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Carlos Irwin Estevez the 45 year old American actor known by his stage name Charlie Sheen has commenced his much awaited “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option” 20 city stage tour with the first show in Detroit ‘bombing’ as an audience of 5000+ heckled and walked out demanding their money back. Estevez had created an anticipation with this fans in the lead up to the shows with his twitter success, release of short YouTube videos, and attempts to copyright works such as ‘winning’ and ‘tiger blood’. Estevez had been the highest paid actor on US television until being dismissed following a series of incidents in his private life, and his launching of a public rant against Chuck Lorre his executive producer.

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Rebecca Black the 13 year old American pop singer released a music video titled ‘Friday’ via YouTube that went viral with tens of millions views, achieving consistently high trending for weeks on Twitter, and described by critics as the “worst song ever”. Her success prompt another trending celebrity who also achieved instant success with one million followers on twitter within 24 hours – Charlie Sheen – to post on Twitter, “Rebecca Black, we don’t hate you because you’re famous. You’re famous because we hate you.” Black has now hired a publicist and a manager to liaise with songwriters and record labels as she enters into negotiations for a record deal, and has confirmed the recording of a second song titled ‘LOL’.

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Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez the 70 year old actor known by his stage name as Martin Sheen and for his notable activism for liberal politics and labor rights, has likened his son Carlos Irwin Estévez’s (Charlie Sheen) battle with substance abuse as like having “cancer.” Estévez made the comments as his 45 year old sons acting career imploded, resulting in him receiving rehabilitation treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. Estévez believes his son will overcome his addictions and go on to star in further movies, however his son’s erratic behavior appears to be reaching new heights as he indulges in violent alcohol and cocaine binges with porn stars.

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