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ANDERSON: Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - is Charlie Sheen out of cash? Startling new claims today that Sheen needs more green. We have one guy who is paying Sheen to plug his company in a headline-making SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview right here. Is Donald Trump running for president or what? An interview with somebody who knows Trump well, Melissa Rivers. "Real Housewives" drugged? The frightening tale of "Real Housewives" stars who claim they were roofied. Plus, breaking today from the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker," Oprah`s diaries and Kourtney Kardashian`s acting debut.</s>ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.</s>ANDERSON: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m Brooke Anderson in New York with big news breaking today - Sheen money shocker. There are stunning new reports today that Charlie Sheen is desperate for cash. Let`s not forget that Charlie was the highest paid actor on TV until he got fired this week. So where did his money go? Charlie was the first to hint that he needs some money. Watch what he told ABC`s Andrea Canning about losing his job on "Two and a Half Men."</s>ANDREA CANNING, ABC CORRESPONDENT: Are you going to sue?</s>SHEEN: Well, I mean, wouldn`t you? I don`t have a job. I`ve got a whole family to support and love. And people beyond myself, people a lot more important than me, are relying on that money to fuel the magic.</s>ANDERSON: All right. Charlie has two kids with his ex-wife, Denise Richards, two kids with his soon to be ex-wife Brooke Mueller and an adult daughter. So clearly, he does have a whole lot of people to support. Atty. Midwin Charles of Midwin Charles and Associates, would it surprise you if Charlie Sheen is broke? I mean, talk about a serious case of money mismanagement.</s>CHARLES: Well, I don`t know if he`s broke, but it may be he`s looking down the line and saying, "You know what? I have no money coming in. I`d better get it together." After all, the drug, the women - that costs money. It`s not cheap. And if he was just living a lifestyle that was perhaps above and beyond his means or at least a lifestyle that anticipated getting $1 million, $2 million per episode, it could be the case that -</s>ANDERSON: Putting a lot of financial pressure on himself -</s>CHARLES: Absolutely.</s>ANDERSON: Maybe a lifestyle plus all the mouths he has to feed in his family. Well, Charlie even joked in that "20/20" interview with Andrea Canning that while he doesn`t see the daughters he shares with Denise Richards much, he keeps the cha-ching rolling in. Watch.</s>SHEEN: They`ll wake up one day and realize how cool dad is. You know, he signs all the checks on the front not the back, and that we need him and we need his wisdom and his bitchiness.</s>ANDERSON: Really? Well, today, we learned that Vivid Entertainment is offering Charlie a chance to direct a porn film. The working title is "Two and a Half Women." I am not making this up. And they have invited Charlie`s two goddesses to participate. Rob Shuter, columnist with "PopEater.com," these are the kinds of offers Charlie Sheen is now getting. I don`t call that winning, but do you think the guy is desperate enough to do something like this? Is he that cash-strapped?</s>ROB SHUTER, COLUMNIST, "POPEATER.COM": He`s cash-strapped. He does not have cash. What Charlie does have is several multimillion dollar homes. However, all that cash, all that money, is tied up in property. Charlie needs cash and he needs it now, which is why Charlie is going to talking. He has said that he wants to do a big interview, but it`s going to cost you $1 million.</s>ANDERSON: He might have to put a home or two on the market soon. We`re just going to have to see.</s>SHUTER: He might. But if he does, it`s going to take a while to sell. He needs cash now. He has to pay these lawyers. He has to keep paying his family.</s>ANDERSON: He needs liquidity.</s>SHUTER: He needs money and he doesn`t have it.</s>ANDERSON: Well, I`ve got to tell you, despite what anyone thinks about what Charlie should and should not be doing right now, one thing is clear today - Charlie is cashing in big on some of his tweets to millions of his fans. With me right now in Hollywood, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter. She joins me from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom with the story behind Sheen`s tweets. Kareen?</s>WYNTER: Brooke, I don`t know about you, but I am speechless over these numbers. Listen to this. In less than a week, one week, Charlie had more than 2.3 million Twitter followers. And according to Twitter counter, Charlie Sheen is in the top 100 Twitter users. But Charlie - you know, he`s not doing this for free, people. He signed a deal with Internships.com to search for an intern using his Twitter account. In a brand-new SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsmaker interview, the CEO of "Internships.com," Robin Richards tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that the success of Sheen`s tweeting is astounding. Watch.</s>ROBIN RICHARDS, CEO, "INTERNSHIP.COM": I kind of knew we were in un- chartered territory when Charlie Sheen was going to send out this tweet. And so our whole team, which is phenomenal, stood around and said, "What do you think is going to happen?" 10,000 clicks on that tweet in the first 30 seconds. It`s astronomical now. I mean, it`s just astronomical. We don`t have the latest numbers. But think of that - 10,000 clicks on that tweet in the first 30 seconds.</s>WYNTER: And of course, this is absolutely, hugely, hugely successful here when you`re at this and the numbers that this is reeling in, Brooke. But again, this is someone who is being rewarded for his bad behavior. And this insatiable appetite for, really, all things Charlie Sheen - well, it seems to be never ending here.</s>ANDERSON: No doubt. It`s captivating. But here`s my big question, Kareen. Did Charlie find an intern?</s>WYNTER: Can you believe this? He did. He was actually inundated. Listen to what Robin Richards told us about that, Brooke.</s>RICHARDS: In the first two hours, we`ve had over 20,000 applications from around the globe for Charlie Sheen`s internship. I guess that`s why he needed a professional platform to help him sort through this thing.</s>WYNTER: I don`t know if this person knows what they signed up for, but that`s neither here nor there. That`s 20,000 applications in the first two hours. And today, Charlie`s inbox - we just learning that it broke a record with more than 74,000 applications.</s>ANDERSON: 74,000 applications.</s>WYNTER: Unbelievable.</s>ANDERSON: Who the heck wants to be Charlie`s intern? I would be scared out of my mind.</s>WYNTER: That`s what I was thinking.</s>ANDERSON: Kareen, I guess Charlie and his team have their work cut out for them in selecting an intern.</s>WYNTER: Yes.</s>ANDERSON: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter, thank you so much. All right. I`m sure that Charlie Sheen is relieved that he`s making a little bit of money after losing his job with "Two and a Half Men." Now, the big buzz is - will the show go out without Charlie. And if it does, who should replace the guy? Back with me now, Midwin Charles who is an attorney with Midwin Charles and Associates, and Rob Shuter, who is a columnist for "PopEater.com." All right. When we asked in our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusive poll who should replace Sheen on "Two and a Half Men," a whopping 57 percent said nobody, cancel the show. Only 20 percent - look at this - said John Stamos should replace him, 22 percent Robert Downey, Jr. Rob, does it surprise you, the results? I couldn`t believe 57 percent said cancel the show.</s>SHUTER: It just shows you how many people love Charlie and the show together. This show is not going to be canceled. The show is so successful they are not going to flush this money away. They are going to give it a chance. Even today, Charlie endorsed Rob Lowe to replace him.</s>ANDERSON: He did?</s>SHUTER: Now, remember, Charlie wants this show to continue because if he does, he can still get a paycheck. So he does not want the show to go away.</s>ANDERSON: If it continues with a different actor -</s>SHUTER: Yes.</s>ANDERSON: He still gets a paycheck?</s>SHUTER: When Michael J. Fox left "Spin City," he still participated in the money of that show for the entire life of it. Charlie`s contract -</s>ANDERSON: That`s a heck of an agreement people are making.</s>SHUTER: Absolutely.</s>ANDERSON: Midwin, what do you think? Should he be replaced or not?</s>CHARLES: I agree with him. I mean, the show is Charlie Sheen. It doesn`t make sense without him. If they get a replacement, I think it`s a good idea. Why not give it a try? It`s such a financially successful show, so why not give it a try?</s>ANDERSON: OK. Here what I think. Charlie Sheen has been to that show like Kobe Bryant has been to the Lakers, right? But I think the guy is replaceable.</s>SHUTER: He is.</s>ANDERSON: I think there are a number of actors who would do a fantastic job.</s>SHUTER: I remember, if they lose him, they don`t have to pay $2 million out a week. So the show could be less successful and more profitable if they hire an actor for that amount money.</s>ANDERSON: Good point. Rob Shuter, Midwin Charles, thank you so much. I`m sure the actors want $2 million an episode. It doesn`t matter. OK. I`ve got to ask you this. Is Donald Trump trying to pull a fast one? They say he`s talking about running for president just for "Celebrity Apprentice`s" publicity. So what does Melissa Rivers think? 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