Bragging cost Sheen custody of twins

LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen lost his bid for full custody of his twin toddler sons by boasting about his drug use, sources told TMZ.

Sheen, who shares custody of the boys with his estranged wife Brooke Mueller, petitioned a Los Angeles judge this week to strip Mueller of her custody rights after she checked into rehab following a recent drug and alcohol binge, Fox News said.

However, sources familiar with the hearing told TMZ Judge Hank Goldberg denied Sheen's application for full custody because of his erratic behavior, including his public admissions that he abused drugs.

"Judge Hank Goldberg was well aware Brooke had relapsed into drug use, but the judge was equally disturbed by Charlie's substance abuse and the fact that he bragged about it," a source told the Web site.

Goldberg "felt both Brooke and Charlie had problems, but the twins were adequately protected by the nannies, relatives and other support staff," the insider added.

Sheen and Mueller will continue to share custody of the boys under an arrangement reached last month.

Fox News said neither Sheen nor Mueller discussed the case as they left court Tuesday.

The couple were married in 2008 and filed for divorce in November. Their marriage will be officially ended next month.

Sheen was fired from TV's "Two and a Half Men" in March. He is currently touring with a one-man show he calls "My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option," which has been savaged by critics.