LOS ANGELES: Charlie Sheen filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking $100 million from Warner Brothers and the producers of “Two and a Half Men” for sacking him from the hit TV show. Lawyers for the troubled star claim Sheen's contract was breached by his dismissal this week in the wake of a string of media outbursts by the actor attacking the show's producer Chuck Lorre. Sheen is also seeking compensation for the rest of the cast and crew of the top-rated TV series, the future of which is in doubt after the sacking of its main star. “Two and a Half Men” – in which Sheen plays a hedonistic bachelor – had already been canceled for the rest of the season following Sheen's repeated verbal attacks on Lorre two weeks ago. The star started his own Twitter feed which has become an Internet sensation, and launched an online show, dubbed “Sheen's Korner,” which has also drawn huge numbers of followers. Lorre's lawyer Howard Weitzman dismissed the allegations as a “fantasy.” “The allegations in the complaint against Mr. Lorre are as recklessly false and unwarranted as Mr. Sheen's rantings in the media,” he told TMZ. “These accusations are simply imaginary. “This lawsuit is about a fantasy ‘lottery' pay-day for Charlie Sheen,” he said, adding: “Chuck Lorre's concern has been and continues to be about Mr. Sheen's health.” – Agence France
