12 Celebrities Who Were Fired From TV & Movies Amid Controversy

Nicollette Sheridan was fired from ABC’s Desperate Housewives after she claimed that showrunner Marc Cherry had hit her on the head, and after she complained about it, was let go from the series.

The star sued both Marc and ABC for an astounding amount of money.

Charlie Sheen was let go by Warner Bros. after what their lawyer called “well-chronicled and increasingly erratic outbursts” on the set of Two and a Half Men.

After his exit, Ashton Kutcher was brought in and the show went on for a four more seasons.

Isaiah Washington was let go from Grey’s Anatomy following a report that he used a homophobic slur towards co-star T.R. Knight.

He recently brought the issue back up while calling out another former Grey’s star, Katherine Heigl.