own lawsuit against him claiming he tried to choke her in his hotel room after hiring her to attend a dinner with him. here with more of anderson s exclusive interview is ashleigh banfield. i promise i ll get a quiet prostitute. reporter: he is tv s mega million dollar man. all my hooker numbers are in that phone. reporter: the highest-paid actor on television, raking in a reported $1.25 million for every episode of his hit sitcom, two and a half men. she overplayed her hand this time. reporter: although these days, he may be better known for his off-camera antics. the latest, a drunken rampage at the plaza hotel in new york city. it ended with a bloodied sheen being taken away by ambulance for a psychiatric evaluation. in this exclusive interview, the woman who was with him that night it was like being in a horror film. reporter: tells us a very different story. what was the worst thing you think was going to happen to you? that i could be very severely beaten