{"id":3891,"date":"2011-03-08T18:01:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T23:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2011-09-15T09:46:35","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T13:46:35","slug":"fired-cbs-gives-sheen-the-ax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/08\/fired-cbs-gives-sheen-the-ax\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired: CBS Gives Sheen the Ax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok, so I’m a little late in getting to this, but hey it was down in my stack of stuff… From Deadline.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It’s over for Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men<\/em>. But his ongoing war with the\u00a0 series producer Warner Bros. TV is far from over, with lawyers for both sides expected to take the lead in the coming weeks. The news of Sheen’s firing came shortly after 1:30PM this afternoon when the studio released the following statement: “After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen\u2019s services on Two and a Half Men<\/em> effective immediately.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What I said last week about Mr. Sheen’s behavior in and of itself not being indicative of a mental disorder<\/a>\u2026 Forget it, it’s becoming increasing clear that he’s at the very least an order of fries shy of a happy meal. I don’t know how else to put it, running around on a rooftop waving machete not the act of sane man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ok, so I’m a little late in getting to this, but hey it was down in my stack of stuff… From Deadline.com: It’s over for Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men. But his ongoing war with the\u00a0 series producer Warner Bros. 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