EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen's Wife Brooke Mueller Pictured Without Wedding Ring
April 17 2010, Published 5:43 a.m. ET
Charlie Sheen’s embattled wife Brooke Mueller has been spotted WITHOUT her wedding ring.
In the wake of explosive new reports that her Two and a Half Men husband has been cheating with an expensive escort, Mueller ventured to the Brazilian restaurant Bossa Nova in Los Angeles on Friday.
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But missing was her wedding band and the $500,000 custom-designed 11-carat yellow diamond and platinum ring she has worn during their two-year marriage, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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Instead, Mueller was attempting to keep a low-profile as she clutched menthol cigarettes and hid under a floppy hat.
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It was nothing like the moustache disguise her husband was caught wearing on April 7, when he was reportedly caught leaving the apartment of lingerie model Angelina Tracy.
As RadarOnline.com has reported, Mueller exploded when she heard the allegation.
"I'm not going to comment, other than to say that I'm doing what I need to do to move forward with my life," she said, when the accusation was leveled.
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According to Sheen, he was simply playing a prank on paparazzi as he engaged in part of his rehab program.
“The woman in question is the sister of one of Sheen’s camp mates in treatment, and Sheen was only responding to a 12th-step call,” a rep insisted.
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“Since Sheen knew he was being followed and how this would look, he wore the mustache in a tongue-in-cheek disguise gesture.”
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It’s put further strain on the couple’s rocky romance, which catapulted into the news on Christmas Eve when Sheen reportedly held a knife to Mueller’s throat threatening to kill her.
But as RadarOnline.com has revealed, Mueller still has not moved out of the family home in Beverly Hills and is living there with her children.
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"Brooke's only concern was getting well, which she has done and now she is taking time for herself," said our source.
Contrary to reports that claimed Brooke had left Charlie and taken their twin boys with her, a source close to Brooke tells RadarOnline.com that she is "still definitely living at home" where she is receiving in-patient rehab.
Unfortunately, the same can't be said about her husband, who is back to his old habits.
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Sheen used his own manager's house to spend time with a paid escort, RadarOnline exclusively reported.
"While Charlie is out carousing, Brooke is spending time with her kids at home," said a source close to Brooke.
"Charlie has other things on his mind but Brooke is focusing on being a good mother."