Charlie Sheen has told friends that he wants to leave “Two and a Half Men,’’ the hit CBS comedy in which he’s starred for seven years, according to a person close to the actor. CBS had no comment, and a call to Sheen’s representatives was not returned. “Two and a Half Men,’’ which also stars Jon Cryer, is the top-rated comedy on TV. Last year CBS gave the show a three-year renewal, through the 2011-12 season, but Sheen’s contract is up at the end of the current season. Sheen, 44, is grappling with legal problems arising from a fight with his wife in Aspen, Colo., last December. He is charged with assault, criminal mischief, and menacing, and faces a trial in July. He entered a rehab facility for undisclosed treatment in February, temporarily forcing “Two and a Half Men’’ to halt production.
One and a half men?
His spirit is free
Lil Wayne
wants his fans to know that his spirit and love will “never be confined to prison walls.’’ The Grammy-winning rapper’s message was posted yesterday to his new website. He was sentenced in March to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus. The 27-year-old says he’s in good spirits and thinks about his four children daily.
Actress leaving series
S. Epatha Merkerson
, the senior member of the “Law & Order’’ cast, is leaving after the show’s current 20th season. Merkerson, who joined the NBC drama in 1993, has decided to exit after 16 years, according to a person close to the show.
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