Charlie Sheen is demanding to be paid £1.8 million per episode to return to work on ‘Two And A Half Men,’ accusing the producers of putting him through “psychological distress”. Bosses of the hit series pulled the plug on the current season after Sheen’s headline-grabbing personal issues and his public rants against writer Chuck Lorre.
Sheen sat down for several TV interviews to give his side of the story and has explained to NBC host Jeff Rosen that he wouldn’t go back to the show unless he has a pay rise – insisting he’s “tired of pretending he’s not special”. In the interview, Sheen says, “I’m not angry, I’m passionate. Everybody thinks I should be begging for my job back and I am just going to forewarn them that it’s going to be everyone else that’s going to be begging me for their jobs back.”
I’m a man of my word, I’ll finish the TV show, and I’ll even do season 10 but at this point because of psychological distress I want $3m an episode, take it or leave it,” he said. “Look at what I’ve been through. I make roughly $2 million now. I’m underpaid right now, for sure. If you look at the money that the producers are making yeah, it’s ridiculous. I’m tired of pretending I’m not special.”
Sheen sat down for the interviews last week and subsequent reports suggest the star is now preparing to sue TV bosses, as well as Lorre and Warner Bros. chiefs, for a staggering £200 million.
