Charlie Sheen sues Chuck Lorre, Warner Bros., for $100 Million

Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen attend the ceremony honoring Lorre with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, March 12, 2009, in Hollywood, Calif.

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(CBS)  Former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen  has filed a lawsuit against the show's co-creator and Warner Bros. for $100 million plus punitive damages, reports TMZ.

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In the lawsuit under the heading, "The Nature of this Action," are the words, "Defendant 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."

Martin Singer, listed in the suit as an attorney for Charlie Sheen, says there was a conspiracy between Warner Bros. and Lorre to blame Sheen for the show's cancellation for the season, reports TMZ.

Warner Bros. spokesman Paul McGuire tells CBS News that Warner Bros. has no comment. "Two and a Half Men" is produced by Warner Bros. Television, Chuck Lorre Productions and the Tannenbaum Comapny and distributed by CBS.

Sheen has been threatening legal action since he was fired. He's called Chuck Lorre a troll, called former "Men" co-star Jon Cryer a turncoat and given interviews to just about any outlet that will have him (important exception: he passed on Nancy Grace, tweeting, "I'd rather go on a long road trip with Chuck Lorre in a '75 Pacer....").

He has also broken a Guinness World Record by amassing 1 million Twitter followers faster than anyone in history and has gotten the phrase "tiger blood" into the pop culture lexicon.

Read the lawsuit here.

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"Winning!" Charlie Sheen's Conduct Decoded

[BOBW5BW]

HOPE CHARLIE GOES BACK TO WORK!
Yes he is clean but helll the damage has all ready be done to his Brain!
The only public figure I know that talks as bad as Charlie is Obama!
Obama is great with the Teleprompter!
Charlie is great on Script!
Take all of that away and the are both babbling fools!

[esq777]

The only "winners" in this debacle will be the high priced lawyers.

[saturn05]

Another idiot wasting our time. Move on Charlie, we have.

[jmailbox]

Why is this even news? I'm tired of hearing about stupid idiot stars behaving badly.

I'd rather be worried about when jobs are going to become availible, how the national debt is going to get paid down, you know, things that are important

[Turbidite]

Lorre is still trying to figure out how to get the cap off the bottle.

[Irby32]

Go Charlie! Hope you win...I'm still WINNING!

[anitaymoore]

Apparently he missed where Warner Bros pointed out the salient points of HIS CONTRACT where he breached the contract. He gave them EVERY reason to fire him.

("Warner Bros.' claim that Sheen is unable to "perform the essential duties of his position," defined by his "physical appearance, inability to deliver lines, inability to collaborate creatively with staff and crew" and "inflammatory comments poisoning key working relationships," might be easier to prove.") This is part of the basis of their argument for dismissing him...and it's strong.

The studio has ample evidence in outtakes from filming that Sheen had difficulty remembering lines & hitting his marks, he missed rehearsals and by his own admission he sometimes showed up to work after not having slept and needed furniture rearranged so he'd have something to lean on for balance. This shows that he is NOT ABLE to perform the essential duties of his position. Add to that his physical appearance has rapidly declined (he looks like hell now)...and he's no longer fulfilling the physical requirements either, all things HE agreed to.

The above is a strong enough case for them to fire him but when he threatened to do physical harm to Lorre he gave WB justification in terminating his contract immediately.

Charlie isn't going to win this, in fact he'll be damned lucky if he's not counter sued by Lorre & Warner Bros.

[JV1970]

True! He's going to blow all of his money, at least the money that he doesn't blow for drugs and women and wild parties, on attorney fees for this lawsuit. This will probably also make him even more of a pariah to the entertainment business than he already is. No network is going to want him now. If he's still alive five years from now, (which at the rate he's going he probably won't be), he'll probably be flipping hamburgers at MacDonald's or selling vacuum sweepers door to door to pay the bills.

[Adler315]

Absolutely. Charlie Sheen just keeps digging his hole deeper and deeper: down and down and down he goes, ladies and gentlemen, and where he stops - well, most of us are acutely aware of the fact that this story is not going to have a happy ending. Even if he is able to win on this lawsuit currently in litigation, and even if he were to emerge victorious against the inevitable appeal filed by Warner Brothers and Chuck Lorre Productions - even if he definitively hits the $100 million jackpot[!!] - he will still not be able to get his trainwreck of a life back on track. Why not? Because Charlie Sheen, in addition to being a drug addict and an alcoholic, is a deeply disturbed individual who is prone to violence. Because "#winning" in court would give Charlie the Tiger the vindication he needs to continue on his treacherous path, would give him the feeling that he is invulnerable, beyond the reach of the law and any considerations of human morality [Think O.J. Simpson]. You can't change a tiger's stripes.

[87lwrdr]

If this idiot had ANY legitimate reason or legal ground to stand on dear old dad would be at his side fighting with him. Even he knows it's suicide to go to bat with a lunatic. Everyone else on the planet knows he has some major issues except those blood sucking money hungry lawyers who will stay by his side till the cash runs out. Charlie, it's time to get the help you think you don't need and consider yourself fortunate you at least have that chance. Look at the other celebs that never made it.

[tsigili]

He will lose.

[JV1970]

He'll not only lose but he'll lose BIG TIME! Attorney's don't come cheap. He'll spend all his money on attorney fees and then still lose his case!

[guso8o]

You got it TROLLS..........#TOPGUN started shooting so start to COVER......

[JV1970]

DocD--2008 I disagree with you about him being able to work. In his present obvious mental condition he is in no condition to be at any work place! He is a raving lunatic and could become violent at any time!