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Martin Sheen felt ‘powerless’ during son Charlie’s meltdown

Martin Sheen felt ”powerless” when his son Charlie Sheen had his public meltdown.

The 74-year-old star has confessed it was ”painful” to see Charlie go through such hard times in the public eye but insists there was nothing more he could have done for his son.

Speaking about the 49-year-old actor’s high-profile sacking from ‘Two and a Half Men’ in 2011, Martin said: ”What he was going through at that time, we were powerless to do much. Except to pray for him and lift him up.

”You try to be as present as possible. But you have to be aware of the circumstances. You have to be aware of many things that the public is not aware of.

”Only those of us that knew him understood what was going on. I’m talking about steroids, at that time. He was in a very desperate situation. And he was doing what he felt would get him out of it – going public. And it was very painful. No less painful for him.”

The ‘Platoon’ star embarked on a disastrous stand-up tour titled ‘My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option’ after his now-infamous interview with ABC News’ Andrea Canning, in which he claimed he wasn’t bipolar but ”bi-winning”, following his axing from the CBS show.

And Martin – who is now almost 30 years sober himself after suffering a heart attack on the set of his 1977 movie ‘Apocalypse Now’ because of his heavy drinking – admits it was difficult to stand by and watch it happen.

He told Radio Times magazine: ”You can assure them you’re there and you love them, but you cannot effect chance. That’s your ego, for the most part. You pray for a moment of clarity, you trust in a higher power and you never, ever give up hope. Because that is a measure of despair.”

 

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Charlie Sheen’s Two and a Half Men regrets

Charlie Sheen admits he should have ”begged” for his ‘Two and a Half Men’ job back.

The 49-year-old star was axed from the show because of his erratic antics and public ranting about showrunner Chuck Lorre in 2011 and he now knows he behaved wrongly and should have been ”more humble”.

Asked if he regrets how his time on the show ended, he said: ”Yeah, I should have been a little more humble, more regretful, shouldn’t have attacked them like I did and I probably should have begged for my job back

”Beg is a color I don’t wear well. I probably should have requested my job back.

”I think that what went down was fixable, and I made it irreparable.”

Charlie then went on to star in ‘Anger Management’ and enjoyed work on the 100-episode FX show.

He told ‘Extra’: ”It was an environment of compassion, of creativity of love… Nobody yelled.”

Away from work, Charlie recently spent Mother’s Day with two of his ex-wives, Denise Richards – with who he has daughters Sam, 11, and nine-year-old Lola- and Brooke Mueller, the mother of his six-year-old twins Bob and Max.

And despite previous tensions with both women, he insists they all get along well now.

”We’re all smart and accomplished, and we’re all adults, there’s so many kids involved that it’s so much better for them.”

And the ‘Young Guns’ star is also enjoying being a grandfather, as eldest daughter Cassandra – who he has with former girlfriend Paula Profit – is mother to 22-month-old Luna.

He said: ”Five kids and a granddaughter, my oldest daughter Cassandra has a daughter named Luna

”[What’s different as a grandparent?] You can leave the child behind, you know, the diaper stinks and we’re done.”

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Jon Hamm addresses rehab stint

Jon Hamm has been trying to ”deal with” what life has ”thrown” at him.

The ‘Mad Men’ star – who is in a long-term relationship with Jennifer Westfeldt – recently completed a 30-day stint at the Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, to be treated for alcohol addiction and he feels ”very fortunate” to have the support of his friends and family.

He told Australia’s TV Week: ”Life throws a lot at you sometimes, and you have to deal with it as much as you can.

”I’ve been very fortunate that throughout the most recent 24-hour period, I’ve had a lot of family and friends support me.”

Jon refused to address comparisons between his life and troubled ‘Mad Men’ alter ego Don Draper, saying only work could be a ”challenge”.

He said: ”Obviously there can be a lot of discussion about how much of this is related to that, and honestly I don’t have much to say about that either.

”I’ve said in varying ways that acting can be a difficult endeavor, certainly not as difficult as the recent example I used of being a baby heart surgeon. But it does present its own challenges, and so does life.”

The 44-year-old actor has appealed for privacy around his problems.

He added: ”I understand it constitutes news these days, but it’s between me and my family and not something for public consumption.”

A spokesperson for the star confirmed earlier this week that Jon had been in rehab.

Jon previously admitted he battled depression after his father died when he was 20.

He said in 2010: ”I was … unmoored by that. I struggled with chronic depression. I was in bad shape.

”I did do therapy and antidepressants for a brief period, which helped me. Which is what therapy does: It gives you another perspective when you are so lost in your own spiral. It helps. And honestly? Antidepressants help!

”You can change your brain chemistry enough to think: ‘I want to get up in the morning; I don’t want to sleep until four in the afternoon. I want to get up and … go to work and …’ Reset the auto-meter, kick-start the engine!”