Actor Charlie Sheen claims that Bill Clinton tried to make a move on his girlfriend in the 1980s, according to Sheen's memoir The Book of Sheen. The allegation centers on a 1987 visit to Little Rock, Arkansas, tied to the filming of the movie Three for the Road, when Clinton was the governor of the state.
Sheen recalls meeting Clinton, then Arkansas' governor, as part of a small photo-op with his co-stars Alan Ruck and Kerri Green and Dolly Fox, who was dating Sheen at the time. The outing took place at the governor's mansion, and Sheen notes that Clinton handed him a pair of red and white Razorback shoes during the visit.
Ruck later relayed an anecdote that has become a focal point of Sheen's retelling. According to Sheen, Ruck overheard Clinton whisper to one of his aides: “Find out what you can about the brunette.” He identifies the brunette as Dolly Fox and says Ruck swears the quote was exact. Sheen writes that Dolly found the moment awkward yet, in her words, she was actually flattered by the attention, and he describes his own mixed reaction to the remark.
It was during this period that Fox attended the governor's mansion gathering. Sheen writes that the encounter was one of several surreal moments from the era, and he notes that Fox later laughed off the incident in the bar, telling him she was flattered even as he felt uneasy about the objectification involved.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Clinton and Ruck's representatives for comment. Clinton has been married to Hillary Rodham Clinton since 1975 and the couple has one daughter, Chelsea. Clinton's tenure as governor preceded his presidency, and his White House years would later be marked by a widely reported and subsequently confirmed extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky in the 1990s. The Lewinsky affair led to Clinton's impeachment by the House of Representatives on charges including perjury and obstruction of justice; he was acquitted by the Senate and completed his term.
In the memoir, Sheen ties the Dolly–Clinton moment to broader reflections on how behavior that later became central to the Lewinsky scandal may have had roots in earlier years. He writes that he recounted the story during a rehab stint as the Lewinsky hearings were televised in late 1998 and early 1999, describing a moment of public scandal that intersected with his own recovery timeline. "Years later in rehab, while watching the Lewinsky hearings play out, I shared the Clinton–Dolly story with my fellow ’habbers," he recalls. "I was still pretty faded on detox meds and no one believed me." He adds a candid line about the moment, noting the longevity of the chapter in public memory.
The Book of Sheen was released on September 9, and his documentary series aka Charlie Sheen began streaming on Netflix on September 10. The memoir, which has been described by the actor as a candid look at his childhood in Hollywood, his career highs and lows, his marriages, his struggles with substance abuse and sex addiction, and his path to sobriety, covers a wide range of experiences beyond the Clinton anecdote.
Sheen, who has been married three times, has had a storied career in television and film and has often been the subject of public scrutiny. The Clinton–Dolly anecdote, as presented in The Book of Sheen, adds another layer to the broader cultural conversation surrounding Alabama-era politics, presidential personal life, and the entertainment industry’s close ties to political figures. The recounting is part of a broader memoir that includes other encounters with famous figures and moments from Sheen’s life in Hollywood.