Yesterday Warner Bros. Television announced that they were firing Charlie Sheen from
Two And A Half Men, and the network sent an angry 11-page letter to the actor's attorney explaining their decision.
The letter begins by stating that Sheen "has been engaged in dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill," adding that he has "committed an act which constitutes a felony offense involving moral turpitude under federal, state or local laws, or is indicted or convicted of any such offense."
There is reportedly a clause in Sheen’s contract that says Warner Bros. can fire a performer who commits "a felony offense involving moral turpitude", and the studio writes: "There is ample evidence supporting Warner Bros. reasonable good faith opinion that Mr. Sheen has committed felony offenses involving moral turpitude (including but not limited to furnishing of cocaine to others as part of the self-destructive lifestyle he has described publicly) that have 'interfere[d] with his ability to fully and completely render all material services required' under the agreement."
The letter added the studio was so concerned about Sheen they had an airplane waiting to take him to a treatment facility, but he refused, and he delayed production when he went to rehab and later fired his sobriety coach. Sheen has insisted that he was never unfit to appear on the show and had "brilliant" performances, but Warner Bros. fired back and wrote, "Mr. Sheen had difficulty remembering his lines and hitting his marks. His conduct and condition created substantial tensions on the set. He sometimes showed up to work after not having slept and needed to move his mark to accommodate his need to 'lean' on something, for balance."
Sheen's lawyer Marty Singer told THR that he will be taking legal action against both Warner Bros. and
Two And A Half Men creator Chuck Lorre. Though Lorre has no contractual relationship with Sheen, it's being reported that he will be sued for interfering with the actor's contract. “It’s a matter of when," Sheen's lawyer told THR. "It could be this week, it could be in a little while. We’re in no rush. But we will sue ... They have no basis to suspend or terminate [Charlie]."
Lorre has hired famous entertainment attorney Howard Weitzman to represent him, and Warner Bros. is working with the Munger Tolles & Olson law firm. Sheen's legal team claims the studio breached its contract by suspending the actor and firing him, adding, "Warner Bros. and CBS have conspired with Mr. Lorre in his tortuous and outrageous conduct in permitting him to shut down the show."
After Warner Bros. announced Sheen's termination, he went to a meeting at Live Nation and yelled, "Free at last, free at last!" in response to the news. Click the video below to check out the rest of his crazy antics, which included waving a machete and drinking a container of what appeared to be
tomato juice tiger's blood.
Click after the jump to see how much money Sheen's absence could cost the show...