CBS Finally Fires Charlie Sheen for Good – Contract Terminated

The final shoe may have just dropped in the Charlie Sheen vs. CBS battle.

After a two week public display of #notwinning, and countless media appearances that clearly show the actor in some type of mental collapse or drug addiction, the brass at CBS has finally fired Charlie Sheen for good.

In a letter sent to Charlie’s lawyers, CBS spells out the exact reason for the contract termination. Some reasons include his drug use, media outbursts, missing rehearsals, failure to complete drug rehab, the New York Plaza incident, and the Las Vegas suitcase of cocaine incident.

CBS has also said they have no plans to pay Sheen for the missed episodes of Two and a Half Men.

Of course, Sheen, who is made of #tigerblood, has vowed to not only sue CBS and Warner Brothers, but has promised to right every wrong ever done to him by this evil conspiracy.

We suspect we will hear a lot more from Sheen about this – he plans to go on Ustream again tonight with Charlie’s Korner as he tries to explain all of this to his fans.

As for CBS, their words are very clear:

In halting production of Two and a Half Men for the remainder of the season and suspending Mr. Sheen's employment on the Show, Warner Bros. took the only responsible action open to it-morally and legally-in these painful circumstances. Warner Bros. would not, could not, and should not attempt to continue "business as usual" while Mr. Sheen destroys himself as the world watches.

Keith Olbermann Fired – Leaves MSNBC

If you were watching Keith Olbermann on Friday night you were one of the first to hear the news. Olbermann is leaving MSNBC effective immediately and Friday was his last show. Wow.

Reports indicate Keith had an additional two years left on his contract and did not really give an explanation as to why he was leaving. Was he fired? Yes.

Remember, Keith was suspended for two days in November for “Improper campaign donations” and has come under fire for comments in the past.

By Saturday morning some new outlets were reporting that the recent Comcast NBC takeover approval was the death nail for Mr. Olbermann. In fact, it looks like NBC will continue to pay him his $7 million a year salary. He will probably have to stay off the air for up to a year or more as a result.

“Countdown with Keith Olbermann” was the highest rated show on MSNBC and helped make the network what it is today. Why would the top brass of Comcast want him out?

We never liked Comcast to begin with, and with this move are starting to feel very uneasy about the NBC Comcast deal.

Our favorites Keithisms:

‘That woman is an idiot.’— May 13, 2010, referring to Sarah Palin

‘I accuse you, Mr. Bush, of lying this country into war.’— July 3, 2007