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    jasonelias: You know, I don't know why Charlie Sheen still has a career. He's just not that funny as a comedic actor. He (and that cast exodus) pretty much destro... more »
    Dot: Please tell me this means they'll remove that horrid show he's in. Every time I don't change the channel fast enough, I get PTSD. more »
    CrayonSmoothie: Pfft. Just a poor man's Tom Sizemore. more »
    pureblarney: Foster, you read Redwall, you nerd. And yes, chicks dig Charlie Sheen circa 1985, back when he was still the youngest, hottest graduate of the Martin... more »
    AlexSea: oh 'avatard', that's clever! i saw you used that earlier too! #gawker,circa7thgrade more »
    NoodlePress: That TMZ article says the 911 call came in at 8:45 am on Christmas. And they had both been drinking, and she was legally over-the-limit. Who gets hamm... more »
    Mo MoDo: 2.5 Men is filler between How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory comes on. more »
    TheSometimesWhy: Only in the most nepotistic business in a world predicated on nepotism does this human oil slick have a shot. And then another shot. And then anothe... more »
    IpsoFacto: Hopefully, this incident puts the wheels in motion for the cancellation of that horrid show. Dontcha think its kinda weird that Chris Brown's career ... more »
    Island of Misfit Toys: My father and step-mother watch Two and a Half Men. They DVR it. I've been stuck over there when they replay it. It's painfully stupid. And they l... more »
    Trai_Dep: I'm so glad Teh Gays of California were blocked from legal marriage so that the institution was protected for guys like this. more »
    Le_Horla: I will admit right now that I watch Two and Half Man. I even watch reruns on weekend. I can't explain it. I think that the character he plays on THM i... more »
    sweet_communist: I never thought I'd see a Redwall reference on Gawker. It makes me a little nervous. more »
    Airvault: I wish I could give him and the rest of career a pass for this scene alone. more »
    Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Charlie bites our finger and never stops. more »
    CrayonSmoothie: 3. I'm thinking Queen Latifah for this one. more »
    NotChoinski: 1 - Sarah, Todd, and Jesus Christ 2 - Jillian Reynolds, because I hate her 3 - Lady Gaga, to Zoroastrianism. more »
    WalterPater: 1. Jackman, his beard and his boyfriend. 3. Mariah. more »
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  • #hollywood

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  • #television

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  • #firings

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  • #badvertising

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  • #webvideo

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  • #thespians

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  • #wingnuts

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  • #updates

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  • #crime

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