LOS ANGELES — Charlie Sheen was fired Monday from Two and a Half Men by Warner Bros. Television following repeated misbehaviour and weeks of the actor’s angry, often-manic media campaign against his studio bosses.
The action was taken after “careful consideration” and is effective immediately, the studio said in a statement.
No decision has been made on the show’s future without its star, said Paul McGuire, a Warner spokesman.
The actor, who has used TV, radio and social media to create a big megaphone for himself, was not silent for long.
In a text to The Associated Press, Sheen responded, with the F-word and “They lose,” followed by the word “Trolls.” Asked if he planned to sue, Sheen texted back, “Big.” As for his next move, Sheen texted, “A big one.”
A call to his attorney, Marty Singer, for comment was not immediately returned.
Shortly before CBS announced Monday that it had fired Sheen, the actor tweeted Monday that he wants to hire an intern to assist him. The tweet is a paid-for endorsement from the year-old website Internships.com.
“I’m looking to hire a winning INTERN with TigerBlood,” read the message.
The posting on Internships.com describes the position as a paid, eight-week job for the summer to “work closely with Charlie Sheen in leveraging his social network.”
The application form isn’t exactly extensive: Applicants must summarize themselves in 75 characters or less.
The partnership was arranged by start-up ad.ly, which connects celebrities with advertisers for social media ads.
Sheen has officially signed on with ad.ly after the Beverly Hills-based company consulted with him last week to familiarize him with Twitter.
Asked whether Internships.com had any reservations about partnering with Sheen, CEO Robin Richards replied, “Charlie Sheen is an A-list actor for seven years in a row.”
“We thought we could really highlight and help students and companies realize that this resource was available for them,” says Richards, who is also an ad.ly board member.
Ad.ly helped Sheen join Twitter and get his account verified so that users could separate the real Sheen from the many copycat accounts.
Sheen took little more than a day to reach 1 million followers. He had more than 2 million as of Monday.
The attention has brought a huge amount of exposure to social media advertising.