Charlie Sheen is suing Warner Inc.’s WB Studio Enterprises unit and the producer of the ‘Two and a Half Men‘ for $100 million plus punitive damages over his firing from the show. Sheen accused Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre, the show’s creator, of breach of contract and retaliation, among other claims, in a complaint filed today. He also sued on behalf of the entire cast and the crew of the show that was halted last month before all the episodes for the current television season had been finished.
Per TMZ:
In a scathing preamble, legal pit bull Marty Singer writes in the lawsuit, “Chuck Lorre, one of the richest men in television who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, believes himself to be so wealthy and powerful that he can unilaterally decide to take money away from the dedicated cast and crew of the popular television series, ‘Two and a Half Men,’ in order to serve his own ego and self-interest, and make the star of the Series the scapegoat for Lorre’s own conduct.”
“Torpedo away… You corporate Trolls were warned. And now you’ve been served! ” Sheen tweeted earlier today. Much of the basis of the suit seems to be that Sheen hasn’t been fired throughout all his past transgressions, so why fire him now? The lawsuit also lists several shots Lorre has taken at Sheen’s lifestyle, including the infamous vanity card that read, “If Charlie Sheen outlives me, I’m going to be pissed.” But interestingly, the suit states that Warner Bros. fired Charlie during a period of sickness, and that’s in violation of California State Law. If drinking ‘Tiger’s blood, sitting on my couch in my mansion and Twittering, and playing around with a webcam means you’re sick, then where do I sign up?
Sheen has been known for his highly publicized marital, legal and substance abuse problems as much as his acting. The show was put on hiatus after he entered a rehabilitation program in January, and production was halted after Sheen blasted Lorre and Alcoholics Anonymous in a radio interview. He has followed that up with a series of interviews in which he threatened to sue CBS for shutting down the show, demanded a raise from $2 million to $3 million per episode and insisted he was “clean, focused and ready to get back to work.”
Sheen sure is eating up all the media attention and being as crazy as possible nowadays. He did a cooking show for FunnyorDie.com – you know, since he’s been fired from ‘Two and a Half Men,’ he’s got all this extra time on his hands. This new video below is actually the first that I really enjoyed! Sheen filmed a mock cooking show called “Charlie Sheen’s Winning Recipes.” The sketch shows Sheen in his kitchen, sporting a tiger print chef’s hat and wearing an apron.
Per E! Online:
“Yes, I’m doing a cooking show,” he says. “Why? Because if you haven’t noticed I’m winning television right now. My plan is to be the first person to have made an appearance on every television network. Just like I was the first person to get one million Twitter followers in 24 hours. Like I was the first person to build my own rocketship to Cassiopeia using only my mind tools. Here I come, Food Network.”
My favorite line from it: “Face It, I am living the life of a rock star Vatican Assassin, and if you eat like me, you can be like me.” Gotta see this video. He definitely still has a sense of humor even after being fired and throwing out slurs and lawsuits… or maybe he just really is THAT CRAZY?!
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