Irish student admits Charlie Sheen intern claim was hoax

THE Belfast student who hoodwinked a TV station into giving him major coverage after claiming he won an internship with hell-raising actor Charlie Sheen has admitted the story was a hoax for his masters degree.

University of Ulster student Jonny Campbell, 25, confirmed the real story behind the headlines after his “exclusive” tale was reported at length by UTV, newspapers and a number of radio stations.

As reported in the Irish Examiner yesterday, the claim that Mr Campbell had beaten 82,000 people to become troubled Mr Sheen’s social media intern for eight weeks was in fact a hoax — ironically similar to something the Hollywood star would do.