Teetotaler Russell Brand has joined Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in throwing their star support behind embattled Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
Brand, who is married to pop star Katy Perry, sent a text message to Sheen on Tuesday in which he praised the star and declared his support.
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“He is a b*tchin’ dude,” Sheen told RadarOnline.com, exclusively.
The message of support from Brand, a recovering booze and drugs addict, is surprising given the British funnyman is a known supporter of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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The 35-year-old attends meeting in Los Angeles each week.
Sheen’s recent rants included several tirades against the 12-step program popularized by AA; he event went as far to call it a “bootleg cult” and claimed it had only a 5% success rate.
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Of the support, Sheen previously told RadarOnline.com: “It’s radical… it’s just love, to see a giant marquee name come through on your caller ID, it’s like, winning!”
Brand enjoyed a sober stag party with his celebrity friends, including ex-Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher and comedian David Walliams, before he married Perry.
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Brand has admitted the majority of his erratic behavior was down to his growing dependence on drink and drugs — crack and smack being the narcotics of choice during his early career.
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