The long-running saga of Heidi Fleiss resurfaced in Netflix’s “aka, Charlie Sheen,” where the former Hollywood madam defended her role in facilitating consensual sex, insisting it was far from the predatory crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Fleiss, 59, argued that her work belonged in an entirely different category. “It’s not Jeffrey Epstein like, pedophile thing. I wasn’t Ghislaine Maxwell driving around junior high schools – there’s none of that,” she said in the documentary.
Actor Charlie Sheen recalled first meeting Fleiss at a Hollywood hotspot, describing her as someone who “wasn’t trying to prove anything or impress anyone.” Sheen admitted to spending more than $50,000 on her services over three years but ultimately testified against her after prosecutors pressured him. “They threatened me,” he said, explaining that authorities warned him about potential pandering charges.
Fleiss, who served 20 months in prison after a tax-evasion conviction, still harbors resentment toward Sheen. She labeled the actor a “crybaby rich boy” and argued he could have stood firm, saying, “Robert Mitchum, he was arrested for marijuana. They said, ‘Tell us your dealer.’ And he said, ‘Charge me the crime.’ Charlie should have said, ‘Charge me with the crime.’”
Despite her criminal record, Sheen admitted Fleiss had business savvy. “She was really cool, she was really smart, she was pretty business savvy. She had a decent sense of humor, she was never sloppy,” he said.
Fleiss closed by, reflecting on the notoriety she has garnered since her conviction. “People remember the criminals, that’s what they know.”
