Charlie Sheen’s Live Show Debut Flops in Detroit

Charlie Sheen debuted his one-man show, “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not An Option,” in Detroit yesterday amidst boos, walkouts and insults from angry fans.

The former ‘Two and a Half Men’ star and the highest-paid actor on Television, initially got roaring applause from the audience when he walked in to the sold-out Fox Theater, but about 15 minutes into the show, fans began booing him and insulting him, reports BBC News. Many fans were expecting some tales about the media frenzy he created in the last two months about his wild partying, rehab stint, and endless internet and radio rants about the show and its producers, which ultimately got him fired.  Instead all they got was “a series of nonsensical rants.” Sheen replied to one particularly angry fan, “I already got your money dude.”

The show had the 45-year old showcasing randomized film clips from Jaws, Platoon, and Dirty Harry and a short film he said he produced called RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade), which Sheen called about “redemption.” Five minutes into the film, audiences drowned out the rest of the screening with loud booing, reports E! Online.  Sheen then came out and played catch with a former baseball player and said, “OK, so RPG is a bomb. Whatever! Tonight is an experiment.”

The show ensued with many walkouts and insults during almost every skit. The show ended abruptly after an hour with no bow, leaving the remaining audience stunned. “It was a bomb tonight. When you have people walking out and it’s only the first quarter of the show, well, that’s not a good sign,” said Ron Ruff, 52, of Michigan to Reuters after the show.

Other reviews were just as vehement, “Call it ‘tiger blood’ or ‘Adonis DNA’ if you will. Just don’t call it entertainment,” wrote The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney in his review. He added that the random skits and movie clips show that Sheen sees himself as “a warrior, law enforcer, killer, psychopath and party animal. But this thrown-together, insanely self-indulgent showcase merely reveals someone far more sad and delusional.”

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