‘Two and a Half Men’ not up for an Emmy this year.

CBS executives have decided not to submit ‘Two and a Half Men’ for a Best comedy Series Emmy Award due to all of the drama surrounding the show.

With 16 shows airing and being produced it did qualify, but an insider has said it was not appropriate due to all of the controversy. ‘Two and a Half Men’ has been nominated for the award three times in the past.

Though the show is not up for the award this year, CBS says actors Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell and Holland Taylor will be supported in category nominations.

The show shut down production in February after Charlie Sheen flew off the handle. Sheen has been fired from the show and it was reported that Ashton Kutcher will be on the ninth season of the show.

Bomb threat due to reruns of ‘Two and a Half Men’.

A viewer of ‘Two and a Half Men’ named Freddy Caldwell was arrested on Friday, after allegedly making bomb threats to a TV station for airing too many reruns of the sitcom. The caller’s motives remain unknown.

Cops learned that on May 11 and 23, Caldwell phoned the station and threatened to blow up the headquarters if any more reruns were aired. The calls were traced to Caldwell’s house in the Bronx and he was charged with “falsely reporting an incident and aggrevated harassment”.

Productions of new episodes were stalled for ‘Two and a Half Men’ when Charlie Sheen was fired in March by CBS. Sheen bragged about hard partying lifestyle. Sheen recently put his Beverly Hills estate on the market.

The network made the announcement earlier this month that they were replacing Sheen with Ashton Kutcher.

Is Ashton Kutcher filling the empty spot on ‘Two and a Half Men’?

After much speculation, sources say CBS has finally chosen someone to replace Charlie Sheen on their number 1 comedy, ‘Two and a Half Men’. Reportedly, the actor set to fill the shoes of Sheen is Ashton Kutcher.

Although CBS, Warner Brothers and Kutcher’s reps all declined to comment on the news, the source said that Kutcher is putting the final touches on the deal. Kutcher is said to be receiving a “huge payday” for joining the cast of the hit show.

Chuck Lorre, the producer of ‘Two and a Half Men’ has reportedly put together a funny storyline for the newest star of the show. One source said, “It’s really funny. People are going to love it.”

The 33 year old actor starred on the hit TV show ‘That 70’s Show’ and has been doing movies since then.

Jon Cryer lands a possible new role.

All hopes of finding a replacement for Charlie Sheen on ‘Two and a Half Men’ is now over. The show is over, which will leave the cast and crew looking for a new job. Jon Cryer is one of the cast that is currently looking for something new.

“Jon is a very talented actor and couldn’t have handled this incredibly challenging situation better,” an insider said. “Any network or cable channel would be lucky to have him on their channel. Plus, let’s be honest; the next project he does after ‘Two and A Half Men’ is going to get a lot of attention and publicity. What show wouldn’t want that?”

Cryer went on ‘The Ellen DeGeneras Show’ and pretended to be Ellen’s receptionist. He has now officially landed his first opportunity since ‘Two and a Half Men’, with The New York Philharmonic’s staging of ‘Company’. Cryer will reportedly play Neil Patrick Harris’ pot-smoking best friend in the production.

An insider told sources, “The show is strictly a limited run, but Jon is happy to be back at work and looking forward to moving on with his life. You don’t get better than The New York Philharmonic and Stephen Sondheim. Who knows what he will do after this? I assume he will go back to LA and find a new TV, but if Jon decides to stay in New York, the theater community would welcome him with open arms.”

Charlie Sheen says he will pay 1/3 of crews’ paychecks.

Reportedly, actor Charlie Sheen has said he would be willing to pay one-third of the salaries of the crew members that have been out of work due to his rehab. CBS and Warner Brothers would cover the remaining two-thirds.

The crew does not get paid when they are not in production. Reportedly, Men may still have time to complete most, if not all, of the episodes for the season, which would mean that the crew would be paid anyway. The only way production will resume is if producer, Chuck Lorre and the studio believe the 45 year old actor is ready. But, allegedly, Sheen has said he is ready to go on.

Stars Angus T. Jones and Jon Cryer just signed new pacts with Warner Bros. TV and they are likely to be paid no matter what happens. But the crew members are freelance and are only paid when working. If Sheen elects to pay the crew out of his pocket it would not be the first time. In 2007-08, during the writer’s strike, Sheen covered the paychecks.

Charlie Sheen is going back to work.

Actor Charlie Sheen’s attorney, Yale Galanter, told sources that Sheen will be returning to the set of his hit series Two and a Half Men by the end of the month. “We are thinking Charlie will be going back to work two weeks from today,” he said.

Galanter did not tell sources where Sheen is currently doing rehab, but he said he is healthy and doing well. Despite recent troubles, Sheen’s family is sticking by him.

His family is said to be very “close knit” and he has spent time with the boys since he has been in the hospital. Sheen told sources, “I have a lot of work to do to be able to return the support I have received from so many people. I want to say ‘thank you’ to my fellow cast members, the crew of Two and a Half Men, and everyone at CBS and Warner Bros…And to my fans, your good wishes have touched me very much. Like Errol Flynn, who had to put down his sword on occasion, I just want to say, ‘thank-you.’ ”

Sources say CBS has decided to order two additional episodes of sitcoms “Rules of Engagement” and “Mike and Molly” to help with scheduling conflicts due to the absence of Charlie Sheen from “Two and a Half Men”.

Sheen is reportedly attempting a rehabilitation program at home with a trained professional. The extra shows that were ordered to fill in the holes that will be made by his absence. Sources say that Sheen was admitted to a LA hospital last Thursday with abdominal pains and is out of work for three months.

CBS has said in a statement that a shutdown of “Men” “is not material” to the network. “Any ratings declines will be more than offset by the reduced programing costs for episodes lost this season,” the network said.

CBS said it is not reliant on one show. “In addition, ‘Two and a Half Men’ has always performed well in repeats,” the network said.

CBS will lose millions of dollars on Two and a Half Men

As Charlie Sheen attends rehab, CBS’s Two and a Half Men is completely at a loss. Reportedly, the network stands to lose millions because they will not finish the show without Charlie. If the show permanently shuts down production they could potentially lose $250 million in syndication alone. Not counting ads, which last season made $155 million.

That is how Sheen’s rehab is affecting CBS, but what about the people who stand to lose their jobs because of this?

Everyone’s concerned about Charlie Sheen

The president of CBS Entertainment, Nina Tassler, told the nation’s TV critics this morning that “we have a high level of concern” about Charlie Sheen and the personal problems he is reportedly having. She, however, did expressed her confidence in his professionalism on the network’s hit show, Two and a Half Men. “I personally thought a lot about this,” said Tassler, choosing her words carefully. “We have a high level of concern. How can we not? Let me speak personally first. On a very basic human level, I am concerned of course. This man is a father, he has children, he has a family.”

Tassler also said “Charlie is a professional. He comes to work, he does his job extremely well. We are taping tonight. It’s very complicated, but we have a very good relationship with Warner Brothers TV. We have tremendous trust and respect with the way they are managing the situation. On a personal level, we obviously have concern. On a professional level, he does his job and he does it well. This show is a hit. That’s all I have to say.”

Sheen reportedly went on a wild trip to Las Vegas where he hung out with porn stars last weekend. This had everyone guessing if he could make it to work and his publicist had to make a statment saying that he was not only there, but there on time.

Charlie Sheen filed a lawsuit against Capri Anderson (Christina Walsh), alleging that she tried to extort $1 million from him. The suit claims that Capri threatened “to embarrass him and attempt to damage his career by going to the media with her false tale.” The suit goes on to state that, “At no time did Sheen assault, batter or threaten Walsh.” Charlie also alleges that Capri initially told the NYPD Sheen acted “like a total gentleman.”

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