Sheen ordered away from wife

Apr 24, 2006, 15:08 GMT

Charlie Sheen has been ordered to stay away from estranged wife, Denise Richards.

On Friday (21.04.06), a Los Angeles judge told the actor to keep at least 300 feet away from Richards and their two young daughters.

The ruling follows claims from the 'Wild Things' star - contained in a 17 page legal document - that Sheen threatened to kill her, abused prescription drugs, had violent mood swings, compulsively gambled and used pornography.

Richards also alleges that on December 27 (05), Sheen hit her on the wrist and shoved her in the stomach after she confronted him about web sites featuring 'very young girls' that she claims he'd visited.

In the legal papers, she also said that several days later Sheen pushed her over and 'said to me that he was going to have me killed'.

Sheen has furiously denied the claims.

He stated in legal papers 'Obviously, what has taken place is vile, is unconscionable, is without merit and is a transparent and immature smear campaign. She's claiming certain things. It's baseless.'

The 'Wall Street' star has vowed to fight the allegations, adding: 'I've also got to have a voice in this, a strong voice in this, and a voice that my children one day will realize was absolutely and entirely in their best interest.'

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