Charlie Sheen's lawyer is backing down — for now — from attempts to avoid arbitration in his client's $100 million lawsuit against Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. Television.
Lorre's attorney, Howard Weitzman, said Singer has had a change of heart about returning to court Thursday to block arbitration in the suit. A judge denied his request to avoid arbitration Wednesday.
Weitzman said Singer sent a note Wednesday saying he would not return to court Thursday.
"Not sure what's next, but the arbitration will move forward for now," Weitzman told TheWrap.
Singer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Singer went to court Wednesday in an effort to block an arbitration service from getting involved in Sheen's suit. Singer argued that Sheen would be "irreparably harmed" if arbitration were allowed to begin without the court deciding whether it is appropriate.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Connor found there was no emergency to warrant a restraining order.
Sheen sued this month after being fired from "Two and a Half Men."
Lorre and Warners' attorneys will have to file a motion to compel arbitration, and the court will have to agree, before the case can be moved into arbitration.
