Sheen Settles Suit for $25M ... Plus $100M

Mouthy actor wins payment plus syndication profits
By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 26, 2011 6:56 PM CDT
Charlie Sheen Settles Lawsuit With Warner Brothers, Chuck Lorre
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Roastee Charlie Sheen arrives at Comedy Central's Roast of Charlie Sheen held at Sony Studios on September 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)

How's that for tiger blood? Charlie Sheen settled his wrongful termination lawsuit with Warner Brothers and Two & a Half Men producer Chuck Lorre today for a handy $25 million, TMZ reports. Thanks to the settlement, the actor will also earn around $100 million in syndication profits over the next 7 years for the episodes he's shot. Sheen was canned from show in March for publicly disparaging Lorre and admitting to substance abuse. (More Charlie Sheen stories.)

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