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BREAKING: Sheen’s ‘Two and a Half Men’ Contract ‘Terminated’ by Warner Bros.

Posted on | March 7, 2011 | 20 Comments

This just in:

“After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately.”

UPDATE: I had just finished blogging at The American Spectator about the departure of one of Sheen’s “goddesses” — Bree Olson has evidently gone back home to Ft. Wayne, Indiana — when I saw this news at TMZ.

Lots more developments on the Sheen front today, but obviously the cancellation of Sheen’s $2-million-an-episode TV deal is the biggest yet.

UPDATE II: Tracing back the events that led to this, Sheen’s hateful rant against Two and a Half Men producer Chuck Lorre — on 9/11 conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s radio show — was the first burned bridge. When Sheen then gave interviews to ABC, NBC and CNN trashing CBS, those were a few more bridges. But his “Sheen’s Korner” Internet show might have been the final burned bridge. In Sunday’s second installment, Sheen took to the ‘Net with a 13-minute video rant:

“All I’m gonna give them is the [bleeping] truth, and I’m gonna deliver it in a way that’s violent and focused and not like they’re used to ever because they’re high on vaccines, and McDonald’s, and US Weekly, and TMZ and every other [bleeping expletive] brand of food that they consume…. So I’m just gonna write my sermons. I’m gonna deliver them like truth torpedos and people are gonna [bleeping] take it or leave it. We know they’re gonna take it ’cause they can’t process it, so they must condemn it. If they can’t condemn it, they’ll [bleeping] like turn me into a God and worship it and then realize I’m behind them cutting their throats and their children.”

As I wrote at the Spectator:

They say money can’t buy happiness. Apparently, it can’t buy sanity, either.

He’s promised another episode of “Sheen’s Korner” tonight at 10 p.m. ET, and that should be . . . well, interesting.

UPDATE III: Big Hollywood’s Jim Nolte notes that this morning it was rumored a compromise deal was being worked out to bring Sheen back to Two and a Half Men. And now, “you have to believe Sheen will be haunted by second thoughts,” Nolte says:

One of the best jobs in entertainment is starring in a hit sitcom. The money is crazy, the hours are cake, and you’re treated like a king. . . .
Will Sheen still feel like he’s winning! if “Two and a Half Men” marches on successfully without him for another season or two while he’s tied up in court and doing podcasts with his buddies? Or is he so wealthy and self-assured, he won’t care?

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” — Proverbs 16:18 (KJV)

UPDATE IV: Thanks to That Mr. G Guy for notifying me of Sheen’s comment 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 their bazillions, never have to look at whatshiscock again and I never have to put on those silly shirts for as long as this warlock exists in the terrestrial dimension.”

He’s got a great future ahead of him, doing voice-overs in those cuckoo-for-Cocoa Puffs commercials.

UPDATE V: The Los Angeles Times has long excerpts of the letter that the lawyers for Warner Bros. sent to Sheen’s lawyer:

“Warner Bros. would not, could not, and should not attempt to continue `business as usual’ while Mr. Sheen destroys himself as the world watches,” the letter said. . . .
Sheen’s “self-destructive conduct resulted in his hospitalization, his inability to work at all for a period and the rapid erosion of the cooperative and creative process necessary to produce the show,” the studio’s lawyers said. The letter goes on to say that Sheen’s admitted drug use and “furnishing of cocaine” to others puts him in violation of his contract. “There is ample evidence supporting Warner Bros. reasonable good faith opinion that Mr. Sheen has committed felony offenses involving moral turpitude … that have interfered with his ability to fully and completely render all material services required” under his contract.

UPDATE VI: Dan Collins suggests a replacement for Sheen on Two and a Half Men, and it ain’t Alcee Hastings.

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  • http://thatmrgguy.wordpress.com/ Mike

    Sheen has already made a comment on his firing. http://thatmrgguy.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/1506/

  • Joe

    No big surprise here. I suppose Warner Bross/CBS could have attempted to milk this–but it costs millions to commit to another season and are you going to be those millions on Charlie Sheen?

    The alternative is attempt the show without Sheen. Having never seen it (I never made it through a Friends show, but I have at least seen partial shows-I have never watched Two and a Half Men at all)–I am not sure if that is possible. Apparently, Warner/CBS decided it is not.

  • Brian

    Sheen has had his “Hunter Thompson in Zaire” moment….

  • FenelonSpoke

    He’e either on a coke bender or he’s bipolar or both. Good thing he’s away from his kids. The man needs some serious healing and I pray God will hit him over the head with a clue by four.

    These are the kind of people that the media makes heroes of, in, effect, because they did it their way. He’s a out of control narcissist who would have been in jail long before this if he was a multi millionaire with a hit show.

  • FenelonSpoke

    Meant-if he were NOT a multi millionaire with a hit show

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1385852725 Richard Mcenroe

    He threatened to cut their children’s throats? I thought the Sheens were Hispanic, not black…

  • Mork

    Perfect example of rich white male privilege. Take away any single one of those factors and he would already be in jail.

  • Anonymous

    Sheen has had his “Hunter Thompson in Zaire” moment….

    A near-perfect analogy.

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  • http://thatmrgguy.wordpress.com/ Mike

    After reading Sheen’s comment on his firing and the blurb from the LA Times, I reckon it’s…”Sorry Charlie.” He aint got a leg to stand on if he tries to sue CBS. Just look at what happened to Micheal Vick after his arrest for dog fighting. The Atlanta Falcons dropped his multimillion dollar contract so fast, Vick didn’t know what hit him.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    Sweet Sheenback’s Baadasssss Song

  • http://twitter.com/biggator5 BigGator5

    “and it ain’t Alcee Hastings.”

    Why the hell not? At least it will get him out of congress.

  • Mork

    When even a braindead bimbo “goddess” can see you’re washed up before you do, you know you’ve got a problem.

  • http://www.leftbankofthecharles.com Charles

    Duh. Obviously Charlie Sheen wanted to be fired, and put in the extra effort necessary on his part. You can’t draw unemployment if you quit.

  • Taxpayer

    You’re wasting bytes on Charlie Sheen. The world is in flames–write about that instead.

  • http://qwertyaltofuori.blogspot.com Red

    Warner Bros. was looking for an out for a while. I’ve seen “Two and a Half Men”. It’s a travesty. Poor Jon Cryer. I can’t believe that after “Duckie”, this was the best he could get into.

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/EU5DQWQTTHTPO4A4ZYSL3AAV2U Adjoran

    I saw Sheen’s Episode 3: “Apocalypse Me.”

    http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13167959

    Watch the whole 11:20 or so and you will clearly understand that there’s nothing wrong here at all, nothing to see, just move along, folks. Sheen is just putting on the internet the show Barack Obama does for his mirror every night.

  • Dan

    Hate to rain on the parade here, ——— but Sheen’s got a DAMN good case.

    Sheen was back to work, and the show was moving forward, ———- then the condescending producer of the show, Chaim, went off and went to town at Sheen’s expense on his little “notes” at the end of a couple of shows.

    So it was the PRODUCER who triggered this latest iteration of an ongoing drama, a drama by the way that CBS RELIED UPON to boost the viewership of the show.

    Now after Chaim triggered an outburst from Sheen, and now only AFTER long relying upon Sheen’s off-set antics to boost viewership, only now does CBS supposedly grow concerned about the “cooperative” and “creative” atmosphere on the set.

    I have a strong bet that internal memos within CBS will show that they were looking for an excuse, and maybe were in with Chaim on kind of triggering an event that would both allow them to get rid of Sheen, look like they were ever patient and not lose any PR value.

    Sheen won’t have any problems finding attorneys to represent him, and do so freely, {putting off any payment until after litigation or settlement}.

    Don’t be surprised if months later, we see a settlement here.

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  • Anonymous

    Hint: Get your own blog and write what you want to see. Otherwise, hit the tip jar with kilobucks and then you might be entitled to make requests.

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