catlover79
03-06-2011, 04:56 PM
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-04/entertainment/team.sheen.joaquin.phoenix_1_charlie-sheen-conduct-and-condition-half-men?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ
For anyone else, the week that Charlie Sheen's had would've ended in shambles -- a career low point that would send any celebrity into hiding.
His TV show? Shut down. His sons? Taken away. His estranged wife says in a restraining order that he threatened to kill her.
Not to mention that this drama is unfolding as the cameras capture it all -- sometimes live on air -- while an entire nation watches, unsure of whether to cackle or condemn.
But Sheen? Well, in some ways, the guy really is kind of winning.
The odd thing about this very publicly played-out saga is that, while the circumstances warrant concern, Sheen's reaction to it all has inspired a team of followers -- literally. As we're sure you've heard by now, a million Twitter users signed up within a single day to hear more from the already overexposed celebrity, and the number has only grown since.
This little detail didn't slip past Sheen (or whomever is running his Twitter account), even with all the issues he's got going on at the moment. "In all sincerity... Thank you Twitter community for the warm reception & the followers that helped get me to 1M in 24 hours!!!," he wrote, adding in a "#teamsheen" for effect. That hashtag, along with the Sheen-isms #tigerblood, #planbetter and #winning, have become popular on the social media site.
But before these quotes became an inescapable part of our cultural lexicon, the 45-year-old actor was busy igniting the firestorm by going off about "Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre. These interviews, mind you, followed a late January hospital run that preceded Sheen undergoing rehab at home -- a.k.a., the Sober Valley Lodge.
Yet by the time Sheen was scheduled to head back to work, CBS and Warner Bros. (the latter of which is owned by CNN's parent company, Time Warner) announced that production had been halted on "Two and a Half Men" for the remainder of the season. A statement said the decision was "based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition."
Yet, somehow, he's been able to stay afloat amid this publicity crisis -- even without his actual PR. Sheen's former representative said in a statement earlier this week, "I have worked with Charlie Sheen for a long time and I care about him very much. However, at this time, I'm unable to work effectively as his publicist and have respectfully resigned."
For anyone else, the week that Charlie Sheen's had would've ended in shambles -- a career low point that would send any celebrity into hiding.
His TV show? Shut down. His sons? Taken away. His estranged wife says in a restraining order that he threatened to kill her.
Not to mention that this drama is unfolding as the cameras capture it all -- sometimes live on air -- while an entire nation watches, unsure of whether to cackle or condemn.
But Sheen? Well, in some ways, the guy really is kind of winning.
The odd thing about this very publicly played-out saga is that, while the circumstances warrant concern, Sheen's reaction to it all has inspired a team of followers -- literally. As we're sure you've heard by now, a million Twitter users signed up within a single day to hear more from the already overexposed celebrity, and the number has only grown since.
This little detail didn't slip past Sheen (or whomever is running his Twitter account), even with all the issues he's got going on at the moment. "In all sincerity... Thank you Twitter community for the warm reception & the followers that helped get me to 1M in 24 hours!!!," he wrote, adding in a "#teamsheen" for effect. That hashtag, along with the Sheen-isms #tigerblood, #planbetter and #winning, have become popular on the social media site.
But before these quotes became an inescapable part of our cultural lexicon, the 45-year-old actor was busy igniting the firestorm by going off about "Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre. These interviews, mind you, followed a late January hospital run that preceded Sheen undergoing rehab at home -- a.k.a., the Sober Valley Lodge.
Yet by the time Sheen was scheduled to head back to work, CBS and Warner Bros. (the latter of which is owned by CNN's parent company, Time Warner) announced that production had been halted on "Two and a Half Men" for the remainder of the season. A statement said the decision was "based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition."
Yet, somehow, he's been able to stay afloat amid this publicity crisis -- even without his actual PR. Sheen's former representative said in a statement earlier this week, "I have worked with Charlie Sheen for a long time and I care about him very much. However, at this time, I'm unable to work effectively as his publicist and have respectfully resigned."