Social workers with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services removed Charlie Sheen‘s twin sons, Bob and Max, from their mother Brooke Mueller‘s care because of allegations the boys were not safe because of her ongoing alleged drug use, and in perhaps a surprising move, Sheen’s ex, Denise Richards, has been awarded temporary custody, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. 
 
 “Brooke was given many opportunities by social workers to clean up her act. Social workers felt that Bob and Max weren’t safe in Brooke’s care. The decision was made late on Thursday afternoon, and the boys are no longer in Brooke’s care. It’s expected at some point the boys will be taken care of by Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, Denise Richards, who has cared for them in the past when Brooke went to rehab,” a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively. 
 
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 As we previously reported, kind hearted Richards took care of Bob & Max last year when Mueller went back to rehab. 
 
 “She (Richards) loves the boys & their safety and well being mean everything to her. Bob & Max are safe & that is all the matters. Denise is simply complying with the court order,” the source told us. 
 
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 At the time, the Wild Things actress told Access Hollywood, ““They’re our family and they’re Sam and Lola’s brothers, and I can’t imagine growing up without my sister, so anytime she needs help, I’m there for the boys,” she continued. “[Sam and Lola] are the best big sisters to [the boys] and they love them.” 
 
 “I know it doesn’t seem normal, but it is our normal. They’re little kids and I love children, and like I said, it’s our daughter’s brothers, so I can’t say no.” 
 
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 Mueller is “in a very, very bad place right now. She is absolutely despondent that she lost the boys. Maybe this will finally make her realize that she needs to get help,” the insider said. 
 
 A rep for Mueller had no comment. 

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 Denise Richards is, once again, lending a hand when it comes to Charlie Sheen's 3-year-old twins. 
 
 A source confirms to E! News that the Wild Things star has been granted temporary custody of her ex-husband's two boys, Bob and Max, following the removal of the kids from their mother Brooke Mueller's home by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday. 
 
 A source also tells E! News that social workers have been investigating the situation at the residence for over a year, noting that Mueller is often gone for long stretches of time. 
 
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 "She hasn't lived in her house for a few weeks," the insider said. "They don't know where she's at. It's been so bad." 
 
 The source added, "The boys have spent so much time with Denise that it was the logical choice that she would get temporary custody. Charlie is completely supportive of it and wants what's best for the boys. Charlie will probably have a better relationship with the boys now. Everyone is glad they'll have some stability." 
 
 Including, it seems, the twins themselves. 
 
 "The boys are so happy right now," the source revealed. "It got to a point where they didn't want to go home to Brooke anymore." 
 
 The last time Richards stepped in and helped out was in December. The 42-year-old actress briefly cared for Bob and Max while Mueller was in rehab for addiction issues related to her use of Adderall. 
 
 A source tells E! News that "Brooke is not upset...She trusts Denise" while a source from Sheen's camp also confirms that the twins are currently living with Richards. 
 
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 Meanwhile, according to Pitkin County Deputy District Attorney Andrea Bryan, Mueller is still on probation stemming from her Aspen drug bust in December 2011. 
 
 In January, a judge cleared her probation from supervised to unsupervised. Bryan tells E! News that under the current unsupervised probation, "Absent a new criminal offense, there wouldn't be any grounds to violate her probation." 
 
 Mueller's unsupervised probation (and the entire probation in the case) will be terminated on May 21. 
 
 UPDATE: A source tells E! News that Mueller's mother, Moira, finds the airing of Brooke's problems in public "humiliating" and she's "furious" that Richards has been granted temporary custody of her grandsons. "But the main issue [children's services] has with [Moira] is that they feel they have never been upfront and truthful with them about Brooke." 
 
 —Reporting by Katie Rhames and Senta Scarborough 
 
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– It doesn't get much more convoluted than this: Officials removed Charlie Sheen's twin sons from the home of their mother, Brooke Mueller, and awarded temporary custody ... to Denise Richards, Sheen's other famous ex-wife, a source tells Radar. "Social workers felt that Bob and Max weren’t safe in Brooke’s care" thanks to her drug use, the source says. Richards cared for the twins, Bob and Max, last year while Mueller was in rehab. "She loves the boys, and their safety and well-being mean everything to her," the source says. Richards' rep confirms to E! that the actress does have temporary custody of the boys. Why didn't Sheen get custody? Here's how E!'s source puts it: "The boys have spent so much time with Denise that it was the logical choice." Here's how TMZ puts it: "It's unclear why Charlie was not given temporary custody of the kids—but let's get serious, even Sheen knows they're in better hands with Denise."