Celebrity website RadarOnline.com and the National Enquirer on Thursday refused to hand over material sought by authorities investigating threats that the two related media outlets reported actor Charlie Sheen made against a former girlfriend.
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The magazine’s parent company, American Media Inc., said in a statement to NBC News that it believes the warrant “violates federal and state law prohibiting the use of search warrants against media companies who are reporting news and information”.
The lawyer, Marty Singer, said Rossi obtained a restraining order without Sheen or his attorney being notified.
Actor Charlie Sheen arrives for the premiere of Dimension Films” “Scary Movie 5′ at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on April 11, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
The pair quickly grew close, and Sheen proposed to Rossi just a few months after meeting her during a trip to Hawaii over Valentine’s Day in 2014.
The Two and a Half Men star publicly revealed he was HIV positive on the US Today show in November, but said he had disclosed his status to all his sexual partners.
“The Los Angeles Police Department threat management unit are the lead investigators on this case and the victim’s information is confidential”, Ludwig said, adding that a search warrant had been obtained in the case.
The New York Daily News reports the threat was made during a 35-minute audio recording of a telephone call with an unidentified woman, reported by Radar Online, and the tabloid the National Enquirer.
According to the document, Scottine didn’t report the incidents as she “feared for her safety and was under Sheen’s control”.
Mueller reported Sheen had held her on the bed and had a knife to her throat. “She is getting all the legal protection that she can from him at this time”, E!
Scottine Ross sued Sheen previous year alleging he was violent and exposed her to HIV when they were together.
The LAPD apparently wants to hear it, according to their report, because it may contain evidence that may confirm or disprove the allegations.
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The voice of Sheen then goes on to admit “sex without the condom”.
