Denise Richards Locks Out Charlie Sheen

By: Shannon Gossage

Reportedly, Denise Richards is trying to keep her estranged husband Charlie Sheen from having solo visits with their one-year old daughter Sam. Sources say that she has not legally asked for a protection order, but that lawyers for both parties have "signed an agreement that said Charlie would stay away." The source said, "She kept it out of court out of respect for her family. She is focusing on her family’s well-being."

Richards shocked everyone when she suddenly separated from Sheen and subsequently filed for divorce at the beginning of March. Before the abrupt break-up, the couple had just done an interview professing their love for one another. In Hollywood, that is usually a sure sign that there is trouble in paradise and the end is near. Not to mention that Richards was six-month’s pregnant with the couple’s second child at the time of the split.

There has been much speculation about the split, most of it pointing the finger of blame at Sheen. Richards cites the requisite charge of "irreconcilable differences" for the split, but the hasty decision has left many with a question as to why? Some sources believe that Sheen reverted back to his bad boy ways of drinking, gambling, and cheating. Sheen’s father Martin released a statement denouncing those claims and begging for the media to leave his family alone. Sheen’s rep has slammed reports of any wrongdoing on his client’s part, and Richards, so far, isn’t talking. We may never know what really went on behind closed doors, but be assured that we haven’t seen or heard the last of this saga.