Warner Bros. fires Charlie Sheen from 'Men'

Studio sends letter informing actor of his termination

By Cynthia Littleton

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Charlie Sheen's employment on "Two and a Half Men" has been formally terminated by Warner Bros.The studio sent the actor a letter today informing him of the termination. Sheen had another season to go on his contract with the studio for the CBS laffer, which was shut down for the rest of this season by the studio and network on Feb. 24 because of Sheen's increasingly erratic behavior and hard-partying lifestyle.
Sheen had been promising to take legal action against the studio ever since Warner Bros. TV and CBS made the decision to shutter "Men."
Reps for the studio said no final decision has been made about the fate of the "Men" on CBS next season, other than the fact that Sheen will not be on the series.
In a statement given to TMZ, Sheen cast the firing as "good news."
"This is very good news. They continue to be in breach, like so many whales," Sheen writes. "It is a big day of gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge because now I can take all of the bazillions, never have to look at whatshiscock again and I never have to put on those silly shirts for as long as this warlock exists in the terrestrial dimension."