Denise Richards addressed the assumption that she is still in love with her ex Charlie Sheen.
During the Monday, August 3, episode of Bunnie Xo‘s “Dumb Blonde” podcast, Richards, 55, was asked about her involvement in Sheen’s September 2025 docuseries, aka Charlie Sheen.
“That’s the thing some people, I think, misunderstood,” Richards noted. “I did a documentary. I didn’t see the second part — I saw the first part. I love him as [my kids’] dad. And it’s not even a brother-sister relationship.”
Richards clarified that she didn’t see Sheen as a best friend either, adding, “We’re friends. I mean, do you know what I mean? I can’t talk to him the way I can talk to some other friends of mine. And I love him. I always have love for him being their dad. But as far as romantic love, no. Not at all.”
Bunnie, 46, pointed out how aka Charlie Sheen appeared to hint at unresolved feelings between the pair.
“Glad we cleared that up because I did watch the documentary, and from the way they shot the documentary … I don’t want to say they made it seem like you still had feelings for him, but there’s so much there with you guys,” Bunnie said.
Richards replied, “There’s a lot of emotion because there’s things that he didn’t even know. A lot that he did not know and how I had to navigate so much s***.”
Aka Charlie Sheen highlighted the actor’s rise to stardom and subsequent fall amid addiction struggles. Richards and Sheen’s ex Brooke Mueller were interviewed about their respective relationships with him.
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Now, Richards clarified that she and Sheen, 60, have a “great relationship” — and he is in a good place with their daughters. (The former couple, who were married from 2002 to 2006, share Sami, 22, and Lola, 21.)
“It has its moments because sometimes it’s better than others,” the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum admitted. “I hope one day they feel comfortable enough and safe enough where they could just be open and say certain things.”
Charlie Sheen’s Netflix documentary included brutally honest revelations from his famous ex-wives Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller. Aka Charlie Sheen, which premiered on Wednesday, September 10, featured separate interviews with Richards, 54, and Mueller, 48, where they addressed the highs and lows of being with Sheen, 60. Richards and Sheen’s youngest daughter, Lola, 20, and […]
Richards also revealed that Sheen lives nearby. “I can give him s*** and joke around with him. He respects me, and I respect him, too,” she added. “I want only the best for him and want him to do well. He knows if he needs anything, I’m here. I think it’s important for us, always, to maintain a relationship. We have daughters.”
The actress continued: “I think, along the way, that was hard for him. I would say, ‘No matter what’s going on with you and I, let’s put our s**** aside. They don’t need to be dragged into anything.’ And oftentimes that wouldn’t happen, and it is what it is. But at the end of the day, he knows that I only have their best interest [in mind], and his, too.”
During Monday’s podcast episode, Richards acknowledged the challenges she faced while trying to support Sheen amid his struggles with substance abuse, saying, “When I met him, people thought that, ‘Oh, she reformed a bad boy.’ That’s not the case.”
Richards recalled Sheen’s behavior taking a turn.
“The person I met had been sober for four and a half years, went to AA, was very focused and just a very calm, nurturing person. And that’s who I fell in love with,” she shared. “Whenever we went sideways with our marriage … I really believe that he loved me.”
