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Sheen started a rant during a stereo interview, and that rant has cost him a job. Sheen slammed his boss, Chuck Lorre, during an interview on the Alex Jones Show. Studios heads were not amused, and "Two and a Half Men" has been ended for the rest of this season. Source of article - Two and a Half Men season canceled after Charlie Sheen radio rant by MoneyBlogNewz.
Popular show not any longer viewed with terminated season
The behavior of Charlie Sheen has brought on his show "Two and a Half Men" to get ended. This is something the CBS network decided was best. The Jones stereo show was able to have a phone interview with Sheen about "Two and a Half Men" executive producer, Chuck Lorre. The LA Times states that Sheen started a rant which was the last straw for the show. The rest of the season was terminated with an indefinite halt. CBS and Warner Brothers TV put together a joint statement announcing this within hrs of the interview.
Apparently Sheen 'violently hates' the employer
Sheen talked about Chuck Lorre during the Alex Jones Show interview who is one of the sitcom writers and executive producers. He insulted him while calling him "Chaim Levine" over and over. Lorre was born with a different name. It was Charles Levine. After it was declared the studios had pulled the plug on the show, Sheen told TMZ that Lorre was a "stupid little male," a "charlatan" and "a turd," in accordance with The Guardian, and that he "violently hates" Lorre. For every episode of "Two and a Half Men," Sheen makes about $2 million. The show has been put on hold before because of Sheen's drug and alcohol issues.
Sheen against Alcoholics Anonymous
Charlie Sheen went on to decry Alcoholics Anonymous on the Jones Show, saying he was "shackled and oppressed by the cult of Alcoholics Anonymous for 22 years" and "news flash, I'm special," according to The Telegraph. Because of heavy drinking and cocaine use, Sheen ended up getting hospitalized to which he said he doesn't have a problem and "I just cured it with my mind."