Egregious, hurtful, and disgusting" - Charlie Sheen stroked back and sued National Enquirer

Charlie Sheen drew a line in the sand against the National Enquirer. The actor slapped the tabloid with a lawsuit, rebuking a story they ran on November 8, 2017, which accused Sheen of sexually assaulting child actor Corey Haim during the '80s. The litigation filed in Los Angeles branded the article an "egregious, hurtful, and disgusting campaign of defamations," according to court documents secured by Variety.

Sheen's Counterpunch to Defamatory Claims

The Enquirer, in its contentious report, had alleged that Sheen, who would have been around 19 at the time, sexually violated 13-year-old Haim on the set of the 1986 movie, "Lucas". Dominick Brascia, a friend of Haim, was quoted in the tabloid claiming Haim and Sheen "smoked pot and had … anal sex." A representative for Sheen declared categorically that the actor "denied these allegations," post the story's circulation. Notably, Brascia is also named as a defendant in Sheen's suit, as well as Dylan Howard, Chief Content Officer of American Media Inc., the parent company of the Enquirer.

The lawsuit further contended that Howard, who has also faced sexual misconduct allegations, "is on an active vendetta against" Sheen. The suit stated, "With calculated malice, the National Enquirer has concluded that it can make money by running false and salacious stories claiming that Mr. Sheen is a sexual molester that preys on young pubescent boys."

Ready for Battle: American Media's Stance

In a telling turn of events, American Media informed Variety that they were "looking forward to litigating" against Sheen. The company expressed its enthusiasm in rather strong terms, stating they "can't wait to expose his depravities in a court of law."

As a point of context, Haim died in 2010 at the tender age of 38. His mother, in a recent interview, refuted the idea that Sheen had raped her son. She admitted to Dr. Oz that Haim had indeed been a victim of sexual abuse in his teenage years, but named Brascia as the offender. 

As this tangled web of allegations and lawsuits was unfurling Charlie Sheen dropped his lawsuit against the National Enquirer and filed papers at Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Keosian seeking dismissal of the case after a few months. Though the documents never stated whether a settlement was reached or if Sheen is not pursuing the case for other reasons. 

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