Lorre is said to be very upset by the insults hurled by Sheen who has had a huge career resurgence with Men and became TV's highest-paid star making more than $1.2 million an episode. Lorre was integrally involved, along with WBTV and CBS, in the decision not to resume production as planned, which was made in a series of meetings this afternoon precipitated by today's events. WBTV, which has lucrative syndication deals in place for Two and a Half Men, stands to lose tens of millions of dollars if the series doesn't continue. But that pales in comparison to the importance of Lorre to the studio. In addition to Two and a Half Men, he is also behind the WBTV's hit comedy The Big Bang Theory, which landed a massive syndication deal in May, and promising new comedy Mike & Molly.