Presenting comedy before a large audience may look easy but it's the hardest task, for creators. Making the audience laugh without creating any offense often becomes a great deal. The 2003 sitcom, Two and a Half Men is one such series, that often garnered the spotlight for picking up some controversial topics.

The final episode of the series infuriated a fraction of the audience following which the creator of the sitcom, Chuck Lorre had to give a public apology.

The filmmaker did address the issue but also defended his series claiming that the intent behind any scene was not to offend anyone. The lead cast of the sitcom also opined on the situation. 

Chuck Lorre acknowledged the offense created by his sitcom among fans 

The 2003 sitcom Two and a Half Men has unabashedly put up some controversial topics, throughout its run.

However, with its last episode, the creators of the show pushed a little hard following which they had to issue a public apology. In season 12 of the show, there was a scene where Alan Harper (played by Jon Cryer) and Walden Schmidt (played by Ashton Kutcher) get involved in a same-sex marriage.

Though same-sex marriage seems quite normal today, at that time it was no less than a taboo, thus it offended many fans of the show.

The show faced severe backlash from the audience, following which the creator of the sitcom, Chuck Lorre had to make a public apology. During an interview, (via The Things) Lorre said,

"No offense is intended, and I hope none is taken. We've always been somewhat of an offensive show, so it wouldn't surprise me if this is going to be offending people. We can't go out with dignity, because we've never had any.

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