Jon Cryer Owns Rep. Matt Gaetz In Twitter Fight Over 'Two And A Half Men'
Jon Cryer’s days on the hit sitcom “Two And A Half Men” are long over, but he’s still delivering zingers.
The actor sparked a Twitter fight by blasting Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and endorsing his Democratic opponent, Phil Ehr, over the weekend.
“Rep. @mattgaetz invited a white supremacist to the State of the Union, attempted to intimidate a federal witness, and endorsed a sociopathic bigot who applauded the deaths of migrants for congress,” Cryer tweeted, with a story explaining the background of it.
“Charlie Sheen totally carried two and a half men,” the Donald Trump-loving Gaetz responded.
Those were fighting words, and the comedy star fought back brilliantly.
“Is that why, after he left, it lasted for 4 more years and I won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy?” Cryer wrote.
Is that why, after he left, it lasted for 4 more years and I won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy? https://t.co/VTE6g2yjZp
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) September 6, 2020
That’s Cryer for the win.
Cryer played the nerdy brother of Charlie Sheen’s character for the comedy’s whole 12-season run, working with Ashton Kutcher for the last four after Sheen was dismissed.
Gaetz did swing again at Cryer ― “What’s an Emmy? An award Hollywood gives itself? I win elections.” And Cryer made sure there were no hurt feelings ... with his former costar.
And FWIW, this wasn’t meant as a slam on Charlie.
He was undeniably the star of the show. And a fantastic actor. Despite his issues, we had many more highs than lows.
But you can’t say he “carried” a show that lasted four years without him.— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) September 6, 2020
Meanwhile, Ehr used the battle to call out Gaetz for not debating him.
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Gaetz is quite active on @Twitter at the moment. It’s surprising that he has not found the time to respond to our request for a debate.
The people of Florida’s 1st District deserve to hear why he thinks he is still worthy to be our representative. #ForwardWithHonor https://t.co/3LkLAbMv6f— Phil Ehr (@PhilEhr) September 6, 2020
Perhaps we haven’t seen the last warring tweets between these these two:
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.