Chuck Lorre

Top television agent Bob Broder is going to work with his biggest client. Broder, a partner at ICM Partners, is going is joining producer Chuck Lorre's production company. Lorre is the creative force behind the CBS hits "Two and a Half Men," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Mike & Molly. " The move comes just a week after Lorre signed a new contract with Warner Bros. to continue developing TV shows and enter the movie business. Lorre has been associated with Warner Bros. for many years and his shows have generated hundreds of millions in rerun money for the studio.

Rather than launch a follow-up to Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth" live tour, "Two and a Half Men" star Angus T. Jones is partially apologizing for his recent comments against the successful CBS sitcom. The 19-year-old actor made headlines Monday after appearing in a testimonial posted by the Forerunner Christian Church, in which he labeled the CBS ratings juggernaut "filth" and urged viewers not to watch the show -- in addition to noting his desire to no longer be part of the series.

Chuck Lorre thinks that people are "crazy" to support Mitt Romney. And he's not too wild about "The Bachelor" either. The outspoken TV producer told viewers in one of his "vanity cards" at the end of Thursday's "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS that he had "crossed the line" with the text this time, so he just sent the offending words directly to his website. Those who went there found a typically profane, Lorre-esque screed against Romney, gay marriage foes, gun rights advocates and a few other targets.

Angus T. Jones, the "Half Man" part of "Two and a Half Men," has managed to keep a fairly low profile during the hit CBS sitcom's 10 seasons on the air. But now that Charlie Sheen has moved on, he has shockingly become the latest source of controversy for the aging series. In a testimonial video recorded for the Christian-themed website Forerunner Chronicles , the 19-year-old Jones told viewers that "I'm on 'Two and a Half Men,' and I don't want to be on it. Please stop watching it; please stop filling your head with filth.

Charlie Sheen's $100-million lawsuit against the studio that fired him from "Two and a Half Men" could take the public behind the scenes of the hit television show and beyond the nonstop airing of Hollywood's dirty laundry. The wrongful-termination suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, threatens to pull the curtain from the financial secrets behind the show and provide a glimpse of Tinseltown's wheeling and dealing. "There is a lot that Charlie Sheen may believe is private and personal, and all that would come out as would the secret sauce of how Warner Bros.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Friday. Chuck Lorre admits that the Charlie Sheen debacle is getting him down. Dude needs some tiger blood. ( Los Angeles Times ) Last week, Casey Abrams got a save on "American Idol. " This week, two people went home instead of one. Did he survive again? ( Los Angeles Times ) Stand down, "Mad Men" fans: Matt Weiner is back on the show and all systems are go. ( Los Angeles Times ) The traditional tourist tours of the stars' homes is taking a TMZ turn.

Chuck Lorre helped create what were once two of television's most popular comedies, CBS' "Cybill" and ABC's "Grace Under Fire." You'll see his name on the credits every week. What you won't see is Lorre, who lasted roughly a year on each show, quitting because of differences with "Grace" star Brett Butler and being fired by Cybill Shepherd. Before that, he was ousted from "Roseanne," a distinction he shares with a few dozen other writer-producers.

One of the most important rules of crisis communication is: If you are in a hole, stop digging. Charlie Sheen, however, has refused to put his shovel down since being fired by Warner Bros. from his starring role on the hit CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men. " Though he hasn't struck gold, he also hasn't buried himself alive — yet. On the surface, Sheen's rants of the last several weeks seem designed to lay the groundwork for an insanity defense. He talks of being a "warlock" and having "tiger blood" and the "DNA of an Adonis.

Charlie Sheen, Warner Bros. Television and "Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre have officially made peace and settled their legal differences. Sheen has been at odds with the studio and Lorre since early this year after Warner Bros. shut down production of the CBS sitcom to force Sheen to seek treatment for substance abuse issues. Warner Bros. later fired the actor after he publicly criticized the studio and Lorre. Although none of the parties would comment on the deal, last week the Los Angeles Times reported that Sheen would receive $25 million to settle the matter.

Charlie Sheen suffered a legal setback in his fight against Warner Bros. and producer Chuck Lorre when his $100-million suit against the two was kicked to arbitration by a California Superior Court judge. Sheen, who was fired this year from his starring role on the CBS hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men," which is produced by the studio and Lorre, wanted to fight his termination in front of a jury. Warner and Lorre argued that a clause in Sheen's contract stipulates that an arbitrator be used to resolve contract disputes.

Chuck Lorre thinks that people are "crazy" to support Mitt Romney. And he's not too wild about "The Bachelor" either. The outspoken TV producer told viewers in one of his "vanity cards" at the end of Thursday's "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS that he had "crossed the line" with the text this time, so he just sent the offending words directly to his website. Those who went there found a typically profane, Lorre-esque screed against Romney, gay marriage foes, gun rights advocates and a few other targets.

Top television agent Bob Broder is going to work with his biggest client. Broder, a partner at ICM Partners, is going is joining producer Chuck Lorre's production company. Lorre is the creative force behind the CBS hits "Two and a Half Men," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Mike & Molly. " The move comes just a week after Lorre signed a new contract with Warner Bros. to continue developing TV shows and enter the movie business. Lorre has been associated with Warner Bros. for many years and his shows have generated hundreds of millions in rerun money for the studio.

Charlie Sheen was a swirl of outrageous behavior during the public meltdown that led to his ouster from CBS' "Two and a Half Men. " But in his appearance at FX's Television Critics' Assn. panel on Saturday, Sheen was more mild than wild. The most outrageous thing about him was his wardrobe. In what may have been a TCA press tour first, Sheen wore plaid shorts and no socks as he sat alongside his costars of "Anger Management" and the show's executive producer, Bruce Helford. And instead of brash and outlandish outbursts, Sheen seemed subdued and almost a bit shy and uncomfortable.

The courtroom battle between former "Desperate Housewives" costar Nicollette Sheridan and the show's creator, Marc Cherry, over the circumstances of her character's demise is another reminder that for an actor, the only thing worse than not getting a part on a show is getting killed off a show. "It's a one-way contract, they can drop you at any time," said Steve Schirripa, who spent seven years nervously pawing through the pages of scripts for "The Sopranos" wondering if this was the episode where his character would get whacked.

Johnny Galecki seeks to be average. The star of "The Big Bang Theory" is seated outside a small Hollywood restaurant, talking about his longing to play ordinary, run-of-the-mill figures rather than the larger-than-life characters that actors and audiences sometimes embrace. "Guys like Dustin Hoffman and Jack Lemmon have always been my leading men," said the 36-year-old, leather jacket-clad actor, who minutes before was crushing the butt of a luxury cigarette with his scuffed combat boot.

Charlie Sheen, Warner Bros. Television and "Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre have officially made peace and settled their legal differences. Sheen has been at odds with the studio and Lorre since early this year after Warner Bros. shut down production of the CBS sitcom to force Sheen to seek treatment for substance abuse issues. Warner Bros. later fired the actor after he publicly criticized the studio and Lorre. Although none of the parties would comment on the deal, last week the Los Angeles Times reported that Sheen would receive $25 million to settle the matter.

CBS is down to one and a half men. Charlie Sheen, star of the network's hit show "Two and a Half Men," was thrown off the show Monday afternoon by Warner Bros., the studio that produces the situation comedy. The move to fire Sheen follows several weeks of highly public and vituperative battling by the actor against CBS, Warner Bros. and "Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre. In a letter to Sheen's lawyer outlining its reasons for his dismissal, Warner Bros. charged that the actor's "erratic behavior" undermined production and said his tabloid lifestyle ?

Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. are finalizing a multimillion-dollar settlement that would end one of the ugliest public battles ever between a major star and a Hollywood studio. Sheen, who had been feuding with Warner Bros. after being fired from his starring role on the CBS hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men" in March, will receive about $25 million to settle the dispute, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity because the negotiations are confidential.