Teetotaler Russell Brand has joined Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in throwing their star support behind embattled Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen, Breaking Celebrity News is exclusively reporting.

Brand, who is married to pop star Katy Perry, sent a text message to Sheen on Tuesday in which he praised the star and declared his support.

"He is a b*tchin' dude," Sheen told Breaking Celebrity News, exclusively.

The message of support from Brand, a recovering booze and drugs addict, is surprising given the British funnyman is a known supporter of Alcoholics Anonymous.

The 35-year-old attends meeting in Los Angeles each week.

Sheen's recent rants included several tirades against the 12-step program popularized by AA; he event went as far to call it a "bootleg cult" and claimed it had only a 5% success rate.

Of the support, Sheen previously told Breaking Celebrity News: "It's radical... it's just love, to see a giant marquee name come through on your caller ID, it's like, winning!"