Sheen may be demanding he be paid

LOS ANGELES - Charlie Sheen isn't done talking.

Amid high-profile interviews Monday that managed to upstage post-Oscars buzz, the "Two and a Half Men" star showed no signs of slowing his media blitz against the producers of his top-rated television comedy.

Sheen told The Associated Press he wasn't satisfied with an agreement by Warner Bros. Television to pay the "Men" crew for only half of the eight episodes canceled when producers tired of their star's off-screen antics.

He called it "a start" and said his efforts "are paying off," but declared: "I won't sleep until I get all eight. I don't care about me right now."

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He told the AP he planned to keep up his media blitz until the show's crew was paid for the rest of this season's shows. He also said getting compensation for series co-stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones was "next" on his to-do list.

Radaronline.com has posted what it says is a letter from Sheen's lawyers saying Warner Bros. and CBS didn't have the right to shut down production of "Two and a Half Men." It demands Sheen be paid for 8 canceled episodes.

No comment so far from CBS or Warner Bros.

Buyt the studio did deny that anything Sheen had done — which included threatening to sue the show's producers and extolling the virtues of his hard-partying ways — contributed to the decision to pay the crew.

"False," said studio spokesman Paul McGuire.

Sheen's media appearances Monday included an evening chitchat with CNN's Piers Morgan.

Through it all, Sheen insisted that he was fine and trying to put back together the pieces of his show.

"I'm on a mission right now," Sheen told Morgan. "It's an operation right now to right some terrible wrongs."

Sheen's comments appeared to be alienating many of those around him, including the Hollywood honchos who sign his $1.8 million-per-episode paychecks, his co-stars and even his fans.

"The more he does, the more insane he looks," said Michele Cohen, a technical editor from Cary, N.C., an occasional viewer of the CBS sitcom who has been watching the offstage drama with interest.

Sheen, 45, told Morgan that he hasn't gotten support from his co-stars, or his father, actor Martin Sheen. Nor has he spoken to the producers of "Men," whom he has repeatedly derided.

CBS and Warner Bros. cited Sheen's statements against executive producer Chuck Lorre as one of the reasons the remainder of the eighth season of "Two and a Half Men" was canceled.

Sheen's publicist, Stan Rosenfield, resigned Monday. He had been with Sheen through three hospitalizations in three months related to the star's wild behavior.

In his resignation, Rosenfield said he was "unable to work effectively as his publicist."

Sheen has left open the possibility for reconciliation with most of those he has attacked in recent days. But when it comes to getting "Two and a Half Men" back on the air, he has made clear he wants it on his terms.

He remained under contract for a ninth season of the show, and has demanded a pay raise of $3 million per episode for a 10th season.