AUDIO: Charlie Sheen Irritated At Forced Hiatus Of Two And A Half Men; Reveals He Has New Girlfriend

Feb. 14 2011, Published 4:11 a.m. ET
A raspy-voiced and clearly irritated Charlie Sheen told Dan Patrick Monday he's ready to return to work on his hit sitcom, Two and a Half Men.
Sheen has not worked on the hit comedy since he fell ill January 27, and entered rehab shortly thereafter, causing the producers to suspend production on the hit CBS series.
"I'm going back to work and I was banging on the stage door like, 'Hello ... Where is everybody?' ... I don't know what happened ... I guess they're closed," Sheen said.
Asked by Patrick if the show's in hiatus, Sheen responded, "We're in forced hiatus ... the show's producers said, 'You get ready and we'll get ready' ... and I got ready and went back and nobody was there ... I don't know what to tell ya, Dan, nobody’s there.”
Sheen remarked that the show’s producers “had to bring me back this year.
"I'm here and I'm ready -- they're not -- bring it."