Denise Richards On Charlie & Brooke: "Perhaps People Can Understand What I Went Through"

Courtesy of Oprah.com

Denise appears on Oprah today, where she spoke out about the Christmas day domestic dispute between her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen and his current wife, Brooke Mueller.

"It's sad," Richards said. "Perhaps people can understand what I went through."

X-mas morning, Denise got a call from Sheen, collect of course. "I thought it was odd that he was calling collect, and he said: 'Yeah, they won't let me use my cell phone here. I'm in jail,'" Richards says.

Denise tells Winfrey that although Charlie never hit her during their marriage, "There was a lot of verbal abuse. Arguments got heated. That scared me."

But after a contentious divorce, Denise says she and her ex are now in a better place. "Charlie and I are in a great place now," Richards says, "And I think now is a good time to reflect."

Of Mueller, she said, "She was going to be, and is, my daughter's stepmom. So I want that to be a healthy marriage." Denise added, "That helps everyone."