**Martin Sheen Begs Son Charlie to ‘Grow Up’ Amid Memoir Controversy**
*Published Oct. 19, 2025, 7:00 a.m. ET*
Reformed bad boy Charlie Sheen is not holding back any of the gory details about his sordid past as he promotes his new memoir, *The Book of Sheen* — and it’s causing added pain to his long-suffering father, Martin Sheen.
RadarOnline.com can reveal that Martin, 85, is appalled by “how Charlie brags about all the drugs and hookers he’s had.” Now, the veteran actor is begging his 60-year-old son to “grow up and get serious for once in his life.”
### Martin Begged His Son to Grow Up
According to an insider, “Charlie’s enjoying the excitement surrounding his book and taking a victory lap for all his atrocious behavior. He’s certainly not apologizing for [anything]. He’s making jokes about what was a dark time, not only for him, but for his loved ones — his dad especially.”
While promoting *The Book of Sheen*, Charlie opened up about the moment he realized his dad turned him in to the cops for a parole violation in 1998 after he overdosed on drugs.
“It felt like the biggest betrayal you can possibly endure,” the former *Two and a Half Men* star said. “I saw it as love eventually, but in the moment, it’s like in the book when my bodyguard comes to the door and he says, ‘The U.S. Marshals are on the way. We’re leaving in 5.’”
### Different Opinions About the Book
“Charlie may write that he realized his dad turning him in to the cops for a parole violation was an act of love, but he makes it seem like a big joke,” said the source. “The way he took a swipe at Martin was insensitive, to say the least.”
This criticism is especially harsh considering that the *Apocalypse Now* star stood by his son through all his ups and downs with drug, alcohol, and sex addiction, divorces, arrests, his 2011 public meltdown, as well as his HIV diagnosis.
To mock Martin for his love and support after all that comes off as boorish and cruel.
“Martin doesn’t want to deprive Charlie of his success for having written the book,” the insider added. “But he wants to see Charlie own up to his mistakes and act in a more professional manner.”
https://radaronline.com/p/martin-sheen-appalled-charlie-sheen-sex-drug-confessions/
