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 12) complain about? I'm so blessed." On December 5, 2014, it was announced that the series' finale would be February 19, 2015, and it would be an hour long episode to conclude the series. CBS announced that the new incarnation of "The Odd Couple", the premise of which "Two and a Half Men" was based on, would take its place for the remainder of the television season. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> "Two and a Half Men", a show that has always generated controversy, continued to do so in its final season. The producers were aware that the story line for the season might cause