Long Lost Whoopi Letter: Dear Charlie, Quit the Coke

3/19/2011 12:55 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Months after Charlie Sheen OD'd on coke back in 1998, Whoopi Goldberg sent him a note containing heartfelt words of support ... and a REALLY bad joke -- and TMZ has obtained the original letter.



The letter is postmarked February 1999 -- less than a year after Charlie famously overdosed by injecting himself with cocaine -- and it references the actor's post-rehab "20/20" interview, in which Charlie claimed to be off the drug.

Whoopi -- who has publicly discussed her own battle with substance abuse -- writes, "Saw your interview on '20/20.' I'm so glad your path is clearer. Having lived on that path for many years, it's good to know that you've gone in another direction."

And now for the bad joke -- Whoopi continues, "I'm keeping my fingers, eyes and butt (because it's big enough now) crossed for your success."

Unfortunately, it seems Whoopi's words fell upon deaf ears.

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