UPDATE 3/7:
It’s not just Sheen’s comments which indicate Lorre is an AA member. Comments by CBS execs from a recent story in the New York Times seem to confirm the same thing:
The current conflict escalated after Mr. Sheen began speaking out against Chuck Lorre, the show’s creator and a reliable hitmaker for CBS. As he was criticizing Mr. Lorre, Mr. Sheen was railing against the organization Alcoholics Anonymous. The senior executives said the two issues were linked because of Mr. Lorre’s long advocacy of A.A.
“There had been stress for quite awhile between Charlie and Chuck,” the senior executive said. “The attacks on A.A. were code for Chuck.” (Mr. Lorre declined requests for comment.)
Original Story 2/28:
Charlie Sheen made the rounds on the morning shows today with interviews on ABC’s Good Morning America, and NBC’s The Today Show. Much was said, in fact far too much to be discussed here. What was most significant for me though, was when he called out Chuck Lorre as an AA member.
In the Today Show Interview, Charlie pulled out a copy of The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, said that it was Chuck Lorre’s “handbook for living” (a clear AA reference), opened it up, read a passage about acceptance, said “accept me Chuck”, and then tossed the book on the ground! Check the video below:
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This is significant because he’s basically confirming that Chuck Lorre is in AA. In a post I wrote on saturday, I had hypothesized that Lorre was an AA member, and that he was abusing his power as Sheen’s boss to punish him for leaving and denouncing AA. The Today Show interview seems to confirm this hypothesis.
Knowing this, and the sequence of events, it becomes clear that Sheen is facing religious discrimination. AA is a religion, courts have ruled it such, Lorre is upset that Sheen has left their common religion, and he’s basically fired him for it.
this story is absolutely on the mark, in my experience with the cult of aa. Good job charlie and sue those hypocrites who can’t accept you and the FACT they are in a cult.
Right on Charlie..finally someone in the community not blowing up AA shirt like it’s the God of all recovery programs.
I have been in AA for 3 decades and Charlie SHeen is RIGHT! Cult, archaic, religious dogma with members who think they know everything. Powerless BS Charlie Sheen you are not alone.
He should sue their butts. I mean the Dr’s who have never met him and who are pontificating!
AA is not a religion – where are you getting this hogwash! What a joke. 12 step program – is not a religion. It is not stated as such. Cult? Who’s the leader? I love the things I read about on the internet. Most often, it’s addicts/alcoholics that haven’t been able to allow themselves to believe they are not the all powerful/omnipotent ones.
Nonetheless, this act shows no taste at all. Not much he has spewed forth for a while has.
He will be drunk/high again – if he isn’t already – with his actions, I highly doubt his drug tests are legit. He is 100% the spitting image of all addicts/alcoholics I have ever seen in full blown denial.
“He will be drunk/high again – if he isn’t already – with his actions,’
Oh really, when did you get appointed God? When ddi you know the future and what is going to happen to Charlie. How Arrogant of you.
GO drink a cup of humility. Yes AA is and has become very cult like. If you leave they say and whisper and gossip about you…” oh my she’s not going to meetings now, SHe is going to drink again, die or go insane. DO you know how long ago that hogwash was written.
1936. yup 1936 and the nut job Bill W was only sober 5 years when he wrote the book. The book you are studying and living your life by…woops…He was a huge womanizer and a lousy business man. He was a rampant 13 stepper…the first.
read the orange-papers or stinkin-thinkin for resources.
Oh so Chuck Lorre is a AA member. So What!!!! We really are going to argue this stupid silly point. Trust me no one is forcing Charlie to do anything or trying to coerce him. Charlie would never allow it.
Chuck and Leslie just got sick and tired of a complete asshole being in their company so they fired him.
Let Charlie sue them good luck.
AA is another revenue stream of snake oil salesmen and who are violating your civil liberties. People who do drugs like doing drugs. I would just like to see Charlie Sheen happy regardless.
Ok after major league sheen is a tired drug addicted papas boy making a character out of his own sad life. Anger management ? Two and half men without jokes.
AA is a cult. You are either with them, or you are a drunk. Some of the most miserable people I have ever seen are those “long term sobriety” Big Book pounders who usually end up blowing tbeir brains out…. out of “serenity”.