Angus T. Jones ‘Filth’ Video: CBS CEO Les Moonves Talks Future Of ‘Two And A Half Men’ Star
"Two and a Half Men's" Angus T. Jones went on a rant about the CBS sitcom a couple week's ago, and now the CBS CEO, Les Moonves, is finally speaking out.
"We took this boy who started with us when he was eight-years-old and it seems to be what happens with child stars over the course of time," Moonves said of Jones' outburst at a Wall Street Journal breakfast event.
"He's not making over $300,000 per week, which is not a bad salary for a 19-year-old kid," Moonves continued. "And he went on a religious channel and urged people not to watch the sow because it was fith. By the way, he's still collecting $300,000 per week."
Fans of "Two and a Half Men" will remember that Angus T. Jones appeared in a video for The Forerunner Chronicles, a Christian organization. Initially being recorded as part of a religious testimony, the conversation quickly turned towards the television series.
"'Two and a Half Men' - If you watch 'Two and a Half Men' please stop watching 'Two and a Half Men,'" Jones says in the video. "I'm on 'Two and a Half Men,' and I don't want to be on it. Please stop watching it. Please stop filling your head with filth. Please."
Jones continued to compare television and his show to that of the Devil, saying that "He's been doing this for a lot longer than any of us have been around. There's no playing around when it comes to eternity."
Jones ended up releasing an apology about the video last week; announcing:
"Chuck Lorre, Peter Roth and many others at Warner Bros. and CBS are responsible for what has been one of the most significant experiences in my life to date. I thank them for the opportunity they have given and continue to give me and the help and guidance I have and expect to continue to receive form them," said Jones. "I apologize if my remarks reflect me showing indifference to and disrespect of my colleagues and a lack of appreciation of the extraordinary opportunity of which I have been blessed. I never intended that."
While sources previously revealed that the show has "no plans" on dropping the 19-year-old actor, Moonves did tell reporters that, "I don't know what your status is with him." Continuing that, "After going through what we went through with Charlie Sheen, it's been a piece of cake."
Since the video surfaced, Sheen has called "Two and a Half Men" cursed, and offered his "former nephew" a gig on his new FX show "Anger Management."
If Angus T. Jones does leave "Two and a Half Men," we have a couple actors in mind who could replace him.