Finally – a role Denise Richards was born to play.

Seems like Denise Richards, soon-to-be-ex-wife of Charlie Sheen, managed to get something out of her role as a scheming publicist on the quickly-canceled UPN series Sex Lies and Secrets – some new skills she’s using in all three areas. Life and Style Weekly Magazine is reporting that Denise may have been seeing Richie Sambora, soon-to-be-ex husband of her good friend Heather Locklear, for quite some time before Heather filed for divorce. And it looks like Denise may have had a hand in Heather’s decision to end her marriage.

"[Richards] was the one who told Heather to file for divorce," a source told Life and Style. "Now it looks like she had an ulterior motive."

Ouch. Prior to the spouse-swapping, Denise and Charlie lived nearby Heather and Richie in Westlake Village, an affluent development in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. And apparently a real-life Melrose Place, given what happened after both couples split up.

"Heather thinks Denise is the worst kind of woman — a backstabber," a supposed friend said. "She wants nothing to do with her ever again." Exactly how UPN felt after seeing Denise’s stellar acting ability on Sex.