Charlie Sheen's Boss Les Moonves Has Sass to Say

Charlie Sheen, whose quippy rancor makes him this generation's Dorothy Parker, isn't the only wiseguy at CBS: Chief Executive Les Moonves responded to the Two and a Half Men star's unending flameout with his own brand of stank. Click ahead to see how scoffy and finger-waggy he gets. (Spoiler: Quite.)

At an investor conference in San Francisco, Moonves talked about canceling Two and a Half Men's last eight episodes, that decision's perks, and -- oh yeah -- how Charlie Sheen abhors him.

"Short term, it's actually financially a gainer for us," Moonves mused, referring to the decision to scrap the remaining eight episodes of Men's season while airing repeats -- which are actually maintaining strong ratings for the network.

"I'm not saying long term I want this to go on, or it's great," added Moonves. "Going down the road, I don't know what's going to happen. I hope it's back. We'll see."

Of course, Sheen's erratic behavior and media blitz was addressed as well, and Moonves did so with class and just a touch of humor.

"He's on the air quite a bit these days," he laughed. "I wish he would have worked this hard to promote himself for an Emmy."

Ow! Emmy stank! And the classic fourth-grader rejoinder, "I don't even want to be his friend! I'm richer this way!" May as well have added, "He sucks at Super Smash Bros., too!"

· 'Two and a Half Men', CBS Bosses Break Silence on Charlie Sheen [TVLine]