The Charlie Sheen press juggernaut shows no sign of slowing, despite fears that the media is exploiting a man who appears on the verge of a complete meltdown. On the contrary, the former ‘Two And A Half Men’ star and current Twitter king might have a permanent small screen home soon, if billionaire sports and media magnate Mark Cuban has his way. Before watching his Dallas Mavericks play on Sunday, he told reporters he was considering giving Sheen a slot on his HDNet cable channel. Cuban said a talk show and reality show were among the options on the table: “We’re trying to decide. Right now, we’re taping a lot of different things that he’s doing and we’ll try to figure it out. It’s still not 100 percent certain.We’ll do something together, but it’s not certain it will be a show. It’ll come down to what he wants do and what his situation is. We’ll just figure it out from there, but it’s a unique opportunity, I’ll say that.”
According to the ESPN report, Cuban defended Sheen’s Saturday night webcast on UStream, which attracted 150,000 viewers but was criticized on the actor’s social media platform of choice, Twitter, and by media bloggers. Said Cuban:
“Everybody wants to critique a Web show that got put together in a few hours. That’s not the point. It gave him a chance to be himself and have some fun. The thing I like the most about Charlie is that he just loves to mess with the media. You guys fall hook, line and sinker.”
What do you think? Could Sheen — who holds the record for highest paid sitcom actor in history, and was #63 on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list last year — make a comeback via Cuban?
For the full story on their discussions, see ESPNDallas.com.
Poster Comment:
Cuban is a genius ... Charlie Sheen could put late night TV out of business if he plays his cards right ... and Cuban/Sheen is a perfect match.