Charlie Sheen's big plans for his TV return have been dealt a blow - bosses at U.S. cable network HBO have dismissed reports they are in talks with the troubled actor to launch a new show.
The embattled star's hit sitcom Two and a Half Men has been scrapped for the remainder of this season following a series of foul-mouthed outbursts directed at show creator Chuck Lorre.
Sheen, who recently underwent rehab treatment at his Los Angeles home, has continued to verbally attack Lorre and TV executives at CBS for the decision, while he has also been boasting about new small screen ventures.
In various rants to the press on Friday (25Feb11), the funnyman claimed he was in "talks" with HBO programme directors "to do something beyond... this pukefest", referring to Two and a Half Men, while he also alleged the new project would be called Sheen's Corner.
But the reports are news to HBO officials - a representative for the network tells the New York Post there are no such plans to work with Sheen.
The denial comes as the actor prepares to lift the lid on his eight years on Two and a Half Men for an explosive book, titled When The Laughter Stopped, while he will reveal all in his first TV interview since the scandal kicked off on U.S. news show 20/20, which airs on Tuesday (01Mar11).
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