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Charlie Sheen NEVER Said He Wanted $3 Million An Episode to Return to Show

5:19 am, March 1st, 2011

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Charlie Sheen was misquoted yesterday as saying he wanted $3 million to return to the set of “Two and a Half Men.”

In fact, after the Associated Press claimed in an article that Sheen “demanded $3 million an episode to return to work,” numerous outlets around the world picked up the story and repeated the misinformation, prompting the actor’s attorneys – as Gossip Cop has learned exclusively – to fire off a legal letter demanding a “correction and retraction of the false and defamatory statements published by the Associated Press.”

See Sheen’s lawyer’s letter obtained exclusively by Gossip Cop (page 1 and page 2)

The confusion arose when Sheen told NBC’s Jeff Rossen – in an interview that aired on the “Today Show” yesterday – “I’m a man of my word so I will finish the TV show… I’ll even do Season 10, but at this point it’s because of psychological distress, oh my God, it’s 3 mil an episode.”

When Sheen said he was a man of his word, he meant was he would fulfill his contractual obligations for Season 8 (the one which just shut down), as well as for Season 9.

Sheen’s reference to wanting $3 million an episode was if he were to extend his commitment to a 10th season.

According to the letter from Sheen’s lawyer to the wire service, the “Two and a Half Men” star’s comments were presented by the Associated Press in “an incomplete, false and misleading manner which thereby makes it appear that my client said he refused to live up to his contract unless he is given a raise of $3 million per episode… My client intends to abide by his contractual commitments on his Series.”

Now that it’s been cleared up, Gossip Cop has a strong feeling the Associated Press will issue a correction and retraction.

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  • Renee33

    I disagree I watched the interview and if you watch the whole thing you definitely get he meant he would come back for 3 million an episode. Charlie needs to get off the drugs so he can remember what he is saying. Also with all the crap he’s been ranting this is what his lawyer’s are worried about. So far, I think at least three different groups could sue him.

  • melissa

    i agree with Renee33. He needs stop acting like a kid and grow up, if this shows cancles everyone one will hate you and probbly start a war against him and never end. He need to stop his complaining, and lying and get it together. just stop and get it toegther stop the drugs and sex accidentshens

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