{
  "id": 14297482,
  "title": "Chuck Lorre Tells All: His 10 Years in Scientology, Clashes With Stars Like Roseanne and Brett Butler, and How ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast Shocked Him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/chuck-lorre-tells-all-his-10-years-in-scientology-clashes-with-stars",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/chuck-lorre-scientology-roseanne-brett-butler-big-bang-1236910668/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chuck Lorre has been entangled with some of the most notoriously difficult TV comedy stars in modern memory: Roseanne Barr, Brett Butler, Cybill Shepherd and, of course, Charlie Sheen. Of the four, he’s only made up with Sheen — and that rift took years to repair, as their “Two and a Half Men” meltdown was […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}