I've been quiet about Charlie Sheen's recent multiple crazed rants and cocky displays of self-importance, mostly because he's not being anyone he hadn't already established himself to be. He has an enormous history of egoism, drug use, abusive misogyny, and paying for sex (he was one of Heidi Fleiss's celebrity clients) . So all his noise is a little boring and embarrassing. It reminds me of Anna Nicole Smith at her worst. I could never watch her without cringing deeply and changing the channel. Same thing here.
Now, Mr. Sheen's former Two and a Half Men costar, Jon Cryer has teamed with Ellen Degeneres in a clever video (sorry it's not on the YouTube as of yet) that subtly addresses the real fallout of the demise of the powerhouse sitcom that was still topping the ratings, even eight seasons in. While it may be hard to feel sorry for exorbitantly paid actors, there are so many others affected, and they are scrambling for jobs.
Finally, I think Chuck Lorre, the creator of the series, really missed an opportunity to put Sheen in his place. Rather than shutting down production, Lorre could be writing scripts that would force Sheen (who for all intents and purposes has been playing himself all along) to skewer himself. The character of Charlie could be turned into a heartless, raving madman or a prissy eunuch or whatever Lorre fancied, really. Well, no matter how you look at it, it's hard to say that anyone involved is truly "bi-winning".
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