WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - January 6, 2010
Company spokesman Matt Hall said Wednesday that it was a "pretty standard, straightforward call" by the brand marketing team given the nature of the allegations.
Hall says Sheen wouldn't have been retained when his contract expired in the middle of the year. He says Hanesbrands was approaching the two-year anniversary of Sheen's first appearance as its pitchman.
The "Two and a Half Men" star was arrested in Aspen, Colo., on Christmas Day on charges including felony menacing and domestic violence. His wife Brooke Sheen told police he put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her.
The 44-year-old Sheen denies threatening her.
