Charlie Sheen made prison Christmas call

Jan 27, 2010, 10:25 GMT

Charlie Sheen phoned his daughters from prison on Christmas Day (25.12.09).

The 'Two and a Half Men' star - who was arrested on December 25 for allegedly attacking wife Brooke Mueller - was keen to speak to his two girls, Sam, five, and four-year-old Lola, so used his call from jail to contact ex-wife Denise Richards.

The actress - who divorced Charlie in 2006 after turbulent relationship - revealed: "I got a call on Christmas - a collect call from Charlie. He told me he and Brooke had gotten into a fight but didn't want to say more because the prison was recording the conversation.

"He said he didn't want the day to go by without him saying 'Merry Christmas' to the girls."

Denise and Charlie - who was released on bail and will appear in court next month - split when she was five months pregnant with Lola, and while the 38-year-old beauty is sad her girls come from a broken home, she knows it was the right thing to do.

She told US TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey: "I was terrified and relieved that I had the courage to do it. Our daughters didn't ask to be born into our conflict... It was impossible to make our marriage work.

"Charlie and I are in a good place now... It's taken a lot of work on our part."