‘It wasn’t for publicity’, Denise

Denise denies setting up publicity stuntActress Denise Richards has hit out at accusations that her show of goodwill to ex-husband Charlie Sheen's new fiancee was set up for the paparazzi. The former Bond girl sent a bouquet of flowers to Brooke Mueller, after hearing the realtorturned-actress was to marry Sheen last month, but friends of the new couple claim the gesture was merely a publicity stunt.A Sheen pal says, "Denise set it up. Brooke never got the flowers, but she did get a call from Denise saying, 'It's an emergency, come meet me now' . When Brooke met her, there was paparazzi waiting." But Richards insists, "I did ask both Charlie and Brooke to lunch to see the kids, but only Brooke took me up on it. The paparazzi were already following me, as they do every day and I have the bill for the flowers I sent."