Charlie Sheen opened up in regards to the shocking secret he shared with O.J. Simpson after operating into him at age 10.
In a passage from The Guide of Sheen: A Memoir, which was launched on Tuesday, September 9, Charlie, 60, recalled crossing paths with Simpson whereas becoming a member of his father, Martin Sheen, on set.
“Throughout a prolonged break between manufacturing set-ups, I acquired right into a heated and surreal sport of ping-pong with that very same man by his different nickname, The Juice,” he wrote. “O.J. was extraordinarily aggressive and clearly didn't give a f*** that his opponent was a shy ten-year-old little one.”
Charlie was “two factors away” from successful towards Simpson when the athlete's paddle “modified palms.”
“The sneaky transfer was so clean and refined, I'm optimistic it went fully unnoticed by everybody,” he continued about how Simpson “clocked” that Charlie observed his switch-up. “He was staring proper by way of me when he made the swap. It was a silent sign telling me in no unsure phrases: ‘Not tonight, child.'”
After the victory went to Simpson, Charlie referred to his proper hand as “f***ing deadly,” writing, “O.J. and I shared a secret that evening. He knew that I knew, and for no matter motive it stayed proper there, between the 2 of us. The extra I considered it, the extra I felt like I used to be arrange. Lured in with the off hand, solely to be crushed like a bug when it mattered most.”
Charlie later addressed Simpson's high-profile trial for the homicide of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson.
“Like everybody else, we have been speechless and shocked as the ultimate twisted chapter of a sports activities and media icon was disintegrating earlier than our very eyes,” he wrote. “My childhood ping-pong bully had crossed the final word line. I'd by no means recognized a assassin earlier than that, and but sadly (as everyone knows), thanks to 12 morons and a paper tiger prosecution, technically I nonetheless didn't.”
O.J. was arrested and subsequently charged in 1994 with the homicide of Nicole and Ron Goldman. In probably the most talked-about verdicts of all time, O.J. was famously acquitted of the murders in 1995, however he was discovered answerable for Ron and Nicole's deaths in a civil trial three years later.
After a personal battle with prostate most cancers, O.J. died in 2024 at age 76. “On April tenth, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with most cancers. He was surrounded by his kids and grandchildren,” learn an announcement shared by way of X on the time. “Throughout this time of transition, his household asks that you just please respect their needs for privateness and beauty.”
The information got here two months after it was reported that O.J. was present process therapy for prostate most cancers. O.J. by no means publicly confirmed his prognosis.
Along with the excerpts about O.J., Charlie's The Guide of Sheen: A Memoir covers his ups and downs within the public eye. Launched someday earlier than his Netflix doc, aka Charlie Sheen, each tasks spotlight Charlie's childhood in Malibu, his success within the '80s and '90s and his headline-making drug use over time.
The Guide of Sheen: A Memoir is out now.
