Charlie Sheen has hit out at reports of his violent behaviour, insisting the women accusing him of physically lashing out are "making stuff up".
The actor has been in and out of the headlines since his arrest on Christmas Day in 2009 following a heated argument with estranged wife Brooke Mueller in Aspen, Colorado, during which he allegedly threatened to kill her.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanour assault and was handed a suspended jail term, but he found himself under the spotlight again in October (10), when police were called to his New York hotel suite over reports he had trashed his room during a night of passion with adult actress Capri Anderson.
She claimed she had been forced to lock herself in the bathroom after Sheen accused her of taking his watch and began hurling insults at her and throwing items around the suite. The 22 year old subsequently filed a second-degree harassment charge against the actor.
But Sheen has dismissed the allegations in a candid TV interview with ABC News, although he refused to go into specific details.
He said, "I can't do that right here because that means I'll have to expose people and regardless of what tomfoolery or skullduggery they're involved in, I don't roll people, I can't do that."
However, when asked point blank if he was violent during the two incidents, he replied, "No I was not. They're making stuff up. Listen to the source, and everybody takes their word over mine?"
And Sheen insisted he will only ever use force to defend his kids: "Now, (only) when it's needed to protect my family. And it's unlike anything you've ever seen."
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