Charlie Sheen

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#1,202
la miss said:
Actually in some cases, putting up with certain behaviour can in fact be legally construed as an acceptance of changes to the terms of the contract. Charlie has plausible argument here and he would be dumb not to pursue it. If his behaviour was indeed the problem then they should have ended the show last year when he went nuts and assaulted his wife. Or the time he went nuts and tore up a hotel room or the time he went nuts on a binge and had to be rushed to the hospital. Instead they sat back and kept collecting the money. Until he insulted Lorre, that is.
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there wasn't any "proof" of those acts, only accusations. this time they had video and audio proof of what he'd said and done. He admitted that he "slammed 7 gram rocks" on national TV. It wasn't just the insult on Lorre that prompted them to fire him -- it may have gotten the ball rolling, but that wasn't the "straw that broke the camel's back" -- Charlie was his own worst enemy and got exactly what he was looking for

I suspect he wanted them to fire him when he made his initial comments and remarks, but they didn't -- they only suspended the show. When that didn't work, he went public with all these rants and demands until he finally got what he wanted -- to be fired and free from 'wearing those silly shirts" I think Charlie was done w/that show and had no intention of going back. He couldn't quit because then HE'D be in violation of his contract, so he did what he could to make sure they fired him
 
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CBS let him have plenty of rope to hang himself with. The network kept very quiet through the rants and wisely so. I would also assume that the network had plenty of calls from their advertisers, as well.
 
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wow -- this is a rather interesting article!! Claiming that by firing him, they're breaking laws that protect him under the Fair Employment & Housing Act!! Altho Charlie's maintained that he's perfectly fine, I wonder if by "admitting" this and trying to make it a fact in their lawsuit, if that could subject him to evaluated by a psychiatrist??(sorry about the length!)

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/charlie-sheen-reportedly-suing-chuck-lorre-warner-bros/story?id=13102378

Charlie Sheen has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre.

He is demanding to be paid for the eight scrapped "Two and a Half Men" episodes, and suing on behalf of the crew, totaling more than $100 million.

Warner Bros. declined to comment. "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," Marty Singer, Sheen's attorney, wrote in the lawsuit's preamble. Lorre is the main subject for derision in the court filing.

Charlie's "Condition"?
The suit also alleges that Warner Bros. violated Sheen's Fair Employment and Housing Act protection against harrassment and descrimination in employment because of a medical condition. "WB has accused Mr. Sheen of having physical and mental disabilities, the filing says. "According to WB, health care experts have observed Mr. Sheen in an alleged "manic" and/or "bipolar" state; other health-care experts have described Mr. Sheen as suffering from "hypomanic" psychological state. WB further claims Mr. Sheen has had a rapid physical and mental deterioration of this condition. WB bluntly states that Mr. Sheen is very ill.

Need for Medical Care
What's interesting is that the filing notes that "on or about March 7, 2011, WB refused to reasonably accommodate Mr. Sheen from Warner Bros. claim that Mr. Sheen has an alleged illness and need for medical care and/or treatment when it terminated his employment contract. Rather than accommodate Mr. Sheen for Warner Bros. claim that Mr. Sheen has alleged physical and mental disabilities, WB instead terminated Mr. Sheen's employment agreement. The allegation by Sheen is that that is a violation of FEHA Against Defendant (Fair Employment and Housing Act)

Vanity Cards
The filing states that Lorre "repeadedly made offensive, derogatory and damaging comments about Mr. Sheen and his alleged physical and mental illness, and harrassed Mr. Sheen on the set of the Series."

Sheen's attorney's cite various examples of "harrassing statements Mr. Lorre made in his "vanity cards" that appear at the end of Mr. Lorre's shows and target "Mr. Sheen's alleged illness." Sheen's lawyer's say the five listed in the court filing contain obvious references to Mr. Sheen:

Lorre wrote, "We employ a highly paid hollywood professional who has years of experience with putting his life at risk. And sadly no, Im not talking about our stuntman."

Sheen's Finances
Without his nearly $2-million-per-episode salary from "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Sheen has been forced to find new ways to score some cash. But replacing that salary hasn't been easy.

While reality TV might seem like a good fit, but reality TV producer Michael Hirschorn has his doubts.

"I think he probably is too crazy even for reality TV. They'd want to know he is going to show up and I think the network would have a real question about that," said Hirschorn.

Sheen has always seen himself as a film actor first. He used his track record to jab his former co-star Jon Cryer, telling E News on Tuesday, "When I'm starring in multi-million dollar films and he's begging me for a supporting role, I'll say, 'You left me out in the cold.'"

Yet it doesn't seem like any multi-million dollar films are on the horizon.

"Charlie Sheen has made a lot of statements about movies he may or may not be doing. Right now there is nothing solid," said Matthew Belloni of the Hollywood Reporter. Sheen is also reportedly looking into getting involved in selling merchandise.

"Charlie has been talking to Live Nation about putting together some sort of merchandising deal to get some of his new catch phrases - like Vatican assassin warlock - onto T-shirts, etc." said Belloni.

Sheen is also looking to Twitter for income.

Once TV's highest paid sitcom star, Sheen has reportedly inked a deal with Ad.ly to endorse products on Twitter.

Sheen told TMZ his primary motivation for joining Twitter last week was that it's a "cash cow." And, as he pointed out to TMZ, "I'm unemployed."

The unemployed actor was off to a strong start. In just over a day, he attracted 1.1 million followers, setting a new Guinness world record.

Ad.ly's CEO told The Hollywood Reporter that Sheen could make $1 million a year as a celebrity tweeter. That's chump change compared to what the actor was making before CBS postponed his show, a reported $2 million per episode.

Another business opportunity for Sheen has been proffered by Mark Cuban's HDNet cablet network. Cuban described Sheen as "somebody that everybody has a whole lot of interest in who is doing some interesting things, to say the least" according to AP.

With four young children to support, the actor needs money, especially since his spending habits haven't changed. Sheen is reportedly purchasing a new $7.5 million home in Beverly Hills, Calif. According to GQ magazine, Sheen spent more than $1 million on new cars during his first week in rehab last month, adding to an already large collection.

His other purchases, according to GQ, include renting out the Astrodome so "a few friends" could take "batting practice," and paying porn star Kacey Jordan $30,000 for a party he held at his home in January.

Sheen's friend Eric Braun told the magazine that Sheen has so much money he can't "piss it away." "Most people run out of money, they burn out and then they finally hit rock bottom," Braun said, but those close to Sheen worry that "Charlie is not going to hit rock bottom financially." Braun believes "there are just three options" left for his friend: "rehab, jail or death."

Sheen's No. 1 concern, though, is getting back to work. With the future of his No. 1 sitcom in jeopardy, Sheen has said he would demand $3 million an episode from his CBS bosses if they wanted him back. He later told CNN's Piers Morgan he was just joking.

He's serious about being paid for the remainder of this season, however. According to Radar Online, Sheen's attorney, Singer, sent a threatening letter to CBS and to Warner Bros., the show's producer, demanding that Sheen be paid for the remaining eight episodes of the season or there would be legal action.

Is Sheen just crying poor, or does he really need the money? Living in the fast lane doesn't come cheap. Below, an accounting of some of Sheen's biggest debts and assets:

Cars
Sheen is still driving in style.

He arrived at the Piers Morgan interview in a $500,000 Maybach. When his 2009 Mercedes-Benz ended up at the bottom of a cliff off Mulholland Drive last February, he went out and got a 2010 Mercedes-Benz. That one was found at the foot of a cliff five months later. (Maybe that's when he got the Maybach or stopped leaving the keys in his cars when they were parked in his open garage.) Plus, there's the more than $1 million he spent on cars during his lastest round of rehab, according to GQ.

Homes
Sheen owns several. The all-night party that landed him in the hospital in January took place at his 7,924-square-foot Mulholland Drive estate, for which he paid $7.2 million in early 2006.

After he divorced his third wife, Brooke Mueller, she moved into the four-bedroom 4,179-square-foot house in Los Feliz that Sheen purchased for $2.5 million in 2007.

Sheen owns two smaller homes in Malibu and a condo in Marina Del Rey. He gave a condo he once owned in Malibu to his sister Renee Estevez, an actress. He also gave his 20-something daughter Cassandra Estevez a 3,231-square-foot house in Ventura County that he once owned.

Ex-Wives and Children
Sheen has three ex-wives and five children, including his grown daughter Cassandra.

He's paying his most recent ex, Mueller, $55,000 a month in child support for their 2-year-old twin boys, Max and Bob. Mueller also received a parting gift of $757,689.70 and primary physical custody of the kids.

After the boys were removed from his home last week, Mueller reportedly sought sole custody. On Twitter, Sheen said: "not sure what all the legal noise is about ... just verbally reached a deal with B. no court mon. yay."

Sheen paid his second wife, Denise Richards, $40 million for less than three years of marriage, according to "Extra." That includes a $7-million divorce settlement; $20 million in syndication royalties from Sheen's sitcom; and nearly $10 million in child support for his daughters, Sam and Lola, until the girls turn 18.
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#1,211
DesigningStyle said:
Has anyone watched the cooking video? If so, can you report?
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I watched it. It is hysterical and brilliant. Complete with a tomato in a bowl referred to as a "winning tomato salad" and steak served with "tears of jaguar." :laugh:

Also the fact that FOD said he was totally professional and stuck to the script... and then watching the video itself... I'm starting to develop a theory that this whole thing is a big fat Joaquin Phoenix and he's going to come back later all, "Haha, suckas!"
 
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^ I watched it. It is hysterical and brilliant. Complete with a tomato in a bowl referred to as a "winning tomato salad" and steak served with "tears of jaguar." :laugh:

I don't know what happened, because I tried posting a reply to this, and it ended up in the middle of the previous page instead of showing up as a new post! So not winning.
 
#1,214
DesigningStyle said:
Has anyone watched the cooking video? If so, can you report?
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For his sake, I hope the last sentence is indeed true.

http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/10/a-charlie-sheen-cooking-show/

"Ok, so the whole thing is crazy (duh)...borderline hilarious, or possibly sad (depending on what you think about a person who may have a serious mental disorder parodying themselves for a few more laughs). Yet as Sheen holds out a perfectly ordinary Pyrex bowl and pronounces, "This is not a bowl; it's a cauldron...of awesomeness," or when he waxes on his superiority as a tiger-blooded predator who kills his own meat ("I'm not some mouth-breather in a drive-thru, gorging my pie hole on some mass-produced monkey grub"), it's almost impossible to believe that he isn't in on his own joke."


Hopefully these pics show up and can tide you over...


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#1,215
I watched the cooking video. It is beyond hilarious. A tomato in a bowl is a "winning tomato salad." :laugh:

I posted about it a couple of times, but it was during the TPF server blowout and my posts ended up getting dumped in the middle of the page like 2 pages back, instead of showing up as a new post. Anyway...

B. Jara said:
"...Yet as Sheen holds out a perfectly ordinary Pyrex bowl and pronounces, "This is not a bowl; it's a cauldron...of awesomeness," or when he waxes on his superiority as a tiger-blooded predator who kills his own meat ("I'm not some mouth-breather in a drive-thru, gorging my pie hole on some mass-produced monkey grub"), it's almost impossible to believe that he isn't in on his own joke."
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I'm gonna be honest - after I watched the video, and read that the people at FOD said he was completely professional during the whole thing - that was my first thought.
 
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