Tattle: Revised 'Two and a Half Men' is in the works

CBS AND CREATOR Chuck Lorre are fostering a plan to relaunch "Two and a Half Men" without one of the men.

Guess.

Sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that Lorre hopes to reboot the sitcom ("2.0 and a Half Men" perhaps?) with a new creative direction that does not involve Charlie Sheen, who was fired from the series in March.

Lorre is said to have presented close associates and "Men" co-star Jon Cryer with the plan.

According to an insider, Lorre told Cryer that the new show would involve a significant role for him and the introduction of a new character.

Ooh, another man?

Charlie, who is suing Lorre and Warner Bros., thus hindering his chances of rehiring, has expressed a desire to return to the show as he performs his "Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option" comedy tour.

* The aforementioned tour is taking a softer approach when it arrives in San Francisco tomorrow, with a donation planned for a Giants fan severely beaten during the Dodgers' home opener.

Charlie's publicist said yesterday that the actor will donate the profits made from merchandise sold at tomorrow's show to benefit the fan, Bryan Stow.

Trump gone wild

 MSNBC "Last Word" host Lawrence O'Donnell has taken off the gloves with regard to his parent network and its relationship with Donald Trump.

"NBC has created a monster and it is called Donald Trump," O'Donnell said in an Olbermann-

esque rant on Wednesday's edition of his show.

"NBC can no longer stand idly by, not for one more day," he said.

"If Donald Trump has committed to do ['Celebrity Apprentice'], he is obviously not running for president," O'Donnell said.

"And all of this, every bit of it, is as fake as Donald's reality show."

NBC, which will formally announce its 2011-12 season schedule on May 16, must already know if more "Celebrity Apprentice" is in the cards, O'Donnell said.

He insisted that NBC settle the question right away and avoid being part of what he called Trump's "campaign to legitimize hatred and racism."

NBC declined comment.

A Trump spokesman kept it brief.

"I wouldn't dignify Lawrence O'Donnell's ridiculous statements by even providing a response," said Michael Cohen, providing a response.

* Trump is also getting some

pushback from a more likely O'Donnell: Rosie.

Rosie was scheduled to stay at a Trump property in Chicago when she starts her new daytime talk show from Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios.

But once Trump became the leading birther/anti-gay faux presidential candidate, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) helped convince Rosie to find other living accommodations.

The New Trump not only isn't for same-sex marriage, he doesn't believe in civil unions or medical benefits for same-sex couples.

He's making Dick Cheney seem like a lefty.

They write the songs . . .

Billboard.com says that hit songwriters Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and Max Martin are sharing the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award.

The honor was presented at the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers annual award ceremony Wednesday night in Los Angeles.

Dr. Luke and Martin penned five of the most-performed songs of 2010, including "California Gurls" (Katy Perry with Snoop Dogg), "Dynamite" (Taio Cruz) and "Teenage Dream" (Perry).

Song of the Year went to "Hey, Soul Sister," which was written by Pat Monahan, of Train.

* In semi-related songwriting

news, James Madden, 24, is on trial in Australia over the beating death of his roommate, Emmanuel McPherson.

The Brisbane Times says that the fatal fight allegedly broke out when McPherson tried to stop Madden from playing Limp Bizkit on their stereo.

That's sometimes how we feel about "Hey, Soul Sister."

Tattbits

* TMZ.com says that Jennifer Zuiker, wife of "CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker, has filed for divorce.

The couple has three kids and no prenup.

The good news for Jennifer is that Anthony has made ma-zillions from "CSI."

The bad news is that he knows everything there is to know about fingerprinting, trace evidence and ballistics.

* TMZ.com also reports that TV-show creator Donald Bellisario ("JAG," "Quantam Leap," "Magnum P.I." and "NCIS") is suing CBS because he claims that his deal with CBS gives him the "first opportunity" to create any spin-offs of "NCIS."

When CBS started airing "NCIS: Los Angeles," guess who the network forgot to include?

* In Tattle's one foray into royal-

wedding news, we are fascinated by the story that 18-year-old Scots Guardsman Cameron Reilly was dismissed from wedding duty after he posted on Facebook that Kate Middleton gave him only a brief wave.

Reilly called Kate "stuck up" and asked, "[a]m I not good enough for them!"

They're royalty, Cameron. By definition you're not good enough for them.

Daily News wire services contributed to this report.