The not cool list was, like, two things that could've been easily dismissed. Let's make a list of what's not cool.' You know what I'm saying? And the cool list was really full. Let's list, like, everything that's cool in my life that's going on right now. All I had to do was take a step back and say, 'OK, let's make a list. and it was also an ocean of stress and a volcano of disdain. "I think it was drugs or the residual effects of drugs.
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And it was desperately juvenile."Īs for what could have led to the meltdown, Sheen believes it was the culmination of heavy past and present substance abuse mounted with the stress associated with the popular TV series. And so, you know, I think the growth for me post-meltdown or melt forward or melt somewhere - however you want to label it - it has to start with absolute ownership of my role in all of it. "There was 55 different ways for me to handle that situation, and I chose number 56. Sheen refused, but looking back now, he says he wishes he "would've gotten on the jet." We all know what Sheen would end up doing instead, which as the actor puts it now, was the absolute worst possible route he could take. Sheen also reflected on a missed opportunity to turn things around, recalling a time when former CBS CEO Les Moonves had tried to get him on a jet to go straight to rehab. I'm so glad that I traded early retirement for a f***ing hashtag.'" That was so cool to be a part of and support and all that energy and, you know, we stuck it to the man.' My thought behind that is, 'Oh, yeah, great. And that’s just fine with him."People have me, 'Hey, man, that was so cool, that was so fun to watch. He’s loving his porn-star, cocaine-infused rock star life – and you’re not, because you're different. Not only that, says Neal Gabler in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times, but Sheen is breaking this contract intentionally, even flagrantly. If his recent antics tell us anything, it’s that stardom is very different from every day life. Perhaps they’ll rise again, but only after eating some serious humble pie and begging for forgiveness.
If they get too big for their britches (think: Tom Cruise) we reserve the right to put them in their place.
In order to keep this dream alive, we mere mortals require that stars tow the line. We hold dear to this belief, because if it’s true, it means the only thing between us and them is a bit of talent, work and luck. Is this the real reason people are griping about Sheen – because he’s broken the contract and revealed our dreams as total fantasy? Is he just walking the walk of fame unapologetically? Or might he be the next star desperately seeking absolution and rehab?Īmericans love to think of film and television stars as ordinary people. Americans love to think of film and television stars as ordinary people. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images Charlie Sheen at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star unveiling for Chuck Lorre, his former boss.
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