14 DAY TRIAL // Warlock Charlie Sheen must already be sorry tossing away his lucrative deal for “Two and a Half Men,” which got him a minimum of $2 million per episode, because his live tour got off to a wrong start. He was booed off stage in Detroit.
Over the weekend, Charlie began his “My Violent Torpedo of Truth / Defeat Is Not an Option” tour in Detroit but, at this point, it’s safe to say it went nothing like he planned.
Entertainment Weekly was at the show on Saturday night and, despite the fact that the pre-show atmosphere was similar to one at a great rock concert, the show ended with Sheen being booed off the stage.
For starters, EW points out (and it’s just one of the many media outlets to do so: check out the video below), the show had no structure whatsoever, there was no backbone to hold everything together so it’s no wonder people started losing their patience when it came apart.
Sheen made bad jokes and talked too much about himself but, this time, it was not even fun to watch, as opposed to his many crazy interviews he’s been giving for a couple of months now.
“I am finally here to identify and train the Vatican assassin locked inside each and every one of you,” Sheen promised at the beginning of the show but, as it dragged on, it became clear he was simply uttering meaningless words.
Not even he understood what he was saying, EW says, which made the routine grow boring very fast.
When people starting booing, Sheen told one guy that “I already got your money, dude!.” Later, he tried to excuse himself by saying, “You paid your hard-earned money without knowing what this show was about.”
By 10:20 (the show started at 8:15 but Sheen only came on stage at about 9 pm), dozens of fans had already walked out the show, the aforementioned e-zine reports.
Those left were booing so hard that Sheen left the stage without a word – and never came back again.
On the bright side, the show in Chicago the next evening fared somewhat better, with Sheen bringing some improvements to his act, TMZ says.
Still, that doesn’t change the fact that the entire idea for the tour is doomed and that Sheen should probably start thinking about ways to apologize to “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre, voices are saying online.