FILE – In this June 7, 2010 file photo, Charlie Sheen leaves the Pitkin County Courthouse with his attorney Richard Cummins in Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, file)Associated Press
NEW YORK – “Two and a Half Men” is down one man.
But Charlie Sheen‘s firing doesn’t mean that the hit sitcom, or its unruly star, is going anywhere soon.
Production of this CBS series — TV’s No. 1 sitcom — had already been shut down for the rest of the season following the erratic actor’s wild partying, repeated hospitalizations and verbal salvos against his studio bosses.
In making the announcement on Monday, Warner Bros. Television said no decision has been made about continuing the show without Sheen, who earned a reported $1.8 million per episode under a contract that extended for another year.
But even with the axing of the “Men” leading man, Sheen leaves behind eight seasons of hit-show episodes.
CBS has been airing “Men” repeats for several weeks in its regular time slot, Mondays at 9 p.m. EST. Reruns of the show are also seen in daily syndication and on cable’s FX.
Come to think of it, Sheen’s latest round
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