CBS Down To One And A Half Men
Is he having a life changing moment or a complete meltdown? Nobody knows, but Charlie Sheen has seen his megabucks contract with hit CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men officially terminated after his recent outspoken comments against producers of the show. This comes after the series was forced into an indefinate postponement.
The battle with Warner Bros. TV is not yet over, though, with lawyers on both sides aiming for a court 
appearance by the end of the month.
The studio had released information via a statement, reading: “After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately.”
A letter from Warner Bros. to Sheen’s representitives have detailed their reasoning behind the sacking, starting with: “Your client has been engaged in a dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill.”
The letter also features references to: ”his inability to perform the essential duties of his position, (including) his physical appearance, inability to deliver lines, inability to collaborate creatively with staff and crew, inability to work with the executive producers,” and “inflammatory comments poisoning key working relationships, and frustration of the show’s creative environment by the public spectacle of his self-inflicted disintegration.”
The producers, though, have also been quick to claim that it is not neccesarily the end of the sitcom, with plans to bring in a new actor to either play the character of ‘Charlie’, or a new replacement, although it would probably not be seen as a popular move by long-term fans of the show, who have seen Sheen star in 177 episodes.
The ongoing legal battle between Sheen and Warner Bros. has been an interesting one, with both sides claiming the other is in the wrong, and Sheen’s team wanting renumeration for backroom staff, fellow cast members, and Sheen himsel In preparation, the studio last week hired top attorneys Ron Olson and John Spiegel. Sheen’s litigation lawyer, Marty Singer, last Monday fired a letter to the studio demanding that Sheen is paid in full for the eight unproduced episodes of the show’s current eighth season, but the actor had refrained from launching a full-blown lawsuit against Warner Bros. That is about to change after the letter sent to Singer today by Olson and Spiegel’s law firm, Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Sheen was reported as feeling ’unaffected’ by the termination of his deal, and reacted with another set of outspoken interviews, reporting to TMZ: “This is very good news. They continue to be in breach, like so many whales. It is a big day of gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge because now I can take all of the bazillions, never have to look at them [producers] again and I never have to put on those silly shirts for as long as this warlock exists in the terrestrial dimension.”
When speaking to Access Hollywood, he was even more controversial, stating: “These guys are such yellow cockroaches that they didn’t even have the decency to call me. I put 5 bil in their cheap suit pockets and another half a bil in what’s-his-cheese’s pockets and this is the f**king respect I get? It’s just deplorable, and they should be ashamed of themselves!”
There are now plans from each legal team to sue the other, for unfair dismissal and loss of wages (Sheen), and recovering lost revenue (producers), respectively.
Charlie Sheen is also looking to cash in from his recent spell in the spotlight after releasing a line of official Charlie Sheen merchandise, including a t-shirt with a cartoon of his face and the slogan ’winning’, in reference to his CBS legal battle. He seems to also be planning some personal projects away from Warner Bros., including the recent launch of an Internet tv series, Sheen’s Korner, and current negotiations with Mark Cuban’s HDNet over unscripted series and talk show projects. Not a bad way to go straight back to work…
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