Charlie Sheen made headlines all week with rants he made live on the Alex Jones radio show, much of which was aimed at Two and a Half Men creator/producer, Chuck Lorre. After a series of these rants, CBS and Warner announced yesterday that they are canceling Two and a Half Men for at least the rest of the season. Sheen remains defiant, noting he'll "go make movies with superstars," before leaving for the Bahamas with a couple of porn stars.
All of this began several months back, when Charlie Sheen was arrested in Denver for domestic abuse. Last October, reports say police found him outside New York's Plaza Hotel, naked, screaming racial epithets at the top of his lungs. A completely different porn star was locked in his bathroom. Another bender in January, 2011 landed him in the hospital and production on his sit-com, Two and a Half Men, was halted. Throughout this time, Sheen was in and out of rehab.
Sheen began calling radio shows on the 16th of February. He also sent hastily-scrawled messages to various websites. His on-air rants and tirades were increasingly insulting to Chuck Lorre, creating a situation which quickly escalated. Warner Bros. and CBS made the decision to pull the plug on the remainder of the season yesterday, citing Sheen's behavior.
Charlie Sheen's Two and a Half Men contract has no "morals clause," which would allow producers to fire him for behaving in a way that reflects poorly on the show.
© C Harris Lynn, 2011
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