Did Train Song Set Off Fight Between Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller?
NEW YORK (CBS) The Christmas Day argument that resulted in an assault charge against actor Charlie Sheen and rehab stints for both Sheen and his wife, Brooke Mueller, was reportedly over a Grammy-winning song by the music group Train.
Sheen, 44, reportedly told police that Mueller flew into a jealous rage after learning that he had purchased a telescope for one of the daughters he has with ex-wife Denise Richards.
According to People magazine, the "Two and a Half Men" star explained to authorities that he and his daughter shared an interest in both astronomy and the Train song "Drops of Jupiter," and that he wanted the two to stay connected by looking at the same spot in the universe at the same time.
According to the report, Mueller then allegedly said to him, "You have a song [that] you share with your daughter, but not one with me?" People also quoted an anonymous source saying Mueller was jealous of Sheen's relationship with his daughters.
Mueller's mother, meanwhile, told TMZ.com that the Train story was "silly." Mueller reportedly ignored photographers questions about it .
The band took to its Twitter account to respond to the story. A post on the page reads, "I'm pretty sure that Drops of Jupiter is a positive part of Charlie Sheen and his daughter's relationship. Just gonna look at it that way."
Train will perform Friday on "The Early Show."