In Bizarre Radio Interview, Charlie Sheen Slams CBS Execs For Refusing To Let Him Back To Work

Like Charlie Sheen needed to make some new headlines. The Two and a Half Men star has been on hiatus from the hit CBS sitcom so he can undergo treatment after his recent hospitalization for “abdominal pains” and his incident last October when he trashed a hotel suite in New York.

Monday Sheen appeared on The Dan Patrick Show, saying he tried to go back to work on his CBS show only to end up “banging on the stage door” when no one would let him in. CBS had previously announced the network was suspending production of the show over “profound concern” for Sheen’s health and well-being.

Sheen said he was confused since CBS executives had made him promises. “[The execs] said ‘You get ready and we’ll get ready’ … and I got ready and went back and nobody was there … I don’t know what to tell ya.”

Sheen also discussed his sobriety (it’s been “off and on,” but right now it’s “100 percent” on) and the actor–strangely–bragged about his ability to handle crack:

“(There have been) rumors that I’ve had problems with crack, so it just came out of me like poetry. … [I] said stay off the crack, and I still think that’s pretty good advice, unless you can manage it socially, Dan. If you can manage it socially, then go for it, but not a lot of people can.”

Listen to it here, from The Dan Patrick Show:

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