Network reportedly balked at Jon Cryer for ‘Two and a Half Men’

EW reports that Chuck Lorre recalls network resistance to Jon Cryer while casting ‘Two and a Half Men.’ In his memoir ‘Sitcom,’ Lorre says he was told the network didn’t want to hear Cryer’s name. Lorre also claims Les Moonves made a “no f---ing way” gesture at Cryer’s audition, according to EW.