Despite embattled Charlie Sheen's best efforts it has been announced that Ashton Kutcher will be replacing Charlie on "Two and A Half Men"!

Sheen, 45, was one of TV's highest-paid actors, earning a reported $1.8 million an episode.

Names like Woody Harrelson, Rob Lowe, John Stamos, and Jeremy Piven circulated in the blogosphere as possible replacements. Also, romantic comedy go-to guy Hugh Grant was in final negotiations to replace Charlie Sheen on "Two and A Half Men", according to Deadline, which reports Grant was offered $1 million per episode to take over for the troubled star.

However now all casting speculation has been laid to rest. Sheen is out and Ashton is in!

Some tweeters made quips related to Kutcher's MTV celebrity-prank show, Punk'd.

THR chief TV critic Tim Goodman wrote: "Looks like Charlie Sheen got Punk'd." He added:" Soooo, Sheen is replaced by someone younger, better looking, less f-ed up and more Twitter followers. Duh, losing."

Ashton last regular role on television being hit comedy sitcom "That 70's Show" which ended its illustrious run in 2006 after 8 groovy seasons. Since then Ashton has graced the silver screen with such notable romantic comedies as The Killer's opposite Katherine Heigl, leading a star studded cast in "Valentine's Day", and its soon to be released sequel "New Years Eve."