Names and faces

LITTLE ROCK — A woman who identified herself as the wife of Charlie Sheen said in a 911 call to Aspen, Colo., police that the actor threatened her with a knife and that she feared for her life. Police released the audio of the call on Monday, three days after Sheen was arrested on suspicion of menacing, second-degree assault and criminal mischief. Authorities haven’t identified the accuser, but the woman on the 911 call says her name is Brooke and that her husband is Charlie Sheen. Sheen is married to Brooke Mueller Sheen. The woman can be heard weeping, and sometimes her words are inaudible. At one point she says, “My husband had me [inaudible] with um, with a knife, and [inaudible] he threatened me.” Later, she says, “I thought I was gonna die for one hour.” An ambulance was sent to the house, but police say no one was taken to the hospital. The 44-year-old Charlie Sheen is free on $8,500 bond. His lawyer and his agent didn’t immediately return calls on Monday. Sheen stars in CBS’ Two and a Half Men. Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin said Monday that the menacing charge is the most serious, usually carrying a sentence of two to eight years in prison and a fine of $2,000 to $500,000. Mordkin said Sheen’s next court appearance is Feb. 8 and no decision on whether to prosecute him is expected until shortly before that.

Tyra Banks is pulling the plug on her talk show. The former model says the syndicated The Tyra Show will end after its fifth season. Banks says she’s sticking with the reality show America’s Next Top Model and is forming a new production studio with plans to make movies. She also promised new digital projects but wouldn’t give details. In a statement on her Web site, Banks also paid tribute to talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey, who’s ending her talk show in 2011. About her own show, Banks told fans, “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past five years.”