Charlie Sheen in pictures

Television network CBS has cancelled production of its top-rated comedy "Two and A Half Men" for the rest of the season after star Charlie Sheen unleashed an expletive-filled attack on the show's producer. In an interview on a syndicated radio program and in remarks to celebrity website TMZ.com, Mr Sheen, 45, called "Two and A Half Men" producer and co-creator Chuck Lorre a "charlatan (who) chose not to do his job," a "piece of shit" and a "stupid, stupid little man."

20 July 2005: Executive Producer Chuck Lorre and actor Charlie Sheen attend the panel discussion for "Two And A Half Men" during the CBS 2005 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills