Charlie Sheen's Enablers Speak; It is Exactly What You Expect

I am not only interested in how far Charlie Sheen can spiral before crashing, but the business end of it. His allegedly close--the Hollywood definition is far less emotionally attached--friends allowing Sheen to crash and burn because he is making them money. You hear a lot about how management of record labels either looked the other way or even provided drugs for moneymaking rockers and have a tough time believing no one cares to intervene as long as the cash is flowing, but here is a tragic example flowing right before your eyes.

The official story goes Sheen has a hernia that was aggravated by laughing too hard at something on television yesterday morning. This was the morning after partying all night with five adult film stars and a briefcase full of cocaine. One assumes his public relations team could come up with a better cover story than that.

But more to the point of his enablers, CBS Entertainment Pres. Nina Tassler told the press--and I quote--”We have personal concerns, but Sheen has a job, he does it well, and the show iis a hit. In other words, as long as he is making us money, who cares? Amazingly enough, Tassler will be one of the most tearful speakers at his funeral, expressing such shock over how he could have died at such a young age.

Her personal concern should not fool you, because it does not fool sheen himself. He has retained uber-lawyer Marty Singer to sue all parties involved in the production of Two and a Half Men if any shut the series down in an effort to force him into rehab. Note the inherent admissions in his action. He tacitly admits to a drug and/or alcohol addiction problem he does not want to beat. He knows management would like to force rehab on him, but not at the cost of losing a profitable show. Management, in their lack of shutting the show down for the sake of Sheen rehab, admit not only is the money the show makes for them worth more than his health, but they will not even risk incurring legal fees . So the train rolls on without brakes.

UPDATE: Charlie Sheen is in rehab. I will lay off the situation for now.