Police release 911 call from Charlie Sheen’s wife

Police release 911 call from Charlie Sheen’s wife

ASPEN, Colo. — A woman who identified herself as the wife of Charlie Sheen said in a 911 call to Aspen police that the actor threatened her with a knife and that she feared for her life.

Police released the audio of the call Monday, three days after Sheen was arrested on suspicion of menacing, second-degree assault and criminal mischief. Authorities haven’t identified the accuser, but the woman on the 911 call says her name is Brooke and that her husband is Charlie Sheen. Sheen is married to Brooke Mueller Sheen.

The woman can be heard weeping, and sometimes her words are inaudible. At one point she says, “My husband had me [inaudible]with um, with a knife, and [inaudible] he threatened me.” Later, she says, “I thought I was gonna die for one hour.”

An ambulance was sent to the house, but police say no one was taken to the hospital.

The 44-year-old Charlie Sheen is free on $8,500 bond.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin said Monday the menacing charge is the most serious, usually carrying a sentence of two to eight years in prison and a fine of $2,000 to $500,000. Mordkin said Sheen’s next court appearance is Feb. 8, and no decision on whether to prosecute him is expected until shortly before that.

Tyra Banks decides to end her talk show

NEW YORK — Tyra Banks is pulling the plug on her talk show. The former model says the syndicated “The Tyra Show” will end after its fifth season. Banks says she’s sticking with the reality show “America’s Next Top Model” and is forming a new production studio with plans to make movies. She also promised new digital projects but wouldn’t give details.

In a statement on her Web site, Banks also paid tribute to talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey, who’s ending her talk show in 2011.

Rapper Nelly offers reward for arrest in burglary

ST. LOUIS — The rapper Nelly is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who broke into his suburban St. Louis home earlier this month. CrimeStoppers announced the reward Monday.

Someone forced his way through a locked window at Nelly’s Wildwood home in the early hours of Dec. 11 and got away with a duffel bag full of items that included electronics and other goods. Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr., was not home at the time. Police say one of three occupants saw and confronted the intruder, a male in his 20s or 30s. No one was injured.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Mary Tyler Moore is 73. Actor Jon Voight is 71. Country singer Ed Bruce is 70. Flutist Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) is 68. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 63. Actor Ted Danson is 62. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 58. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 50. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 50. Singer Dexter Holland of The Offspring is 44. Singer-guitarist Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 39. Actor Kevin Weisman (“Alias”) is 39. Actor Jude Law is 37. Actor Mekhi Phifer is 35. Actor Shawn Hatosy (“The Cooler,” “The Faculty”) is 34. Country singer Jessica Andrews is 26.