{
  "id": 17482879,
  "title": "Two And A Half Men Creator Has A Theory About Hugh Grant Turning Down Charlie Sheen's Role",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/two-and-a-half-men-creator-has-a-theory-about-hugh-grant-turning-down",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T21:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2299691/two-and-a-half-men-creator-theory-hugh-grant-charlie-sheen-role/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hugh Grant came very close to replacing Charlie Sheen in \"Two and a Half Men.\" Chuck Lorre thinks he knows why Grant pulled out at the last minute.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}