Charlie Sheen recalls father Martin Sheen’s 'biggest betrayal' during addiction struggles

Charlie Sheen is opening up on the darker parts of his life in his new documentary and memoir, including the time his own father turned him in for violating probation.

Sheen discussed the moment during an interview on “Good Morning America” on Monday, recalling “It felt like the biggest betrayal you could possibly endure.”

In 1998, his father, Martin Sheen, turned him in for violating his probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery over allegedly assaulting girlfriend Brittany Ashland.

At the time, Sheen was angry, but saw the benefit in hindsight.

“[I] saw it as love eventually. But in the moment, it’s like, in the book when my bodyguard comes to the bedroom door and he says, ‘You know, the US Marshals are on the way. We’re leaving in five,'” Sheen told “GMA.”

Sheen sobered up but fell back into addiction to prescription drugs during his time on “Two and a Half Men,” eventually spiraling and quitting the show.

The 60-year-old has been sober for the past eight years.

Sheen’s father has stood by him through the years and his respective ups and downs with addiction and health issues.

He’s even read his son’s memoir, “The Book of Sheen,” and appreciates Sheen’s perspective.

“Dad was like halfway through [my book],” Sheen said “GMA.” “He said, ‘Your use of humor in your darkest moments is a gift to the reader,’ is how he described it.”

Speaking about his memoir last week to People Magazine, Sheen said, “It’s not about me setting the record straight or righting all the wrongs of my past. Most of my 50s were spent apologizing to the people I hurt. I also didn’t want to write from the place of being a victim. I wasn’t, and I own everything I did. It’s just me, finally telling the stories in the way they actually happened.”

“The Book of Sheen” is available now, and his documentary “aka Charlie Sheen” streams on Netflix starting September 10.