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Charlie Sheen admits last year was 'cringeable'

Mar 29, 2012, 15:04 GMT

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen doesn't 'recognise parts' of himself when he looks back on his 'cringeable' behaviour last year.

The 46-year-old actor - who suffered drug and alcohol problems in 2011 before being axed from 'Two and a Half Men' after launching a number of rants at creator Chuck Lorre - has apologised to the American public for his actions last year, and he has compared his wild behaviour to having an out-of-body experience.

He said: 'I didn't recognise parts of who that guy was. I just wish it was somebody else's body. You say it's been a year - it's either been a day, or a hundred years.

'I guess the plan was to reintroduce myself to America and to the media and say, 'Sorry about that, but here's what's happening now.'

Charlie joked it was a 'team effort' that led to him ultimately overcome his drug and alcohol issues, but admitted he didn't have many friends through his troubled time.

He said: 'It was a team effort that was ultimately led by myself. There were not a lot of people close by saying, 'Dude, let's just take a step back.' '

Charlie admits he did feel a 'a little bit' bitter about Ashton Kutcher replacing him on 'Two and a Half Men', but he has got over it by creating new sitcom 'Anger Management', in which he will play a therapist, because he didn't want his TV legacy to be remembered for the wrong reasons.

When asked if he had bad feelings towards 'Two and a Half Men' and Ashton, he added to the 'Today' show: 'A little bit. I gotta work through that. I could probably do it in group on my show. Just not out loud.

'I couldn't have the 'Two and a Half Men' thing be my television legacy. I couldn't have that end on that note. If this is going to be a swansong, then it's got to be a beautiful experience, and, so far, eight days there was more fun than eight years.'