Sheen character may be killed off 'Men'

Charlie Sheen's "Two and a Half Men" character will not only be killed off, he will be given a funeral when the TV series returns in September, says Reuters, citing a report on the entertainment industry website Deadline Hollywood.

The screen demise of Sheen follows his firing from the show after a vicious public spat earlier this year with "Two and a Half Men" co-creator and producer Chuck Lorre.

Now Lorre appears set to wreak revenge when the comedy returns with new star Ashton Kutcher in what Deadline Hollywood said is a secrecy-shrouded two-part season premiere to be filmed this week.

Deadline Hollywood said Sheen's character, womanizing bachelor Charlie Harper, would die and his Malibu beachfront house would be put up for sale in a two-part season opener, allowing Kutcher's character to be introduced as a potential buyer. Many of Harper's ex-girlfriends during the past seven seasons were expected to show up for the funeral.

CBS and Warner Bros. Television declined to comment. But CBS is scheduled to answer questions from reporters at the Television Critics Association meeting in Los Angeles Wednesday.