0Charlie Sheen's LadiesDenise Richards has claimed that her ex-husband Charlie Sheen verbally abused her and nearly killed her. So why is she defending him so steadfastly as he spirals out of control?Updated Jul. 13, 2017 12:48PM EDT / Published Feb. 08, 2011 1:53PM EST Ron Galella, WireImage / Getty Images Kelly PrestonRon Galella, WireImage / Getty Images Ginger LynnJon Kopaloff, FilmMagic / Getty Images Heather HunterJennifer Graylock / AP Photo Donna PeeleBob Marshak, JBPR / AP Photo Brittany AshlandJames Aylott / Getty Images Denise RichardsChris Pizzello / AP Photo Chloe JonesRon Galella Ursula AuburnCBS Brooke MuellerDan Steinberg / AP Photo Capri AndersonIda Mae Astute / ABC via Getty Images Bree Olson & Michelle “Bombshell” McGeeGetty Images (2) Kacey JordanLA County Sheriff's Department
Kelly PrestonRon Galella, WireImage / Getty Images Ginger LynnJon Kopaloff, FilmMagic / Getty Images Heather HunterJennifer Graylock / AP Photo Donna PeeleBob Marshak, JBPR / AP Photo Brittany AshlandJames Aylott / Getty Images Denise RichardsChris Pizzello / AP Photo Chloe JonesRon Galella Ursula AuburnCBS Brooke MuellerDan Steinberg / AP Photo Capri AndersonIda Mae Astute / ABC via Getty Images Bree Olson & Michelle “Bombshell” McGeeGetty Images (2) Kacey JordanLA County Sheriff's Department
