Kutcher gives online hint about joining 'Men' | Inquirer Entertainment

Kutcher gives online hint about joining ‘Men’

/ 01:44 PM May 13, 2011

LOS ANGELES—Twitter king Ashton Kutcher gave his followers a big clue Wednesday that he may be joining “Two and a Half Men” — either that or he’s punking them.

“What’s the square root of 6.25?” the actor asked in a tweet.

The answer is 2-1/2.

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Kutcher’s online message came amid reports that he’s nearing a deal to replace the fired Charlie Sheen on TV’s top-rated comedy. The 33-year-old was negotiating with series producer Warner Bros., The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday, citing unidentified sources. Earlier, Broadcasting & Cable reported Kutcher had emerged as a candidate for the CBS series.

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Warner Bros. declined comment, as did CBS. Kutcher’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

There is deadline pressure to get a deal done, with CBS presenting its fall lineup to advertisers in New York next Wednesday.

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Kutcher gained fame on another sitcom, “That 70s Show,” then focused on film roles (the romantic comedy “No Strings Attached” the most recent) and producing, including the prank show “Punk’d.”

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Warner and CBS have been shopping for a name actor who could keep the highly lucrative sitcom afloat without Sheen. Within recent days, negotiations with British film star Hugh Grant fell apart because of reported creative differences.

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There was speculation Wednesday that Kutcher could parlay his nearly 6.7 million Twitter followers and even bigger Facebook fan club into continued healthy viewership for “Two and a Half Men.”

But Kutcher’s effort to use social media to boost “The Beautiful Life,” which he produced for the CW network, proved lackluster: The 2009 series, which was a venture between CBS and Warner Bros., was canceled after just two episodes.

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It’s been more than two months since Warner fired Sheen in the show’s eighth season, a move that followed the hard-living actor’s bouts of wild partying, repeated hospitalizations and a bitter media campaign against his studio bosses who shut down production.

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