Sheen Tantrum causes end of “Two and a Half Men”

USA - CBS and Warner Brothers decided to halt production of the hit CBS comedy “Two and a Half Men” after Charlie Sheen, the star of the show, unleashed a barrage of vituperative comments about the sitcom’s creator, Chuck Lorre. The loss of next season’s episodes would mean forgoing about $250 million in revenue between Warner Brothers, which produces the show, and CBS. The actual shortfall would be much lower because the network would reduce its costs and would receive revenue from another show in its place.  More…