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"Hugh Grant reportedly came close to replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men. Sheen was dropped from the CBS sitcom earlier this year after making controversial comments about its creator Chuck Lorre. Stars including Rob Lowe and Jeremy Piven have since been linked to roles on the comedy, while last month reports suggested that the show would be revamped without Sheen. Deadline has now claimed that Grant was extremely close to signing a deal to replace Sheen. Sources have suggested that he was being offered more than $1 million per episode but that the actor reportedly pulled out of negotiations last night because of creative differences.  Sheen recently claimed that Two and a Half Men will not survive without him. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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