6 Degrees of Celebrity Train Wreck / Charlie “Sheeny”

I like to focus on the positive stories, even though I know that it is sometimes negative ones that can get the most attention.  A lot of this has to do with my belief in Karma – I am, after all, in PR and what goes around can often come right back.

I will, however, make an exception with the news about Charlie Sheen’s rants to the news media.

In my opinion, Sheen wins the “Double D-bag” award – and the D in this case does not refer to breast size, although that would clearly appeal to him. The Ds in this case are single-syllable words, however I will leave out the specifics so as not to stray too far from the normally very civilized tone of this blog (OK, one of them is “dirt”).

My suspicions that he is a very unpleasant and sleazy person were confirmed with the latest news about his rants to the news media and the suspension of the show in the wake of yet another outrageous report about hooker and coke parties.

You can now add the label “anti-semite” too, as in his diatribes he went out of his way to goad the show’s (Two-and-a-half Men) creator, Chuck Lorre, who is Jewish, as reported in the New York Times yesterday:

…the actor assailed Mr. Lorre, calling him a “clown” and a “charlatan” whose “tin can” of a show Mr. Sheen said he had converted into “pure gold.”

For no apparent reason.. Mr. Sheen said Mr. Lorre’s real name is Chaim Levine. He was born Charles Levine; a Hebrew version would be Chaim. The comment struck executives at both CBS and Warner Brothers as anti-Semitic…

In response to the shutdown, Mr. Sheen sent a comment to TMZ. Again he attacked Mr. Lorre, saying, “What does this say about Haim Levine [Chuck Lorre] after he tried to use his words to judge and attempt to degrade me. I gracefully ignored this folly for 177 shows.” He added,“I urge all my beautiful and loyal fans who embraced this show for almost a decade to walk with me side-by-side as we march up the steps of justice to right this unconscionable wrong.”

Hmmm… while we are on the subject of not-so-subtle digs, perhaps we should take a closer look at Mr. Sheen… after all, his nose does look a little “semitic,” shall we say?   And Charlie – isn’t there a Jewish name that would fit, like Chaim?  And Sheen – short for Sheeny? Perhaps he is a self-hating Jew – naaa… porn stars and coke?? As my mom would say, “that is not a very Jewish thing to do”.

If I feel sorry for anyone, it is Sheen’s publcist, if he has one – good luck in rehabilitating his image.

There, I feel better already.