Sheen wants a raise

Associated Press

NEW YORK

Charlie Sheen says he wants a raise to come back to the CBS show “Two and a Half Men.”

The troubled star appeared on two morning-show interviews Monday to continue an attack on CBS and producers of his hit sitcom for shutting down the show because of his off-set behavior. Both ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today” show aired lengthy segments of their interviews.

It was startling television. Sheen boasted about his “epic” partying, said he’s fueled by “violent hatred” of his bosses, said he cleaned up from drugs at home at his “Sober Valley Lodge” and said he’s “tired of pretending I’m not a total, bing rock star from Mars.”

NBC interviewer Jeff Rossen appeared taken aback when Sheen said he wanted $3 million an episode to return to the show. He’s reportedly paid $1.8 million an episode now, one of the highest-paid actors on TV.

“You want a raise?” Rossen asked.

Replied Sheen: “Yeah, look what they put me through.”

On ABC, Sheen said to correspondent Andrea Canning that he planned to sue his bosses.

“Wouldn’t you?” he said. “I’ve got a whole family to support and love. People beyond me are relying on that. I’m here to collect. They’re going to lose. They’re going to lose in a courtroom, so I would recommend that they settle out of court.”