Charlie Sheen Sheen from entering its production lot. Sheen, already the highest-paid actor on television, responded by publicly demanding a 50 percent raise, claiming that in comparison to the amount that the series was making, he was "underpaid". CBS and Warner Bros. terminated Sheen's contract on March 7, 2011. He was replaced by Ashton Kutcher. In the aftermath of his dismissal, Sheen remained vocally critical of Chuck Lorre, and filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros., which was settled the following September 26. That same month, Sheen, while presenting an award at the Primetime Emmy Awards, addressed "everybody here
Two and a Half Men (season 8) show was already on hiatus, with production scheduled to resume on February 28. On February 24, 2011, it was announced that the show would shut down production for the rest of the season due to Sheen making offensive comments about Chuck Lorre, the creator and lead writer of "Two and a Half Men", on the February 24 edition of a radio broadcast hosted by Alex Jones. On March 7, 2011, Sheen was fired from the show, which led to the cancellation of the remaining eight episodes. After much speculation over whether Sheen would return to the series after all, Lorre