Charlie Sheen in talks to star in new sitcom

Los Angeles, Calif., United States (Celebrity News Service) - Charlie Sheen may not be wanted back on the set of "Two and a Half Men," but the troubled star is in "deep negotiations" to star in a new sitcom.

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According to TMZ, the 45-year-old actor is reportedly in talks to sign a deal to appear in a new series by the end of the week.

It is not yet known the name of the new show.

The celebrity website reports that the sitcom is being "written specifically around Charlie" and would go straight to series without featuring a pilot episode.

Sheen was fired from "Two and a Half Men" and replaced by Ashton Kutcher after a public fight with its creator Chuck Lorre, which also sparked a media frenzy surrounding the actor's personal life and supposed drug use.

The actor's former co-star Jon Cryer, who plays his brother Alan Harper in the show, recently revealed that the cast of the show was initially unsure if the show would continue without Sheen.

"I love him, he's a great friend. All of us, none of us wanted to continue with the show if we felt like it was hurting him, and there was a point at which, we felt like, there's no control over him," Cryer said to People magazine.

Sheen's "Two and a Half Men" character Charlie Harper is set to be written out of the show by moving to Paris.

While CBS executives have not announced how Kutcher would be integrated into the show, the 33-year-old actor said he's anxious to get started.

"I can't wait to get to work with this ridiculously talented 2.5 team and I believe we can fill the stage with laughter that will echo in viewers' homes," Kutcher has said in a statement. "I can't replace Charlie Sheen but I'm going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people!"