From Divorce to Reunion: Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen 19 Years Later

It was a nos­tal­gic and heart­warm­ing reunion for Denise Richards and Char­lie Sheen, who stepped onto the red car­pet togeth­er near­ly two decades after their divorce. The for­mer cou­ple, who end­ed their mar­riage in 2006 after four years, appeared side by side at the Sep­tem­ber 4 pre­miere of Charlie’s new Net­flix docuseries, aka Char­lie Sheen.

This marked their first joint red car­pet appear­ance since 2005, when they attend­ed the SAG Awards just before announc­ing their sep­a­ra­tion. Despite their com­pli­cat­ed past, the pair looked com­fort­able in each other’s com­pa­ny, shar­ing smiles, laugh­ter, and even a warm hug in front of flash­ing cam­eras.

For the glam­orous evening, Denise stunned in chic black satin pants paired with a sheer, sparkling crop top lay­ered over a ban­deau, per­fect­ly show­cas­ing her sig­na­ture bold style. Char­lie, now 60, opt­ed for a more relaxed yet pol­ished look in dark jeans, a crisp white but­ton-down, and a plaid blaz­er. Join­ing them were their daugh­ters, Sami, 21, and Lola, 20, who remain a uni­fy­ing pres­ence in their co-par­ent­ing jour­ney.

Adding to the sig­nif­i­cance of the night, Denise also appears in Charlie’s new doc­u­men­tary, which includes inter­views with some of the most impor­tant fig­ures from his life. Along­side Richards, the series fea­tures his third wife, Brooke Mueller, as well as Two and a Half Men star Jon Cry­er and the show’s cre­ator, Chuck Lorre, giv­ing audi­ences an inti­mate look at Sheen’s per­son­al and pro­fes­sion­al highs and lows.

The reunion fol­lowed anoth­er sur­pris­ing crossover ear­li­er this year, when Char­lie made a cameo on Denise’s Bra­vo series, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things. In one episode, the two were seen din­ing with their daugh­ter Lola, who admit­ted it was hard to pic­ture her par­ents as a mar­ried cou­ple. Denise respond­ed with a smile that their fam­i­ly would have “had fun,” a sen­ti­ment Char­lie warm­ly agreed with.

Now 54, Denise con­tin­ues to be can­did about her life as she nav­i­gates her cur­rent divorce from Aaron Phy­pers. Speak­ing about her deci­sion to include Sheen in her real­i­ty show, she explained, “It’s our life, and I said, ‘Come on, we have to show you too.’ It’s real, and it’s part of who we are.”

For long­time fans, see­ing Denise Richards and Char­lie Sheen reunite isn’t just a walk down mem­o­ry lane—it’s a reminder of the endur­ing bond they still share, shaped by fam­i­ly, his­to­ry, and resilience.