Thursday, March 3, 2011
Charlie Sheen's mental health problems aren't funny | Deborah Orr
The actor is being mocked for an affliction, and we should consider what our laughter says about usWhy would the world want Charlie Sheen to be paid $3m to make an episode of Two And A Half Men, when the interviews he is giving for free as he rampages around the US media are so much funnier? As are the wisecracks Sheen's behaviour inspires. Sheen's claim, "I can't stop winning," elicited this retort from US entertainer Andy Richter: "Unlike SOME people, I can stop winning whenever I want."Even Sheen himself, however, seems to be noticing, vaguely, that he is no longer winning. He confesses that he may even have to start thinking about getting his job as a sitcom star back, having publicly criticised its creator, Chuck Lorre. Sheen thinks this is possible. He may well be right. In a world
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