Charlie Sheen once gifted a $1 million cheque to Denise Richards "as a joke" and she cashed it in.

The 60-year-old actor was married to Denise, 54, between 2002 and 2006, and he's recalled an incident when he gave an eye-watering sum of money to his ex-partner as a joke.

During an appearance on the KFC Radio podcast, Charlie shared: "I wrote a cheque to Denise once for $1 million on her birthday, kind of as a joke, and she kept it not as a joke. And then, like, a month later, f****** cashed it."

Despite this, Charlie doesn't harbour any bitterness towards his ex-wife.

He explained: "You know, if I’m on the other side of that, I’m probably cashing that cheque."

Charlie just wishes that Denise warned him in advance of her intention to cash the cheque.

He said: "I guess there’s gratitud

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