The actor reached an agreement with the filmmakers and creators of 'Two and Half Men' for a lawsuit filed after his dismissal from the comedy
Charlie Sheen has reached a settlement with the makers and creators of Two and A Half Men over a lawsuit filed following his firing earlier this year from the most-watched comedy on American television, Warner Bros. said Monday.
Sheen filed a $100 million lawsuit against the studio behind the CBS comedy and its creator Chuck Lorre after being fired from the show in March.
Warner Bros did not disclose the amount of the agreement. The case was resolved through arbitration.
“Warner Bros. Television, Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen have resolved their dispute to the satisfaction of the parties. The pending lawsuit and arbitration will be dismissed by all parties. "The parties have agreed to maintain confidentiality regarding the terms of the agreement," Warner Bros. said in a statement.
Sheen, the highest-paid actor on American television, was fired from Two and A Half Men after publicly insulting Lorre in a series of interviews.
His comments followed a series of rehab admissions that had forced production of the television comedy to suspend it in early 2011.
Monday's settlement announcement came after months of acrimonious exchanges, tempered by appearances by a contrite Sheen on talk shows and at the Emmy Awards in the past two weeks.
Sheen was replaced on Two and A Half Men by Ashton Kutcher. The new season began last week with a record 28.7 million U.S. viewers, a larger audience than any episode in the sitcom's first eight seasons with Sheen in the lead role.
