Charlie Sheen is liquidating his assets after an HIV diagnosis and several lawsuits from exes that followed it.
It’s the bottom of the ninth for cash-strapped Charlie Sheen, who is selling two pieces from his prized Babe Ruth memorabilia collection in the wake of money woes over his HIV-positive status.
Sheen, the hard-partying actor who crashed and burned along a fast-paced road littered with prostitutes and drugs, revealed himself as the man behind the sale of Ruth’s 1927 World Series ring, and the 1919 sales contract that sent the pitcher and slugger from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees, according to ESPN.
Although Sheen’s revelation doesn’t mention his medical status, earlier reports said the former “Two and a Half Men” star, has struggled to find work, and is liquidating his assets in the wake of his disease — and the lawsuits connected to it.
Babe Ruth’s 1927 World Series ring.
Sheen, 51, is being sued again by an ex who claims he lied about his HIV.
Contract that sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1919 up for bids
A lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court does not name Sheen or the plaintiff, but the documents, acquired by Us Weekly, say the defendant discussed his HIV on TV on Nov. 17, 2015, and June 21, 2016, the same days as the actor’s “Today” show interviews.
Sheen, meanwhile, told ESPN that it was time for him to move on from the items.
"I've enjoyed these incredible items for more than two decades and the time has come," said the actor who famously played pitcher Rick Vaughn in the "Major League" movies. "Whatever price it brings is gravy."
Bidding on the ring has topped $600,000, which will make it the highest priced sports championship ring ever sold.
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The ring marked the culmination of one of the greatest individual achievements in baseball history, when Ruth posted a .356 batting average, 60 home runs and 156 RBI en route to a World Series sweep over the Pittsburgh Pirates, against whom he slugged two home runs and seven RBI.
The high bid on the contract, which was the copy owned by Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, has surpassed $400,000.
The copy owned by Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold in 2005 for $996,000.