Charlie Sheen sues Capri Anderson for extortion... as she takes legal action against him

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 01:36 EDT, 23 November 2010

Lawsuit: Charlie Sheen is suing Capri Anderson for extortion

Charlie Sheen is suing porn star Capri Anderson, alleging she tried to extort him for 'at least one million dollars.' 

The 45-year-old actor's lawsuit comes on the same day Anderson gave a revealing interview to Good Morning America about the events which occurred in Sheen's Manhattan hotel room last month.

She is said to have locked herself in Sheen's hotel bathroom when he allegedly trashed the room, before police were called. 

On her television interview, Anderson said she was filing a criminal complaint against the actor, alleging he hurled lamps at her, choked her, lunged at her with a suspected knife and threatened to kill her.

But in Sheen's lawsuit, filed in the L.A. County Superior Court today, Anderson is labelled an 'opportunistic, pornographic film star and publicity-hungry scam artist.'

The papers allege that Anderson, real name Christina Walsh, 'decided this was her chance to become rich and famous,' and say that she 'fabricated a sensational tale about being assaulted, battered and held against her will.'

They add that she 'also used that fictional story as a basis for an extortion plot against Sheen, threatening if he did not pay her at least one million dollars' she would go to prosecutors in Aspen with her false allegations' presumably in an alleged attempt to get Sheen's probation violated.

According to the lawsuit, Anderson's allegations 'seek to embarrass Sheen and attempt to damage his career by going to the media with his false tale.' 

The suit goes on to say that:  'At no time did Sheen assault, batter or threaten Walsh. Nor did he hold Walsh against her will.' 

Sheen also accuses Capri of stealing his $165,000 Patek Philippe watch and 'intends to expose Walsh for the fraud that she is, and to seek redress for her unlawful attempt to extort an exorbitant sum of money from him based on sheer lies and deceit.'

'A bad situation': Porn star Capri Anderson recalls her night with Charlie Sheen in an interview set to air in full on tomorrow's Good Morning America set

Meanwhile, Anderson's lawyer said the adult actress was due to meet with New York City police today and file a civil lawsuit against Sheen in a Los Angeles court, alleging battery, assault, false imprisonment and emotional distress.

Anderson initially did not tell police about Sheen's alleged criminal behaviour after the incident at Manhattan's five-star Plaza Hotel on October 25.

Her lawyer, Keith M. Davidson, who claims Sheen offered his client money to keep quiet, said: 'She's filing a police report against Mr. Sheen today. She's going to the NYPD and [will] report the action.'

During a live appearance on Good Morning America, Anderson told how she was offered $3500 to go to dinner with Sheen.

She said he became louder as he drank more alcohol, and began to use unspecified racial slurs.

Emotional: Anderson breaks down during her interview where she recalled the events of October 25

'He definitely was growing more intense as the night grew and went on. It's hard to say being that it was my first time hanging out with him if it was normal of his everyday behaviour or not. He seemed like a very egotistical person.'

Anderson claims she spent most of the dinner speaking to Sheen's ex-wife, Denise Richards. She and Sheen and others then went for drinks.

But Anderson said she was asked by a friend of Sheen's, called Rick, to escort him back to his hotel room and make sure he stayed there.

'At this point he was fairly intoxicated,' she said.

But she said that when they got to the room, things turned ugly.

'I was sitting on the edge of a coffee table and he was serving us both drinks and he was snorting something,' Anderson said, recalling it was a 'white powdery substance.'

She said she took off her clothes but he got violent.

'When I became really uncomfortable is when he put his hands around my neck,' she said.

Fighting back tears, she said: 'He started throwing things. He threw a lamp. That was the first thing he picked up. And he threw it across the room at me. When he started throwing things at me I became shocked, scared.

'I saw him pick something up. I'm not sure if it was an envelope opener or knife. I was shocked. I didn't know what to do.'

Police were called to the hotel that night and Sheen, America's highest-paid TV actor, was taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation. But no charges were filed.

Mr Davidson said Sheen's legal team had offered Anderson money for her silence.

'Mr Sheen had sent Miss Anderson a text message the day or two days after the incident offering her money for her silence.

'It was a substantial amount of money,' he said.

She says she didn't take anything from the 45-year-old star.

'I think the conversation ended there,' Anderson, 22, said. 'This whole situation has been extremely tough.

'My credibility and my actions have all been questioned already. My name has been slandered and my family has been harassed.'

Sheen's lawyer Yale Galatner has issued a statement saying that Sheen won't pay the porn star a penny.

'Ms. Anderson never made any allegation of wrongful conduct.... the night of the incident. She has posted on her website that she was 'fine' after the incident,' the statement read.

'We will defend this lawsuit vigorously and will never pay her a dime.

'These allegations against Mr. Sheen are completely false and are a blatant attempt to cash in on his celebrity.'