusive.
She also claimed that Sheen, who stars as a Malibu playboy
on the bawdy CBS television comedy “Two and a Half Men,” hired
prostitutes and looked at child pornography on the Internet.
The actor, who had been permitted supervised visits with
their daughters under the restraining order, filed his own
declaration denying Richards’ claims that he threatened her and
hit her in December.
Richards filed for divorce in March 2005. The pair, who
married in June 2002, attempted to reconcile last fall, but on
January 4 requested that the divorce proceed.