Sarah Jacques
Round Table editor-in-chief

First, it was the surprising divorce from actress Denise Richards over reported physical abuse and an obsession with pornography. Next came knife threats, naked drug binges and the imprisonment of a “lady of the night” in a hotel bathroom. But now Charlie Sheen has really gone over the top by getting fired from the show that landed him his spot as the highest paid actor on television.

 After appearing on various talk shows and trashing Chuck Lorre, his boss and the creator of “Two and a Half Men,” Sheen has earned a spot in watercooler talk somewhere between Britney’s breakdown and Lindsay’s kleptomania. Sheen’s drug abuse, frequent check-ins to rehab and destructive physical behavior toward his many ex-wives and fiancées has led most of America to view him as, in nicer words, a bit of a disaster.

 Now, swiftly suing CBS for the rest of the millions of dollars he would of earned had “Men” finished the current season, many view Sheen as being a bit of a lost cause, as shown in an unsurprising poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports: only 16 percent shows a favorable opinion towards Sheen, while 71 percent of the population feels that his many post-scandal interviews have hurt more than they have helped.

 Most of the world thinks Sheen should have listened to all of those anti-drug commercials when he was in school and should probably just lay low for awhile, since his outbursts and intense profanity are just digging him deeper and deeper. But the truth is, since his release from “Men,” Sheen has been more popular than ever.

 In all honesty, “Two and a Half Men” was a bit of a plague haunting the comedy sitcom hour. In the same poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports, 46 percent of the surveyed didn’t even like the show, while the rest either liked “Men” or felt indifference toward the sitcom. For eight years running, “Men” is more well-known than ever before, simply because one of its stars has fallen into the celebrity-gone-bad pit of self-destruction and rehabilitation.

 And Sheen isn’t lacking in publicity, either. After his drunken rooftop celebration post-termination where he downed a bottle labeled “Tiger Blood,” the population has scrambled to follow the actor’s Twitter feed and watch “Sheen’s Korner,” a webshow that graces the world with stories about Sheen’s “rockstar life.” Plus, Sheen’s live comedy shows have been easily selling out; tickets for his April shows in Chicago and Detroit sold out within minutes.

 Yes, he was fired from a show that earned him millions of dollars per episode. And, yes, two publishing houses immediately rejected his request to publish his memoir, “Apocalypse Me.” But Charlie Sheen has become a legend, albeit a crazy one, sort of like the crazy uncle at family reunions. America sees him as a celebrity whose career has failed along with many of his drug tests, but the population still supports his career by searching out every piece of his breakdown via internet.

 So here’s to you, Charlie Sheen; keep living your “gnarly rockstar life,” having interviews where your crazy rants make America gasp and chuckle, and performing “Tiger-blooded” acts of insanity; guaranteed, there will always be a few million watching.