Sheen settles TV sacking lawsuit

Charlie Sheen’s legal fight with his former 'Two And A Half Men' bosses who sacked him is over.

Warner Bros Television released a statement saying that the troubled actor’s lawsuit against the studio and series executive producer Chuck Lorre had been settled “to the parties’ satisfaction”.

Although Sheen, 46, has lobbed verbal attacks against both Warner Bros and Mr Lorre, the actor has struck a more conciliatory tone lately.

At the Emmy Awards, he publicly wished former TV castmates well on their new season, which features Ashton Kutcher playing a new character that replaces Sheen’s role as philandering Charlie Harper.

He will not be talking about the settlement – Warner Bros’ statement says the terms are confidential.

Sheen had filed a $100m (€73m) lawsuit for wrongful termination against Warner after his sacking last March. His lawyer, Marty Singer, had said much of that amount was the actor's share of DVD, syndication and other profits that the studio was withholding.

At the time, Sheen was the highest-paid actor in television, reportedly earning $1.2m-$2m an episode. His exit cut short the CBS comedy’s season.

By then, Sheen had been on a media blitz for weeks, using catchphrases such as “Tiger Blood” and “winning” and describing himself as a warlock.

The case never became the forum for Sheen’s grievances that the actor said he was seeking – most of the court proceedings centred on whether the dispute should be heard through private arbitration, as called for in the actor’s contract.

A judge determined that the case should be moved to arbitration in June and lawyers had been working through that process.

Sheen has distanced himself from his previous outlandish behaviour in recent weeks and has acknowledged he was at least partly responsible for his ousting from television’s top-rated comedy.

“It was bad,” Sheen told 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno, “and I own my part in that, and I just want to make everything right.”

Appearing last week at the Emmy Awards as a presenter, he addressed the 'Two And A Half Men' cast and crew, saying: “I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season.”

“Men” returned to the air last week with Kutcher joining the cast as an internet billionaire who decides to buy the house that had been owned by Sheen’s character.