Capri Anderson gets genuinely upset on Nightline; Charlie Sheen sues

Yesterday when Charlie Sheen’s escort accuser Capri Anderson went public with her claims against him, a lot of you were anticipating that Sheen would quickly move to smear her reputation. After all, Anderson is a porn star and admitted to charging Sheen $3,500 to accompany him to dinner before he allegedly attempted to choke her and threaten her life. She’s also suing him in civil court for damages. Sheen’s rep was quick to point out that Anderson’s line of work undermines her credibility, and now Sheen is suing her for extortion. The lawsuit states that Anderson is making up all her claims, that she wanted a million from Sheen, and calls her “an opportunistic pornographic film star and publicity hungry scam artist“. Anderson maintains that she turned down a $20,000 texted offer from Sheen to keep quiet after the incident.

Anderson’s interview with Nightline aired last night, and you can watch it above. She recounted her encounter with Sheen in very specific detail, and started crying when she talked about how he attempted to choke her as some kind of foreplay. She claimed that she got nervous and resisted, at which point he started throwing things around the room and she ran to the bathroom for safety. Watch that interview and tell me that woman is lying or somehow faking her tears. There’s no way she’s that skilled of an actress. She was genuinely scared for her life and recounting that night still upsets her.

As for why she didn’t call the police that night, Anderson said “I was… scared to call the police on somebody who is as wealthy and as powerful and who am I? I’m just a girl. What is my word against his?”

Nightline mentioned Charlie’s history of abuse, and the last incident below I hadn’t even heard of:

– Convicted in August of misdemeanor assault against his now estranged wife Brooke Mueller, after allegations he held a knife to her throat last Christmas.
– His second wife, Denise Richards, has described a cycle of abuse
– In 1990, his then-fiance, actress Kelly Preston, was accidentally shot in the arm with Sheen’s handgun
– And back in 1997, Sheen was convicted of battery with serious injuries after assaulting his then-girlfriend, Brittany Ashland.

Lawyer Gloria Allred represented Sheen’s abused girlfriend Brittany Ashland at the time. (Which explains her open letter to Sheen calling him out as an abuser.) She told Nightline that his pattern of abuse is worrying.

Anderson explained that she didn’t press charges that night because she told cops on the scene that she just wanted to go home. Police specifically asked her if she had charged Sheen to be there. She’s said she’s coming forward now and pressing charges at this point because “My name was leaked to the press within 48 hours after the event. Everybody was trying to get a story or some sleazy detail when in fact everybody was looking past the fact that this was all something that was [a] really horrible experience for me.”

Anderson couldn’t explain exactly why she didn’t go to the police that night and said she was uncomfortable with that question. Her lawyer stepped in to say that she was afraid that she was going to be somehow framed or blamed for it. Isn’t that what’s happening now? Think about it, a guy assaults a hooker. The hooker is afraid to press charges because she’s also involved in illegal activity. The police ask her if she’s a prostitute and she just tells them she wants to get out of there.

Anderson has a tough fight ahead of her, and it’s only natural to question her motives. Again, watch that video and tell me that she’s somehow making that story up. I don’t blame her for suing Charlie and speaking to the press. It’s about time that Charlie, the highest paid star on television, faced some consequences for abusing women.

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