It's official: Charlie Sheen fired from Two And A Half Men

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Fired: Charlie Sheen has officially been sacked by Warner Bros., who own his hit TV show Two And A Half Men, pictured here today with one of his girlfriends Natalie Kenly in Los Angeles


Fall from grace for $2m-an-episode star as contract is terminated

Sheen is now preparing to sue Warner Bros and show creator Chuck Lorre

'This is good news because now I can take all of their bazillions,' he says

Letter firing actor stated he 'appears to be very ill' and referred to drug habit

No decision has been made on the future of the series


Just days ago Chalie Sheen said he was 'close' to working out a deal for his return to Two And A Half Men.

But negotiations officially ended today after Warner Bros announced the 45-year-old star has been fired from the company.

A statement released today read: 'After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately.'


In character: He played the role of Charlie in the CBS show, a hedonistic jingle writer, seen with co-stars Jon Cryer, left, and Angus T. Jones


The studio that produces the CBS series said the decision was made after 'careful consideration'.

Sheen's erratic personal life had prompted Warner to suspend production on the show for the season, and Sheen in return had been waging an angry media campaign against the show's producers.

No decision has been made on the future of the series, Warner Bros added in the statement.

Sheen is now preparing to file a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and the show's creator Chuck Lorre, according to RadarOnline.


Showing off: Seen here kissing one of his porn star 'Goddesses', Natalie, during his internet TV show


Sheen's lawyer Marty Singer told the celebrity website that a termination of contract letter was received shortly before 2pm today.

The letter stated that Sheen, who was paid $2m an episode 'engaged in dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill'.

'Warner Bros. position is ridiculous,' Singer told the website.

'We will proceed with our claims against Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. Nothing has changed in terms of that.'


Losing it: Charlie Sheen recorded a second installment for his own internet TV channel which aired last night


TMZ.com has also published a statement from Sheen, reacting to the termination of his contract.

It read: '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.'

Last week Singer sent a letter of CBS and Warner Bros. threatening legal action and claiming Sheen's contracted had been violated.

In it Singer threatened to sue to companies if Sheen is not paid in full for the rest of the season, which was put on hiatus last month after the star's 36-hour cocaine binge with a gaggle of porn stars.


Fallout: Sheen has made a series of disparaging remarks in recent weeks about the show's producer Chick Lorre, pictured together here in 2009 when Lorre received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame


Singer told TV show bosses Sheen was ready to return to work and take part in the next season too.

Sheen is now expected to demand payment for the ninth season of the sitcom in a lawsuit which has yet to be filed.

Celebrity website TMZ.com claims to have received a copy of the letter sent to Sheen by Warner Bros.

In it the company goes on to describe Sheen trashing the Plaza Hotel in New York last year, his coke binges, on-set failures because of drug-use and his recent diatribes against the show's creator Lorre.

The letter apparently explains the decision by Warner Bros. to fire Sheen by stating there is a clause in his contract stating a performer can be sacked if they commit 'a felony offense involving moral turpitude'.


Awarded: Seen here in March 2008 accepting the award for outstanding actor in a television comedy for Two And A Half Men at the NCLR Alma awards in California


It reads: 'There is ample evidence supporting Warner Bros. reasonable good faith opinion that Mr. Sheen has committed felony offenses involving moral turpitude (including but not limited to furnishing of cocaine to others as part of the self-destructive lifestyle he has described publicly) that have 'interfere[d] with his ability to fully and completely render all material services required' under the agreement.'

Sheen's lawyer responded to these claims, telling RadarOnline: 'Last year, they told Sheen he could plead guilty to a felony and still do the show,” said Singer.
'Now they are just upset because they say he disparaged Chuck Lorre.


Porn star pal: Kacey Jordan pictured this week in New York at the Post Porn Star Pageant. She was with Sheen on the night of his 36-hour cocaine bender last month


'We intend to file suit against Warner Bros. Television, Chuck Lorre and everyone involved.'

Two weeks ago Sheen declared himself free of drugs after having personalised rehab at his Beverly Hills home.

He demanded that production of Two And A Half Men continue, but Warner Bros. have been unhappy that Sheen refused the help of an outside treatment facility.

Sheen made a series of insulting remarks about producer and co-creator Chuck Lorre in radio and Internet interviews.


The exes: Denise Richards, left, takes daughters Sam and Lola to Maddy's Market in California and, right, Brooke Mueller out and about with her twin boys, Bob and Max at The Grove in Los Angeles


Sheen has since given a slew of rambling, sometimes manic interviews, despite insisting he is drug-free after a period of at home rehab in January.

His contract, which has now been terminated, had been due to run until the end of the 2012 TV season.

Two and a Half Men is an American television comedy series which premiered on CBS on in September 2003.

Sheen was on board from the start along with co-stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones.
The show is about hedonistic jingle writer Charlie (played by Sheen), his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake.


Charlie Sheen Fired from Two and a Half Men


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