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Hugh Grant “Bailed" on Replacing Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men

The role would have replaced Charlie Sheen on the CBS comedy, and E! News says landing the British star was half the effort; a very expensive no.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe promised you this one: the Notting Hill actor who walked away from a very big sitcom chair is Hugh Grant, who allegedly backed out of replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorE! News says getting him on board was half the battle of saving the show, and he allegedly bailed on the CBS comedy anyway.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the plan to save the show had one step, and the one step said no.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPicture the table read. Everyone's nervous, there's a chair with his name on it, and the muffins are going stale.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCold muffins.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA man who said no to a sitcom is the most relatable person in Hollywood this morning, and I mean that as a compliment.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI've said no to plenty of things. Nobody wrote it up.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's because nobody offered you a chair, Hank.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex has the scores, and I hear one team also turned down a chair.

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