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"Here&amp;apos;s hoping Charlie Sheen&amp;apos;s 47th year is a little chiller than his 46th.\r\nSheen, who celebrated his 46th birthday Sept. 3, has kept a relatively low profile over the past several months following an unforgettable, sometimes disturbing period marked by benders in hotel rooms and his L.A. manse, brief hospital and rehab stays, divorce, &amp;quot;Goddess&amp;quot; roommates, bizarre sound bytes and his fiery departure from CBS&amp;apos; Two and a Half Men.\r\n\r\nIn a new TV interview with The Today Show&amp;apos;s Matt Lauer -- his first since that meltdown -- Sheen says his emotional state is &amp;quot;a lot calmer. It&amp;apos;s a lot mellower.&amp;quot;\r\nOf the past year, he admits, &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t really know what happened. It was one of those things where the planets were aligned, perfectly or imperfectly. I said some stuff and then it caught such traction globally and instantly that I couldn&amp;apos;t really put out the fire.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;From one moment to the next, I didn&amp;apos;t know what was going to happen,&amp;quot; Sheen tells Lauer. &amp;quot;It was pretty exciting.&amp;quot;\r\nAnd Sheen doesn&amp;apos;t regret a thing -- well, maybe a few. &amp;quot;Looking back on it, I don&amp;apos;t think I would trade it, but there are portions of it I would have amended a little bit,&amp;quot; he admits. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t know, the tiger blood [thing], it was so silly and people took it so seriously and I figured, alright, I&amp;apos;ll continue to give the people what they want, you know?&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe star also insists to Lauer that he&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;absolutely&amp;quot; sober, although he couldn&amp;apos;t specify the last time he had a drink or took drugs. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t really keep track of the time. It&amp;apos;s been awhile.&amp;quot;\r\nAnd, post-Goddesses, Sheen says he&amp;apos;s more of a family man than he ever was -- and getting along with his ex-wives Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m seeing my kids a lot more, mending fences with Denise and Brooke, just trying to move forward and prioritize what matters.&amp;quot;\r\nHe adds: &amp;quot;I think that&amp;#x2019;s where the life is, you know, it&amp;apos;s in those quiet moments. It&amp;apos;s not the giant TV deal or the big party or the award or whatever, it&amp;apos;s the memory of your child&amp;#x2019;s smile at the end of the day that sort of brings that one lonesome tear, you know?&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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