HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Denise Richards has denied sending an e-mail requesting a sperm donation from her ex-husband Charlie Sheen.
Appearing on the "Today Show" Wednesday morning, the 37-year-old actress told host Matt Lauer that the supposed e-mail sent to Sheen's then-girlfriend and now-fiance Brooke Mueller is bogus.
"That e-mail is not legitimate," said Richards, whose new reality show, "Denise Richards: It's Complicated," premieres on E! on Memorial Day. "It's a doctored e-mail. I would never send an e-mail to his ... girlfriend, and, at the time of that e-mail, I was with Richie [Sambora]. If I wanted anybody's sperm, I'd have asked for Richie's."
Upon hearing that Richards would be appearing on the show, Sheen issued a statement to the program addressing his ex-wife's side of the story.
"Her claims that her e-mail has been fabricated or altered in any way to create this story are absurd," the actor said. "The mere fact the she continues to publicly discuss and harass both Brooke and me three years after our separation which, for the record is longer than the actual length of the marriage, is beyond desperate and speaks volumes."
Sheen and Richards married in 2002 after meeting on the set of the ABC sitcom "Spin City." They have two daughters together, Sam, 4, and Lola, who turns 3 on June 1.
Richards filed for divorce while she was six-months pregnant with Lola in 2005.
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