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Jon Cryer Pokes Fun At 'Two And A Half Men' Controversy Amid Emmy Nod

By:Radar Staff

Jul. 14 2011, Published 5:40 a.m. ET

By Amber Goodhand - RadarOnline.com Reporter

Jon Cryer is a funny guy both on and off camera.

The Two and a Half Men star was nominated for an Emmy Award Thursday morning in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category and cracked a joke about the controversy that followed the show and its former star, Charlie Sheen, this year.

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"In a year when nothing much has happened on our show and you could barely find a word about me or my co-stars on the internet, it is lovely to be recognized by the Academy in this way!" Cryer said in a statement obtained by RadarOnline.com.

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Cryer is referring to, of course, Sheen's very bizarre behavior and public bashing of Two and a Half Men and its creator that subsequently led to him being fired from the hit CBS television show.

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Cryer, 46, will be fighting for the Emmy against fellow nominees Chris Colfer from Glee and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet all from Modern Family.