JON CRYER: FIRING CHARLIE SHEEN SAVED HIS LIFE

Jon Cryer believes that replacing Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men" might have "saved Charlie's life."

In an interview in the January issue of Esquire magazine, Cryer opens up about the experience of seeing his co-star ousted, and ultimately replaced by Ashton Kutcher. The drama took place after Sheen had a public meltdown last spring, during which he verbally attacked "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre and unveiled a harem of girlfriends who he referred to as his "goddesses."