Sheen, speaking for the first time since he began a rehab program following reports of wild parties, admitting he has “a lot of work to do”. 
 
 The actor was admitted to hospital last month after he reportedly had a 36-hour drug and drink-fuelled party at his home. 
 
 Long known as a Hollywood bad boy, Sheen began a rehabilitation program the following day, causing production on his top-rated “Two and A Half Men” program to shut down. 
 
 “I have a lot of work to do to be able to return the support I have received from so many people,” Sheen said in a statement to the media on Wednesday. 
 
 “And to my fans, your good wishes have touched me very much. 
 
 “Like Errol Flynn, who had to put down his sword on occasion, I just want to say, 'thank-you’.” 
 
 Flynn, best known for his role as Robin Hood, died in 1959 aged 50, with a reputation for womanising and drinking. 
 
 Sheen, 45, the highest paid actor on US TV, thanked his colleagues on “Two and A Half Men,” as well as CBS Corp (CBS. N) chief executive Les Moonves and Warner Bros studio TV head Bruce Rosenblum for their support. 
 
 A Warner Bros spokesman has said 16 of the 24 scheduled episodes of “Two and A Half Men” for the TV season ending in May had been taped, with 8 remaining to be shot. 
 
 Sheen was initially said by his spokesman to be entering a rehab facility last Friday, but then media reports had him seeking counselling at home. Sheen’s spokesman has since declined to comment on the actor’s treatment plans, citing US law dealing with patient privacy. 
 
 Separately on Wednesday, authorities released the audio recording of a phone call Dr Paul Nassif made to summon an ambulance for Sheen last week. 
 
 Dr Nassif told dispatchers he had received a call from Sheen’s assistant, who was with him at the home where the actor was reported to be partying heavily. The doctor said he was told not to call an ambulance for Sheen, but did so anyway because he was worried. 
 
 “I got (Sheen) on the phone and he was very, very intoxicated. Also apparently in a lot of pain. It’s kind of weird, the phone call I received,” Nassif said in the audio recording. 
 
 Dr Nassif is a cast member of TV reality show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” 

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– Charlie Sheen is finally speaking up, and he tells E!—via text message—that the rumors swirling about him (cocaine chunks the size of tennis balls, his family seeking a conservatorship…) are “all crap.” He continues, “Believe nothing. I will never speak about any of this as long as I'm alive,” but despite that statement, he goes on: “You're all gonna have to keep towing the same redundant line, guessing wrong.” He also notes that “two wars are in an endless state of sorrow” and Egypt is “about burned to the ground,” yet “all you people care about is my bulls**t…?” He calls the media focus on his personal life “pathetic” and shameful, but says he is “grateful” for the support of those who simply want to see him get better. Moments later, Sheen’s rep issued an official statement, in which Sheen acknowledged he has “a lot of work to do” before comparing himself to Errol Flynn—who, the Telegraph notes, died young thanks in part to alcohol abuse. “Like Errol Flynn, who had to put down his sword on occasion, I just want to say thank you,” reads the statement, which specifically expresses thanks to the cast and crew of Two and a Half Men.