If there’s one thing Charlie Sheen knows, it’s the art of the deal. Rather than worrying about how Sheen’s upcoming felony trial will affect the success of Two And A Half Men, CBS is celebrating a new contract they signed with the actor, who will receive nearly $2 million per episode for two more seasons of the hit sitcom. ‘To put a fitting end on the 2 1/2 months of whirlwind speculation, I’m looking forward to returning to my CBS home on Monday nights,” Sheen said in a statement. Odd, since we’d date the speculation about his future a little earlier—around when Sheen allegedly pulled a knife on his wife Brooke Mueller in Aspen after a violent, coke-fueled last Christmas.
Sheen, more than capable of shelling out for all the lawyers and estranged wives he’s collected, is allegedly focusing on that trial set for July. Us Magazine says the DA is prepared to drop the felony menacing charge if Sheen serves 45 days in prison on the misdemeanor violence wrap. Though it was the felony charge that reportedly held up earlier negotiations, the actor is now supposedly focused about the ability to smoke in jail. Unfortunately, the prison has been smoke-free for over a decade, with nicotine addicts forced to use patches, as the gum could ruin the carpet. Hey, at least the place is carpeted, Charlemagne! Not every drug-addled philanderer accused of abuse is so lucky.
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