Charlie Sheen | Gathering of the Juggalos

Charlie Sheen dodges incoming debris at the Gathering of the Juggalos.

Charlie Sheen was pelted with missiles and suffered a barrage of booing during an appearance at music festival Gathering of the Juggalos on Saturday.

The actor took to the main stage to host the event in Illinois but his appearance was met with fury by music fans, who were quick to show their displeasure by launching plastic bottles at the bemused former Two and a Half Men star.

Remarking that he "should have worn my f**king goggles", Sheen eventually left the stage to make way for the next musical act on the bill of the four-day rap and wrestling event.

Before leaving the stage Sheen said he was going to depart "before I'm impaled".

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Speaking ahead of Sheen's appearance, Violent J - a member of Insane Clown Posse, who organised the annual festival - said: "Even when you're Charlie Sheen status, somebody that's seen it all, you've still never seen anything like the Gathering. There's nothing like it. I think Juggalos won't be respected until 20 years after they're done. Everybody will look back on it and say, that was great. That was history."

For the uninitiated, a juggalo or juggalette (the latter being feminine) is a name given to die-hard fans of the band Insane Clown Posse:

The juggalos have been famously slow to accept 'special guests' at the annual concert. Last year US reality TV star Tila Tequila suffered facial cuts and bruises after she was pelted with rocks, bottles and apparently human faeces by members of the crowd.

Tila Tequila's injuries after her appearance at the Gathering of the Juggalos last year (image: TMZ)

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