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Your Daily Charlie Sheen Update

Posted on | March 2, 2011 | 69 Comments

“It seems crazy to everybody else, but for us, I mean, it works well.”
– Natalie Kenly, one of Charlie Sheen’s “goddesses”

“I am very concerned that [Sheen] is currently insane. I am in great fear that he will find me and attack me and I am in great fear for the children’s safety while in his care.”
– Brooke Mueller, Sheen’s ex-wife, in court document

I’ve always liked hanging out with crazy people because it relieves me of my usual social burden of being The Craziest Guy in the Room. Even a professional Crazy Guy occasionally needs to chill out and let somebody else carry the ball.

This explains why I like Marty Beckerman. The very first time I read his book, Generation S.L.U.T., I recognized Beckerman as an insanely depraved soul, looked up his e-mail address, and soon became his friend.

But there’s crazy and then there’s crazy, as in mentally ill, and Beckerman evidently fails to recognize the symptoms of Charlie Sheen’s psychosis:

This is Charlie Sheen’s world. We’re just living in it.
Go check your Facebook or Twitter feed. Everyone is linking to stories about him, quoting his diatribes, and either celebrating or condemning him. It’s most likely split by gender: ladies deriding Sheen as a “pig” and “asshole,” guys praising him (correctly) as the most hilarious person on earth. He’s instantly become a hero to millions of educated, courteous young males who would never emulate his antics — nor watch Two and a Half Men, for that matter — yet admire him with irony and sincerity. . . .
His appeal is that, while most guys — especially post-college — must reign in their ids and demure to society’s expectations to advance rung by rung up the soul-crushing ladder of corporate mediocrity, Sheen has reached the ultimate apex of manhood eternal: doing whatever he wants and speaking the complete truth, consequences be damned.

Beckerman e-mailed that article to me — you can read the whole thing, including Beckerman’s astute observation that Sheen “makes deranged narcissistic self-destruction look fun” — but after reading it, I felt the need to warn against admiring the Trainwreck Called Charlie, and sent Beckerman this e-mail:

Manic-phase bipolar disorder may seem fun, Marty, but even with all his wealth and fame, Sheen won’t escape the inevitable crash. This will not end well: Either jail, hospital or an early grave.
Please note that Sheen, the most successful star on TV, who was once married to the fabulously hot Denise Richards, is now shacked up with a couple of low-rent bimbos who aren’t even as hot as Charlie’s third wife. If he’s “winning,” why is he scraping the bottom of the bimbo barrel?
– RSM

The fact that Sheen is associating with women so far beneath him is rather a telltale signal of his fundamental problem: Such an overbearing personality that he can’t stand to be contradicted or criticized, which is something guys in normal (i.e., reasonably equal) relationships have to deal with from their spouses or girlfriends.

Charlie likes hanging out with these dimwit floozies because they will never question his judgment.

OK, fine. And so when he makes a complete wreck of his career (and health) there will be no one there to say, “Hey, Charlie, maybe you’re pushing it a little too far this time.”

The fantasy of a Peter Pan existence of perpetual irresponsible boyhood is just that — a fantasy — and being a man requires a willingness to shoulder responsibility, for oneself and for others. Sheen’s wealth and fame enable him to indulge his reckless whims, but his wealth is not unlimited, and being an “unemployed winner” (as he boasted on his Twitter page) isn’t going to pay the bills.

Also, it might be hard for Charlie to pay the bills after it is alleged that he threatened to “execute” his manager, Mark Burg, whom he reportedly called a “stupid Jew pig.” And as for his fame, I know they say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but I’m not sure that applies to headlines like these:

Sheen Allegedly Wanted Associates Killed

Brooke Mueller Claims Charlie Sheen
Knocked Her Unconscious

Just sayin’ . . .

So while I think Beckerman is dead-on in observing that Sheen is admired because he “makes deranged narcissistic self-destruction look fun,” it’s important to remember that Sheen is an actor. He is trying very hard to convey the impression that he’s having fun — “Winning!” – but I’ll bet it’s a lot less fun than it looks.

UPDATE: Welcome, Instapundit readers!

UPDATE II: Linked by Maggie’s Notebook and by That Mr. G. Guy’s Blog – thanks!

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  • http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/ M. Simon

    Maybe he is in love. Yeah. Right.

  • http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/ M. Simon

    Maybe he is in love. Yeah. Right.

  • http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/ M. Simon

    Maybe he is in love. Yeah. Right.

  • elaine

    Enjoy it while you can, Charlie. The only reason your “goddesses” are with you now is because you have money. Sooner or later, that will no doubt end. Or they’ll do or say something which will cause you to doubt their love (just as all the other women in your life have done), and you’ll find yourself with your hands around yet another woman’s neck.

    Your looks are fading fast, and you’ve squandered what little talent you ever had. All that’s left is the money and the fame; and fame, at least, is just as fleeting as anything else. With no show and no job, how long will the money last?

    The fact is, most of us feel sorry for you, because you don’t have anything of any real importance or meaning at the center of your life. It’s all about experiencing without purpose. You don’t have anything in your life most of his admire or envy. So what if you have whores you pay to have sex with?

    That’s hardly what any sane person would call “winning.”

  • Anonymous

    In your mind, flip through a catalog including the names and photos of 20-something actresses who are, at least, reasonably well-known — the type of girls who get written up at People and TMZ, who might be featured in Maxim bikini pictorials.

    They probably want to move up on the food chain. Charles probably wants to keep the ones he has right where they are.

  • Dan

    Cut me a break Darlene with the “issues” nonsense.

    Let’s do the math here for a second. What’s your over/under number on slutdom? You implied that Charlie’s present bed-mates were sluts. OK. I’ve no problem witha that. But I’ve then advanced the issue a bit by pointing out the number of men non-pornstars out there are racking up.

    Women aren’t getting married in their early 20s. Their average marital age has increased.

    So what have they been doing wiht their spare time prior to marriage. Going to church? Unlikely.

    The number of men women are fellating and jumping prior to marriage is now roughly half a baker’s dozen.

    Someone else posted on the average number without noting that the number will be sharply skewed because it will include those prior to the 60′s generation.

    So Darlene, my limited point is simply this: your fellow women out there are jumping big time. And that fact draws into question exactly what is and is not a “whore” for purposes of this discussion.

  • Mikey NTH

    No such thing as bad publicity? Ask Fatty Arbuckle how it all worked out for him.

  • http://twitter.com/ivanlenin Ivan Lenin

    Charlie Sheen will go down as a spoiled brat with typical spoiled brat problems. He will be forgotten just like any other stupid celebrity these days.

  • Nate Whilk

    RSM wrote, “This will not end well: Either jail, hospital or an early grave.”

    Exactly.

  • Anonymous

    Hang in there. No matter what else happens, they can’t take Repo Man away from you.

  • Mork

    People who think “demure” is a verb should not comment on other people’s mental states, Beckerman.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, boy, justice will out, eh? Five, maybe ten more years of young, voluptuous companionship, international travel at your whim, great places, great food, great booze, great drugs, great times, total control, rising viewership, tens of millions of dollars per year coming in – man, you’re just going to totally regret all of this.

    You could have been doing PSA spots for staying in school or something.

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  • http://twitter.com/ivanlenin Ivan Lenin

    Chalres,
    Ever since you joined the Global Warming cult, you definitely need a deranged celebrity clown as a teacher. Besides Charlie, consider Tom Cruise and his Scientology expertise. Your progress in idiocy is impressive, but as Charlie makes evident, there is still room for improvement.

  • Anonymous

    This article does give you a lot to think about when it comes to Charlies situation. In the same sense though I am betting the only person who has all the information is Charlie himself, everything else can be spun ether way to make it look bad or good. Despite the all the negative I think his interviews are really entertaining. Even if some of what he has to say doesn’t make sense he is still getting everyone’s attention. As a Dish Network employee I have been staying up to date on the latest Charlie news with my Sling Adapter. With the sling I have been streaming the news straight to my phone. I was shocked when I heard about how fast his twitter account grew. I know that I am interested in seeing what happens next with Charlie.

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  • joann blackwell

    I agree Charlie we all love you but get help you look pathetic

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