Charlie Sheen sacked from hit sitcom

'After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on 'Two and a Half Men' effective immediately,' Warner Bros. said in a statement.

The studio did not say whether it would resume production of the top rated comedy with another star in place of Sheen, 45, who was the highest paid star on television, earning 1.8 million dollars per episode.

According to celebrity website TMZ.com Sheen's lawyer said the star would sue over the latest move in the ongoing Hollywood soap opera.

The studio cancelled the remaining four shows of the season on February 24, after Sheen castigated producer Chuck Lorre in what many considered an anti-Semitic tirade. But the move just appeared to anger Sheen even more, prompting him to grant numerous television interviews in which he continued to make bizarre statements and criticize the show.

Sheen, who claims to have kicked drugs last month by using the power of his mind, welcomed the Warner Bros. decision.

'This is very good news,' TMZ.com quoted the actor as saying. 'They continue to be in breach, like so many whales. It is a big day of gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge because now I can take all of the bazillions, never have to look at whatshisc--k again and I never have to put on those silly shirts for as long as this warlock exists in the terrestrial dimension.'

The celebrity website claimed to have a copy of the 11-page letter Warner Bros. sent to Sheen's lawyers which detailed the reasons for its decision.

'Your client has been engaged in dangerously self-destructive conduct and appears to be very ill,' said the letter, which detailed Sheen's diatribes, alleged coke binges, destruction of a hotel room in New York and on-set failures because of drug fatigue.

The letter said that the Sheen's contract gave Warner Bros. the right to fire a performer who commits 'a felony offense involving moral turpitude.'