Whereas CBS' decision to not move forward with 'HIMYM' spinoff 'How I Met Your Dad' proved pretty surprising, the fate of 'Two and a Half Men' was long overdue. The Ashton Kutcher comedy will indeed return for season 12 this fall, though the network finally confirmed that one of Chuck Lorre's flagship vehicles will come to a merciful end with a series finale thereafter.
ASHTON TO CHARLIE, 'SHUT THE **** UP': It's been three years since CHARLIE SHEEN'S now infamous meltdown, and Charlie still hasn't been able to get over getting fired from "Two and a Half Men" and replaced with ASHTON KUTCHER.
Social workers have taken Charlie Sheen's twin sons away from their mother Brooke Mueller and placed them with another of his ex-wives: Denise Richards, who really deserves some sort of medal by now.
Former LAPD officer and suspected murderer of five Christopher Dorner is still at large, but the celebrities he idolized in his manifesto are doing their best to bring him to justice.
Charlie Sheen is the latest to record a message for Dorner begging him to end his spree and turn himself in to authorities.
Every year, the folks over at JibJab give us an animated year in review, and they’ve done it again for 2011.
You’ll find a lot of 2011′s top newsmakers and stories in the clip below, including (deep breath) Charlie Sheen, Herman Cain, Lindsey Lohan, Dr. Conrad Murray, Arnold’s Schwarzenegger’s love child, unemployment, Anthony Weiner, Rupert Murdoch, the Japan earthquake and non-gay Bert and Ernie