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Charlie Sheen's radio rant leads CBS to cancel "Two and a Half Men"
radio-info.com ^ | 2/25/11 | radio-info.com

Posted on 02/25/2011 9:43:55 AM PST by raccoonradio

Controversial TV star Charlie Sheen has been on the radio a lot lately, but his last outburst on a radio talk show went too far for CBS and Warner Brothers, which made the extraordinary move to halt production of its top-rated show for the rest of the season. On the Alex Jones show, Sheen ripped into "Two and a Half Men" show creator Chuck Lorre, calling him at one point a "turd" and an "un-evolved mind." He also had strong words for Alcoholics Anonymous, party girls, and even Thomas Jefferson.

Sheen says, "Are they happy with the $5 billion they already made off me or do they think they can turn it into $10 [billion] in a couple more seasons?" Charlie continued. "I'm just saying, you know [the show] is a runaway freakin' juggernaut. Do what you've gotta do -- I'll go make movies with superstars and not work with idiots." In halting production of "Two and a Half Men," CBS said "Based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition, CBS and Warner Bros. Television have decided to discontinue production of Two and a Half Men for the remainder of the season."

Ironically, one of Sheen's comments also dared CBS & Warner brothers to pull the plug on the show, saying, "I was told if I went on the attack, they would cancel the show and all that, and so I'm just sort of seeing if they're telling the truth or not." Access Hollywood has the audio of Sheen's comments. Sheen attempted rehab and made news for allegedly involving himself with hookers and drugs. He also angered his co-stars and sitcom show crew when show tapings were first temporarily halted, affecting the schedules and lives of co-workers. Sheen earned an estimated $1.2 million per episode of "Men."


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To: raccoonradio
>>Warner Bros. Television

Appropriate--as Charlie is DEFINITELY "looney tunes"!


41 posted on 02/25/2011 10:12:15 AM PST by raccoonradio (..)
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To: raccoonradio

Interesting is that in his rant against Chuck Lorre, he kept calling him Chaim Levine. Lorre’s real name is Charles Levine, so what point was Sheen trying to make by using the Jewish version of Lorre’s real name? Is he going off the deep end like Mel?


42 posted on 02/25/2011 10:14:17 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: supremedoctrine

My favorite sitcom. Very well-written, amazingly delivered by Jim Parsons particularly. I just wish they’d get off the “sex as the topic of every episode” kick - they could do extremely well on almost any topic.

I know, I know...

Colonel, USAFR


43 posted on 02/25/2011 10:15:38 AM PST by jagusafr ("We hold these truths to be self-evident...")
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To: raccoonradio
Looks like his liberal, socialist father's beliefs (Martin Sheen) are taking their toll on Charlie. The bitter anti-corporate sentiments likely run deep in that family.
44 posted on 02/25/2011 10:15:54 AM PST by Siena Dreaming
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To: Gena Bukin

“I think Sheen and Mel Gibson need to get a place together and let the cameras follow them around for what would surely be a top-rated reality show.”

They can call it “Losers on Booze”


45 posted on 02/25/2011 10:16:40 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: raccoonradio

He can’t make a movie....the producers could never obtain the necessary completion insurance with Sheen as the star


46 posted on 02/25/2011 10:17:15 AM PST by ken5050 (Admin Moderators rule!!!!)
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To: raccoonradio
Photobucket Poor Charlie he doesn't realize his lifestyle has consequences.
47 posted on 02/25/2011 10:17:29 AM PST by RetSignman ("It's about saving our Republic, STUPID")
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To: raccoonradio

Although my wife loves this show, I always thought it was a one-joke idea with unappealing characters. The only one I ever liked on the show was the big lady who played the cook. Good bye to bad rubbish, if ya ask me...


48 posted on 02/25/2011 10:18:23 AM PST by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: raccoonradio

What an idiot!....Can’t keep your mouth shut Charlie?....Well, now it’s gonna cost ya and all the others who depended on the show for their living....great job, Numbnuts!


49 posted on 02/25/2011 10:19:52 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: raccoonradio

“Two and a Half Men” a juggernaut?....its the stupidest of the stupidest shows.....


50 posted on 02/25/2011 10:21:28 AM PST by cherry
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To: supremedoctrine

Sheen was in both of them...


51 posted on 02/25/2011 10:22:50 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: fwdude

Besides being a coke addict which probably included crack too(juding by some of his staments) he was also raised in Hollywoord so he thinks he is more special than anyoe else and entitled to everything.He’s been a star since his late teens early 20’s bessides being a son of a Hollywood legend.I doubt with his history that much of anything would get through to him and his ego.


52 posted on 02/25/2011 10:23:36 AM PST by chris_bdba
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To: raccoonradio
Another Hollywood Wacko with to much money....
53 posted on 02/25/2011 10:25:36 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Not to mention that none of the main characters are likable or admirable (apart from the sassy one-liners they can drum up on a second’s notice!)


54 posted on 02/25/2011 10:27:30 AM PST by LexRex in TN ("A republic, if you can keep it.......")
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To: supremedoctrine

Whoops. Just saw that it’s the same producer for BBT as for Sheen’s show. The guy also produced another fine sitcom,
Dharma and Greg. Yeah, reading Sheen’s rant, he IS an anti-Semite on top of everything else.His vision of a renewed movie career, working for geniuses like himself, is very likely going to hit the rocks soon.


55 posted on 02/25/2011 10:28:48 AM PST by supremedoctrine (Come closer. I want to get a better look at you.)
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To: COUNTrecount
He sounds bipolar to me too. Sometimes it takes years for the mania to manifest itself.
56 posted on 02/25/2011 10:31:15 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Georgia Girl 2

‘they could call it “Losers on Booze”
Or, conversely, they could call it “Boozers on the Loose”.


57 posted on 02/25/2011 10:31:54 AM PST by supremedoctrine (Come closer. I want to get a better look at you.)
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To: raccoonradio
a certain Chaim Levine—yeah, that’s Chuck’s real name

His actual legal name is Charles Levine, not Chaim Levine.

I notice that Charlie Sheen didn't mention that his own legal name is Carlos Estevez.

58 posted on 02/25/2011 10:32:27 AM PST by wideawake
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To: antiRepublicrat

see post 58


59 posted on 02/25/2011 10:34:10 AM PST by wideawake
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To: raccoonradio
Sheen was getting paid 1.2 million dollars per episode.

That boy crazy.

60 posted on 02/25/2011 10:41:51 AM PST by The KG9 Kid
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