14 DAY TRIAL // Warner Bros. executives fired Charlie Sheen from “Two and a Half Men” when they believed his substance abuse and mental issues were impeding him from doing his job on the show. He filed a $100 million lawsuit against them – but ended up walking away with just a quarter of that.
Fans of the show must know the circumstances around Sheen’s departure from “Men” and how his character came to be replaced by a new one, played by Ashton Kutcher.
While many believed Sheen was the only to blame for getting fired, he never stopped saying that, despite his heavy partying and substance abuse, he was still able to fulfill his contractual obligations on “Men.”
As such, he was entitled to damages, which is why he took the studio to court, asking for the $100 million mentioned above.
Just hours ago, he settled with Warner Bros. for a quarter of that, TMZ reports.
“Charlie Sheen will immediately get $25 million in his settlement with Warner Bros. in his ‘Two and a Half Men’ dispute,” TMZ writes.
Even better for Charlie is the fact that he’ll get paid in a very short while – about two weeks, the e-zine estimates.
“Charlie will get the $25 mil in about two weeks and, as we reported, the sum represents the monies owed him for the work he already performed on the series and the profits that have already accrued,” TMZ writes.
But that’s not all: while he may not have gotten the $100 million he initially asked for, Sheen will still be making that money from the show, thanks to syndication.
“Charlie has shot around 180 episodes for the show, and in the next 7-10 years, the settlement will produce $100 million for the actor in syndication profits,” TMZ notes.
It may be a far cry from the kind of money he used to make (or, better yet, could have made if he’d still be on the show), but it’s still a very good deal all things considered.