Actor Charlie Sheen returns to television with the creator of Two and a Half Men. (Getty Images)
American actor Charlie Sheen was attacked at his luxury home in Malibu, California, police said on Friday. The suspect was arrested and charged with assault and robbery.
In a statement, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it received a call about an “assault/disturbance” at the home of the “Two and a Half Men” sitcom star.
“After contacting the involved parties, agents identified Charlie Sheen as the victim of an assault,” he reported.
The suspect, identified as Electra Schrock, was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon likely to cause serious injury and residential burglary, according to the sheriff's office.
Entertainment outlet TMZ said Schrock, 47, was one of Sheen's neighbors and that she “burst into the house and attacked him when he opened the door.”
“We were informed that he had torn Charlie's shirt and attempted to strangle him,” the report said, adding that Sheen was examined by paramedics but not taken to a hospital.
TMZ said this wasn't the first confrontation between the neighbors and that Sheen's vehicle had been sprayed with a sticky liquid in a previous incident.
Sheen, 58, is a Hollywood star known for his bad-boy lifestyle, which has seen him involved in episodes of drug abuse, violence and relationships with porn actresses.
He has appeared in films such as Platoon, Wall Street and Young Guns.
His career on the small screen includes his participation in “Spin City” and as the protagonist in “Two and a Half Men,” a series loosely based on his reputation as a die-hard party animal. /AFP