Charlie Sheen glad Denise Richards is dating Richie Sambora

moomies · November 6th, 2006, 01:35 AM

Charlie Sheen Says He's Glad Denise Richards Is Dating Richie Sambora

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 04, 2006 02:20PM EST

In an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show airing Monday, Charlie Sheen talks about working things out with his estranged wife, Denise Richards, for the sake of their kids – and says he's happy he knows her new boyfriend, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora.

Asked by DeGeneres how things are going with Richards, 35, Sheen, 40, says, "We're trying to put all that nonsense aside and just do what's right for the children and just be good responsible parents." The pair have two daughters: Sam, 2, and Lola, 1.

"It's hard enough to have a relationship that doesn't work out, and who knows what everyone's life is privately, but it's even harder when it's in the public eye and you see them with somebody else in magazines," Degeneres says.

Sheen replies, "Well, at least I knew the guy that she wound up with, Richie. To know that it's somebody decent and smart and a good parent to be around your children, that's a good thing."

Richards and Sheen formerly lived in the same Southern California neighborhood as Sambora and his then-wife, Heather Locklear.

Richards and Locklear, who filed for divorce from Sambora in February, were previously pals, but Richards has said their friendship had already ended before she and Sambora began dating in February.

Sambora and Locklear have a daughter, Ava, 8.

source:
http://people.aol.com/people/article...554910,00.html

bite me spidey · November 6th, 2006, 02:21 AM

Well that's mature of him. It's good to know he can be mature, because some of the things he said while they were divorcing were so unbelievably immature.

LizaMarie · November 6th, 2006, 02:38 AM

How much of this was forced out with a cattle prod by an over-eager publicist?

Actually, I think in this case it's not so much Charlie being mature as Charlie speaking the truth; Richie has known those two children since they were born so from Charlie's perspective he knows Richie isn't suddenly going to become the children's ''new Daddy'' nor is he going to allow the children to come to any danger, quite the opposite.

Basically, Charlie got off lightly. The way things happened, Denise took the flack, ended up getting the bulk of the blame (whether it was deserved or not is another question, but she did get the blame) AND he knows who the children are around, there aren't a succession of men coming in and out of Denise's life, rather someone the children are already comfortable with.

Charlie had it easy IMO. He got off lightly.

PrettyGirl · November 6th, 2006, 02:45 AM

It's all bullshit! He's on a fricken talk show, so Charle Sheen's going to say what's 'politically correct', but you know in private and behind closed doors, he was fuming about Denise hooking up with Ritchie and that he thinks Ritchie's an S.O.B.

LizaMarie · November 6th, 2006, 02:51 AM

I don't know, Charlie was VERY sincere about Richie. Not so sincere about Denise, granted, but I wouldn't say he has any issues with Richie.

He knew Denise was going to move on and some point, just like he did. As long as the children are safe, which they are, then realisitically Charlie has nothing to do with who Denise dates. As I already said, and indeed Charlie has said here, he knows Richie and that's an advantage not a disadvantage. We're talking about a male perspective here, not a female perspective. Richie and Charlie weren't that close in the first place, but close enough for Charlie to say confidently that Richie is a good parent. That is all that Charlie needs to know.

PrettyGirl · November 6th, 2006, 03:05 AM

Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear worked together. Now their prospective spouses hooked up together. You think Charlie and Heather haven't talked in private? Of course, they have! They were co-stars for quite a few years and I'm sure friends. I'm positive they've both discussed this whole issue at length and decided that keeping quiet is the best way to go. They gain NOTHING by saying what they really feel. If they did, they'd just give the public a show and give more ammo to the press if they bad-mouthed their prospective exes.

I don't think Charlie likes Richie. I don't think Charlie respects Richie. I don't think Charles appreciates what Richie did--started banging his wife before they were even divorced (as I'm sure Heather Locklear feels the same way about Richie AND Denise). But Charlie's a public persona and he's not going to open his big mouth and say what he REALLY feels because he knows it's going to be all over the papers and this divorce has already gotten enough bad press. Frankly, I don't think he wants to add any more fuel to the fire (which is smart). He knows that anything bad he says, Denise would document in a hot second and throw it in court (the same way she released those answering machine messages he'd left her on her phone). So, yeah, Charlie's going to try and look like a 'reasonable man' because it's to his benefit that he act civilized. But behind closed doors, I know he can't stand Denise and I'm sure he could give rat's ass over Richie Sambora. He probably hates both of them, but he sure isn't going to reveal that on the Ellen DeGeneres show.

LizaMarie · November 6th, 2006, 03:13 AM

PrettyGirl, that's a lot of surmisations there. You're basically saying Charlie is a hypocrite given that he was the one who cheated within the marriage...how can he complain that Denise moved on? He can't. Neither can Heather given that she moved on too.

Charlie is also already living with his new girlfriend. So as I said, he has to look at what is best for the children and Richie is far from being a bad option. Simple as that.

That's what I think anyway.