Arts & Entertainment

Charlie Sheen Lawyer Wants Case to Go to Trial

While the actor appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom, his lawyers argued in a Santa Monica court over a Sheen-related lawsuit.

Lawyers for Charlie Sheen argued on behalf of the actor and his $100 million breach-of-contract lawsuit at the on Tuesday. In the suit, which Sheen filed Mar. 10 against Two and a Half Men co-creator/producer Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros., he alleges that he was wrongfully terminated from the show.

While lawyers for Lorre and the production company have argued that Sheen's contract requires the issue to be dealt with through private arbitration, Sheen attorney Marty Singer said the matter should go to trial.

During the legal proceedings, Sheen was in a Los Angeles court discussing custody of his two sons with estranged wife Brooke Mueller.

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In his lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros., Sheen asks for unpaid wages and seeks $100 million in compensatory damages. It says Lorre and Warner Bros. "decided unilaterally not to pay Mr. Sheen or the other cast and crew for the remainder of this season," according to TMZ. "By this complaint, Charlie Sheen is not only seeking payment of his own compensation for the series, but he is also pursuing claims for the benefit of the entire cast and crew to get paid for the balance of the season's 24 episodes."

The troubled actor was fired from Two and a Half Men in early March following a series of strange incidents that have been covered heavily by the media. Production on the CBS show was suspended earlier this year after Sheen was hospitalized and entered rehab.

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"After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately," the production company said in a statement issued after the firing.

Sheen has publicly criticized Warner Bros. and Lorre, who co-created the show in 2003.

“Where ya hiding, silly clown?" Sheen said in a UStream video. "Behind your narcissism, your greed, your hatred of yourself or women? … Think of me often, loser, during your most quiet moments. All alone in the world, staring into the mirror, your least favorite activity. Think of me as you pray to the silly God of [Alcoholics Anonymous]."

It is uncertain whether Two and a Half Men will continue without Sheen.

City News Service contributed to this report.


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