Charlie Sheen Wraps 'Two and A Half Men', No Goodbye Speech
Posted on Apr 10, 2010 @ 12:16PM - 10 comments
Charlie Sheen wrapped filming the seventh season of his hit show Two and A Half Men in Burbank, California last night — and there was no finale fanfare.
“It was business as usual: no goodbyes, farewell, tears or anything which would have suggested it was his final episode ever,” said a source, who was in the audience.
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Cast and crew also had a traditional season ending wrap party last night.
“Charlie got a standing ovation at the end of the taping, but he offered very little emotion if it was his final curtain,” added the source.
For weeks, Sheen, 44, has been the subject of intense negotiations about his future on the CBS series.
He broke his silence yesterday about his contract which expired at the end of last night’s taping.
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“If tonight’s show is the end for me as Charlie Harper, so be it,” Sheen said in a statement.
“Another journey has begun. I take from the experience 161 shows filled with a kaleidoscope of amazing experiences, memories, friendships and gratitude. I remain humbly inspired.”
As RadarOnline.com has previously reported, Sheen is unlikely to quit the show as he postures to get the best possible deal.
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But Sheen has denied he is playing a game of bluff with network bosses.
“A negotiation ploy is something you do to get the best possible deal,” said Sheen’s publicist Stan Rosenfield.
“Charlie told them what he wanted a year ago.”
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Warner Bros. TV had reportedly offered him nearly $1 million per episode, up from the $850,000 he received for Friday night’s work.
Sheen said those numbers were “without merit”.
Sheen, who faces domestic violence charges stemming from a Christmas Day fight with wife Brooke Mueller, entered rehab on February 24 as “a preventative measure” and has been returning to rehab after work each night.
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A trial date has been set for July 21.
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen Needs The Money -- Will Return To Hit Show
Posted on Apr 04, 2010 @ 09:14AM - 12 comments
Charlie Sheen will return to his hit TV show because he needs the money, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.
Recent reports have claimed Sheen will not be back to star on CBS’ Two and a Half Men next season, but a source close to the situation tells RadarOnline.com that Charlie is trying to cut the best deal he can but will definitely return because he needs the paycheck.
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“He doesn’t have the movie career he once had,” the source points out. “And even now he’s got a good deal with the TV show, but he needs the money to keep his lifestyle going and to keep his career hot.”
Sheen is racking up big legal bills defending himself against domestic violence charges in Aspen stemming from his Christmas arrest. He recently brought top L.A. lawyer Steve Cochran onto his team to join his local counsel.
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Hal Haddon, Kobe Bryant’s former lawyer, has not yet joined the defense although he has been contacted and reviewed the case file.
“Charlie ripped through a fortune in the past when he was a movie star and doing a lot of drugs,” the source told RadarOnline.com. “He could have been set for life financially.
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“But he blew a ton of money on his party lifestyle and it has taken him a while to rebuild his career.”
Two and a Half Men pays Charlie extremely well but his contract is up. He’s now looking for more than one million dollars per episode. Sheen is currently still in rehab and his wife Brooke Mueller is receiving rehab treatment at home, according to her lawyer.
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“The reports that Charlie won’t be back are wrong,” the source told RadarOnline.com. “Every star who is renegotiating loves to float a report that they won’t come back, hoping it creates negotiating leverage.
“CBS needs the show and Charlie knows that. But Charlie needs the show and CBS knows that.”
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Sheen has managed to rebuild some of his fortune, the source adds, but is not going to turn his back on a big paycheck, even if it’s not the amount her wants.
“Charlie has kids. Charlie has bills. He has an expensive lifestyle,” the source told RadarOnline.com. “He can’t just turn off the income. No one is going to pay him millions to star in a movie right now. Even the biggest stars are facing smaller paychecks in Hollywood these days and Charlie is a TV star now, not a movie star.
“That’s a huge difference.”
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Bottom line: Expect negotiations to continue but there’s no doubt Charlie will return, says the source.
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“It’s not a question of if he wants to,” the source added. “He needs to.”
