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Charlie Sheen's Two and a Half Men Downfall

For the first time, Charlie Sheen's Two and a Half Men co-workers describe his descent. "Gaunt," "withered," "strung out"—and "in denial." Maria Elena Fernandez reports.

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Charlie Sheen won a Golden Globe for best actor in a television comedy in 2002; Sheen's Violent Torpedo of Truth tour arrived at Radio City Music Hall in New York on April 10. (Photo: Andy Clark, Reuters / Landov; Kevin Mazur, WireImage / Getty Im

Not long ago, Charlie Sheen led a cushy existence as the highest-paid actor on television, making people laugh on TV’s No. 1 comedy, Two and a Half Men.

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