Charlie Sheen has been arrested in the Colorado ski resort of Aspen on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence. Police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro said Sheen was arrested Friday on charges of second-degree assault and menacing, both felonies, along with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.
Police say the alleged victim didn’t have to be taken to the hospital. That person’s name wasn’t released.
The 44-year-old actor will be held without bond until his first court appearance. The court was closed for Christmas, and no date for his appearance has been set. Actor Sheen married fiancee Brooke Mueller in may 2008. It is the third marriage for Sheen, 42, and the first for Mueller, 30, an estate agent and former actress.
The actor has enjoyed a long career in Hollywood that includes work on TV and in movies ranging from the 1986 Vietnam War film Platoon to baseball comedy Major League. The Two and a Half Men star already has a strained relationship with his ex-wife Denise Richards with whom he has two daughters.
They divorced in 2006 and have been embroiled in a bitter custody battle over them since. The actress recently appeared on US chat show Larry King Live, speaking about her difficult relationship with Sheen and that he was a ‘stranger’ to her. “It was not a very healthy marriage. We’re very different people. We have different beliefs on a lot of things. We have different lifestyles. Not to say one’s right or one’s wrong. We just didn’t fit,” she said.
“He’s a stranger to me. It’s the strangest thing. I can run in to any ex-boyfriend or anyone I’ve had a relationship and there’s that bond that’s there, and the familiarity, and the friendship and everything else. And with Charlie, he truly is – I do not know this person. And I have children with him,” Richards added.
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Vocabulary:
to arrest sy – letartóztat
ski resort – síparadicsom
alleged case – állítólagos ügy
domestic – házi, családi, otthoni
assault – támadás, bántalmazás
menacing sy – veszélyeztet, fenyeget valakit
felony – b?ntett
mischief – gonoszság, rosszindulat
misdemeanor – jogi vétség, ill. helytelen, rossz viselkedés
to held without bond – óvadék nélküli fogvatartás
estate agent – ingatlanügynök
Two and a Half Men – Két pasi meg egy kicsi (Magyarországon is vetített sorozat)
strained – feszült
to embroil in sg – belekever, belesodor
bitter custody battle – keserves (gyermek)felügyeleti harc
familiarity – bizalmasság
Idioms
Here we look at six idioms which are linked to the topic of crime. These idioms are not necessarily about crime; they just use the language of crime to describe other situations.
A steal
A steal is anything that is much cheaper to buy than you would expect. The item is a real bargain and great value for money. It is so cheap, that is almost like we have stolen it!
‘I only paid 20 dollars for this dress and it’s a designer brand. It was a real steal!’
Highway robbery
Highway robbery (also known as daylight robbery) means that you feel something is much more expensive than it should be. You feel you are paying way too much.
‘The soft drinks in the cinema are really expensive. I paid 10 dollars for a cola. It’s highway robbery!’
Thick as thieves
When people are thick as thieves they have a very close relationship. They’re probably best friends who are always together and never keep secrets from each other.
‘Lee and Mike have been as thick as thieves since they met in junior school. They do everything together.’
On the case
When someone is on the case they are doing what needs to be done in a particular situation. They are dealing with the task or problem.
‘Don’t worry about it. I’ll have the report done by Friday. I’m on the case.’
Get away with murder
When someone gets away with murder they are not punished for bad behavior. They did something bad or wrong and did not get into trouble for it.
‘She never does her homework and she’s always late for class. Our teacher lets her get away with murder! He never punishes her.’
Partner in crime
A partner in crime is a person who helps you to make a secret plan to do something wrong or dishonest. They help you to do something bad or naughty.
‘Tom made sure nobody was looking as I set off the fire-alarm in our school. He was my partner in crime.’
Examples: Ecenenglish.com
