You have the right to kill me, but you don't have the right to judge me. That's life. There's nobility in that. There's focus. It's genuine. It's crystal and it's pure and it's available to everybody, so just shut your traps and put down your McDonalds, your vaccines, your Us Weekly, your TMZ and the rest of it.

A major donor and supporter of Aid For AIDS since 2006 Sheen was honored with an AFA Angel Award one of only a few ever given at the nonprofit's 25th Silver Anniversary Reception in 2009. He was released the same day from jail after posting an $8500 bond. Meltdown
In the wake of the dismissal Sheen had a highly publicized "meltdown" which was broadcast on television and the internet.

Sheen's personal life has also made headlines including reports about alcohol and drug abuse and marital problems as well as allegations of domestic violence. 8 million per episode of Two and a Half Men. Sheen subsequently went on a nationwide tour.