Charlie Sheen reaches $500K settlement with ex-wife Mueller

Actor Charlie Sheen has agreed to pay his ex-wife Brooke Mueller $500,000 to settle a long-running dispute over back child support for their twin sons. According to court documents, the settlement resolves claims for child support and interest spanning from March 2011 through July 2026.

Under the terms of the agreement, Sheen, 60, must pay Mueller, 48, $250,000 on or before Friday, July 10, with the remaining $250,000 due on or before September 1. The agreement also stipulates that starting July 1, each parent will be financially responsible for the children while they are in that parent's custody. Sheen was also ordered to pay $60,000 toward Mueller's legal fees.

The settlement represents a significant reduction from the $15.4 million Mueller initially sought when she filed a legal claim in December 2025. In that filing, she alleged Sheen owed nearly $9 million in unpaid child support from 2011 to 2025, plus millions more in interest. Sheen's representatives had previously argued that Mueller was not entitled to the support, citing periods where he had full custody of their sons due to her struggles with addiction. The twins' primary residence is with Sheen, according to...