Comedian Charlie Sheen, who has been fired from his previous role on TV’s ‘Two and a half men,’ will return to television in Summer 2012 in his new sitcom ‘Anger Management’ to be aired on FX.  The new sitcom, which had been previously announced but had yet to find a network, sees Sheen playing an anger management therapist who causes chaos in his patients’ lives by using unconventional methods, the network said in a statement.  The new show is the latest in Sheen’s bid to turn over a new leaf in his career after a turbulent year.

He was TV’s highest-paid actor for his role as womanizing bachelor Charlie Harper in the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” but was fired after a public dispute with the show and network executives at CBS, during which he lashed out at show creator Chuck Lorre. He was replaced by actor Ashton Kutcher.  It has been a while since the actor’s name made a noise in the news who was then trying to make a living hocking goodies online with catchy ‘tiger’s blood’ and ‘winning’ related phrases and finally launching a soon-failed-self-aggrandizing comedy concert series.  All of that came after a year in which he found himself in legal trouble and in rehab for drug and alcohol use.

More recently the star settled a lawsuit with the ‘Two and a Half Men’ producers and appeared on TV talk shows admitting he was out of control.  The actor also took the stage at the Emmys and said to the ‘Men’ cast and crew that from the bottom of his heart he wishes then nothing but the best for the upcoming season.

“Anger Management,” in which Sheen retains a significant ownership stake, is loosely based on the 2003 film of the same name starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. FX has ordered 10 episodes, and production will begin in early 2012.  The President and general manager of FX Networks said in a statement that they think that Bruce Helford, Joe Roth and Charlie Sheen have come up with a wonderful, hilarious vehicle for Charlie’s acting talents and a character they are very much looking forward to seeing him play.

Sheen landing the starring role in the sitcom said that he chose the role because it might be a big stretch for him to play a guy with serious anger management issues.  Sheen also stated that he is looking forward to the project because it gives him real ownership to the series, a certain amount of creative control.  One of Sheen’s cited reason for having issues with “Two and a Half Men” was creative differences with producer Chuck Lorre.

Sheen’s new boss, producer Joe Roth, is excited about the show.  According to him, there is no better than Charlie Sheen to tackle ‘Anger Management’ and with Charlie’s incredible talent and comedic gifts, he remains the leading man of TV sitcoms.  The series reunites Roth and Sheen, who worked together on movies like ‘Major League,’ ‘Young Guns’ and ‘Three Musketeers.’

Selena Gomez, will host the 18th annual MTV Europe Awards, which is to be broadcast this year from Belfast’s Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland on November 6, organizers said Monday.  Gomez follows the likes of Justin Timberlake, Eva Longoria, Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg in hosting one of pop music’s biggest nights outside the United States.  As host of the main show, she’ll be overseeing all the onstage antics, performances, winners and key moments of the evening as well as managing a multitude of costume and set changes.  “I’m so excited to be the host of the 2011 MTV EMA — it’s a dream come true!” Gomez said. “This is such a huge event that always recognizes the biggest stars in music from across the globe, so it’s a real honor to be MC at this year’s show.”  The 19-year-old, who is dating another teenage sensation, the 17-year-old Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, will aim to find time to tweet and provide commentary for mtvema.com website as well as her regular hosting duties.

While the MTV EMAs is held in different European countrie each year, US acts dominates it.  As previously announced, Lady Gaga leads the pack of EMA nominees with six nods, with Katy Perry and Bruno Mars following closely behind with four nominations. Adele, Justin Bieber and Thirty Seconds To Marsare each up for three awards. Other EMA nominees include Foo Fighters,Snoop Dogg, My Chemical Romance, Jennifer Lopez, LMFAO, Jessie J,Beyoncé, Coldplay, Eminem, Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Far East Movement, Kanye West, Linkin Park, Wiz Khalifa and Kings of Leon.  Selena, the youngest ever to host the event, is also nominated for the “Biggest Fans” category.

The Hollywood reporter just recently had an interview with the US teen actress and singer.  Here are some of the highlights of the interview.

The Hollywood Reporter: How does it feel to be the Europe Music Awards youngest ever host? Will the show feel different this year?
Selena Gomez: I’m really looking forward to it. It will be really fun to be on the hosting side of it and get to perform so it will be different for me and my band. I think it is interesting to have my fans be involved, to bring a whole different audience. Other than that I’m not sure it will be a whole lot different.
THR: How are you preparing for Belfast?
Gomez: We’re doing a bunch of the creative stuff at the moment. I’m actually on tour right now (in Canada) but once I go over to Ireland I’ll be doing a lot of rehearsals there. It’ll be my first time in Belfast, so I’m excited to be there.
THR: You had a bit of a warm up hosting the pre-show at the VMAs in August.  How did that feel?
Gomez: We did the pre-show this year, and it was really fun and we got to do the whole concert and interview artists. It was a good time.