Lawyer: Charlie Sheen "Humiliated" Wife Brooke Mueller

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Tuesday – November 02, 2010 – 5:59pm

Brooke Mueller didn't see it coming.

After Charlie Sheen unexpectedly filed for divorce on Monday, an attorney for the actor's wife says she feels betrayed.

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"Charlie humiliated Brooke," lawyer Sorrell Trope tells TMZ, claiming that Mueller, 32, wasn't given a heads up about Sheen's decision to file.

Trope says that the estranged pair signed a property agreement in May, but agreed to wait another year before filing for divorce. Why? "She didn't want to make trouble for Charlie," Trope explains. (In the spring, Sheen, 45, was on trial for allegedly attacking Mueller.)

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Citing "irreconcilable differences," Sheen seeks joint legal and physical custody of their twins Bob and Max, 19 months; Mueller responded on Monday by filing for primary physical custody and joint legal custody.

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Trope added that Sheen's move was especially hurtful given Mueller's public support of the star after his recent NYC hotel drama. She told Extra: "Charlie is a survivor. He knows how to handle himself."

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Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller File for Divorce

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Monday – November 01, 2010 – 5:44pm

Charlie Sheen is about to be single again.

The actor, 45, and wife Brooke Mueller filed for divorce on Monday, TMZ confirms. Citing "irreconcilable differences," Sheen is seeking joint legal and physical custody of twins Bob and Max, 19 months; Mueller responded by filing for primary physical custody and joint legal custody.

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The couple -- who wed in May 2008 -- got into a violent fight last Christmas when Sheen reportedly threatened her with a knife. (Sheen pled guilty on lesser charges and spent time in rehab, not jail, for the offense.)

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Both husband and wife spent time earlier this year in rehab for alcohol and drug addictions. Just last week, Sheen was reportedly found intoxicated and naked in a Plaza Hotel suite in NYC; he allegedy flew into a rage and caused $7,000 worth of damages to the suite.

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After subsequent online reports suggested that Sheen was binging on cocaine and hookers back in L.A. and even close to death, his concerned manager stopped by the Two and a Half Men star's home over the weekend. "Charlie is fine and will be at work on Tuesday," the manager said in an email.

Even Mueller downplayed her estranged husband's most recent incident, telling Extra: "Charlie is a survivor. He knows how to handle himself. You know how things get blown out of proportion."

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