Denise Richards says she still has faith in ex-husband Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Denise Richards has defending the actor following reports that he wrecked a hotel NY suite after an encounter with a porn star.

Richards, 39, was with their two daughters in a hotel room across the corridor from Sheen when the alleged incident happened.

And she is the one who helped her ex-husband get to a hospital that night, reports the Daily Mail.

Richards appeared on the Today show and insisted she 'can't control what happened "but still has 'a lot of faith in my ex."

Security guards at the Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue discovered Sheen naked and drunk at 2am early Tuesday morning in his hotel room.

Tables and chairs were said to have been thrown around Sheen's room and a chandelier damaged.

However, after a day-long stay in hospital on Tuesday, Sheen was released and will return to work later this week in Los Angeles.