Sheen, who was making about $2 million per episode on the hit show before he was fired earlier this month, claimed in a lawsuit filed on March 10 that the studio and Chuck Lorre, the executive producer, conspired to fire him so that they could focus on their other popular shows — and because of sheer animosity toward him. He seeks allegedly unpaid compensation and punitive damages.
“Since Lorre has a better deal and stands to make even more money on his other current shows The Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly if they flourish, Lorre has been motivated in part by his own self interest and conflict of interest to make his other shows flourish at the expense of the Series and because of his animus toward Mr. Sheen,” wrote Sheen’s lawyer, Martin Singer, of Lavely & Singer in Los Angeles.
