Lorre

So Anna, you sign on to do a big, splashy, Chuck Lorre sitcom—and then you spend the first five minutes in tears.

He delivered this line with one eyebrow raised, like a character planting a clue in a Peter Lorre picture.

"It's terrific to Anna Faris on television and it's Chuck [Lorre]," said Tassler.

Then, the next morning, he did that radio show and went on his notorious tangent about Chuck Lorre.

Those who worked with the two men said they never observed Lorre, who is known to yell and be demanding, picking on Sheen.