CBS and Warner Bros. finally tranquilized the elephant in the
room Thursday, saying in a statement that "based on the totality
of Charlie Sheen's statement, conduct and condition" they were
shutting down production of 'Two and a Half Men,' TV's top
comedy, for the remainder of the season. But if the goal is to
one day welcome Charlie back to the top-rated show, sources
close to the erratic actor tell me he wouldn't return to the set
even if they begged.  "Charlie is furious that they have done
this," a close friend of the actor tells me. "He has never been
late for work, and what he does and says in his private life is
none of [CBS's] business. He feels like they have made billions
off him, and now they dare to pull his show just because they
didn't like an interview he did."