How Denise Richards Supposedly Feels About The Charlie Sheen Child Support Ruling
The following article contains allegations of domestic abuse and child abuse.
"Nobody wins when the family feuds," according to Jay-Z, who rapped the line on his song "Family Feud." Though written in part about his rough patch with Beyoncé, what the rapper did not realize is how prophetic his words would be for many ex-Hollywood couples. Take, for example, Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen, who seem to be going through turbulence of their own.
According to Women's Health Magazine, Sheen and Richards married on June 15, 2002 and stuck by each other for four years, until they divorced in 2006. But their marriage seemed to be anything but healthy. Richards accused Sheen of abuse and threatening her life (which he denied). Ten years after their divorce, in 2016, Richards sued Sheen, per People, for allegedly evicting her and their children out of their home.
In 2021, Sheen and Richards have faced more courtroom appearances — due to Sheen contesting the $25,000 monthly child support payments, according to Radar Online. And now, there's been an update on the courtroom ruling, and it completely caught Richards off-guard.
Charlie Sheen doesn't have to pay child support anymore, and Denise Richards is stunned
The court ruling on October 4 regarding child support pay was completely unexpected for Denise Richards. "Charlie filed two years ago and kept pushing the court date, so Denise was very surprised that it happened while she is out of town filming [the movie 'Wickenburg']," a source told Page Six. "She was blindsided. Now he's manipulating the situation." Charlie Sheen, on the other hand, feels that the ruling was justified. As he told Us Weekly, "I think what transpired today is extremely fair," the actor remarked. "It speaks to not just today, but it speaks historically to that same fairness."
Per People, Richards and Sheen's oldest daughter, 17-year-old Sami, recently claimed she was "trapped in an abusive household" while in Richards' home, and decided to live with her father instead. But their younger daughter, Lola, "does not live with Charlie," a source told the outlet, claiming that the 16-year-old "lives with both of her parents and stays with Charlie when Denise is out of town."
In December 2019, Sheen's lawyer Gregory Pedrick reportedly filed a request for an order to change the terms of the child support arrangement. And in this new ruling, per Us Weekly, the judge determined that the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" alum didn't file any opposing paperwork. For her part, Richards claims these are all lies, that she didn't receive any notification about a court date, and Sheen "hasn't paid Denise in at least four years. No child support. He owes her." Sheen's lawyer, however, alleges that Richards actually owes Sheen, claiming that the star allegedly overpaid Richards in years past.
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