UPDATED: It's over for Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS comedy
Two and a Half Men. But his ongoing war with the� series producer Warner Bros. TV is far from finished, with lawyers for both sides expected to take over in the coming weeks. The news of Sheen's firing came shortly after 1:30PM this afternoon when the studio released the following statement: "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen?s services on
Two and a Half Men effective immediately." Just like the studio did with its previous statement announcing the cancellation of
Two and a Half Men for the rest of this season, Warner Bros. TV stopped short of announcing the end of the series, meaning that continuing the sitcom with a new actor next season is a possibility.
Two and a Half Men has one more season under a three-year pickup at CBS. There has been a lot of speculation about CBS and Warner Bros. TV putting together a wish list of actors to potentially succeed Sheen on the show, with names like John Stamos and Rob Lowe bandied about. CBS would not comment on the future of
Men beyond this season. Sheen's termination by Warner Bros. TV follows a relentless media blitz by the
Two and a Half Men star, who has been taking numerous swipes at CBS, Warner Bros. and the show's ...
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UPDATED: It's over for Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men. But his ongoing war with the� series producer Warner Bros. TV is far from finished, with lawyers for both sides expected to take over in the coming weeks. The news of Sheen's firing came shortly after 1:30PM this afternoon when the studio released the following statement: "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen?s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately." Just like the studio did with its previous statement announcing the cancellation of Two and a Half Men for the rest of this season, Warner Bros. TV stopped short of announcing the end of the series, meaning that continuing the sitcom with a new actor next season is a possibility. Two and a Half Men has one more season under a three-year pickup at CBS. There has been a lot of speculation about CBS and Warner Bros. TV putting together a wish list of actors to potentially succeed Sheen on the show, with names like John Stamos and Rob Lowe bandied about. CBS would not comment on the future of Men beyond this season. Sheen's termination by Warner Bros. TV follows a relentless media blitz by the Two and a Half Men star, who has been taking numerous swipes at CBS, Warner Bros. and the show's ... Read More »
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