Ashton Kutcher Backtracking on Paterno Comment
EmailAshton Kutcher is backtracking after statements he made on Twitter regarding Penn State’s firing of head coach Joe Paterno led to outrage across the web.
The “Two and a Half Men” star quickly deleted a tweet posted to his account that read “How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste,” and has now halted all updates to his Twitter account, which has over eight million followers.
“As of immediately I will stop tweeting until I find a way to properly manage this feed. I feel awful about this error. Won’t happen again,” the actor tweeted late Wednesday.
The actor was apparently responding to Penn State board of trustees announcement late Wednesday that Paterno, along with university president Graham Spanier, will be removed from their positions effective immediately.
Their firing stems from allegations that Jerry Sandusky, one of Paterno’s former assistants, sexually abused children over the past 15 years, and the two men didn’t fully report what they knew.
Kutcher’s response to the divisive issue sparked outrage amongst many of his followers. Many noted that his reaction to the scandal is surprising considering he and his wife Demi Moore run a nonprofit organization called The Demi and Ashton Foundation, which was set up to help end child sex slavery.
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I guess Rick Perry wasn’t the only one to have an “oops” infiltrate his day today.
Posted by: Karen Lee | November 10, 2011, 5:22 am 5:22 am
When it comes to love, age is nothing. So no matter how big the age difference. If you really love her, and also she has the same the feeling, everything goes easy. I met my older guy who is 25 years older than me at αgé’Mingle.Có’m and we enjoy this big age gap relationship. The big age gap love is really an extremely wonderful different romance.You may have a try. Good luck
Posted by: rhgew | November 10, 2011, 8:12 am 8:12 am
From a guy that screwed-up my favorite show! Go figure!
Posted by: Gunner_1959 | November 10, 2011, 8:12 am 8:12 am
Just because they started a foundation doesn’t mean they actually give a crap….
Posted by: WorkingClass | November 10, 2011, 8:50 am 8:50 am
Just another idiot from Hollywood. Is there any doubt that most of the actors and actresses in H-Wood are morons. What a joke they are!
Posted by: TheSinner | November 10, 2011, 10:11 am 10:11 am
Real low class move by the guy. Should get fired from two and half men and brind back charlie.
Posted by: david johnson | November 10, 2011, 10:19 am 10:19 am
Proving to the world once again that he’s a complete moron. Read the story first, dummy, before shooting your mouth off!!
Posted by: rubblebubblecake | November 10, 2011, 10:46 am 10:46 am
Joe Paterno committed no crime, people need to realize that. The media needed to sensationalize a story so they focused on Paterno. The assault committed against these children is a tragedy and should not take a back seat to stories about Paterno. Focus should be put on the person who actually committed the crime, Jerry Sandusky. Paterno could have done more, used poor judgement but again did not commit a crime, the press needs to stop acting like he did. Why hasn’t anyone called for McQueary to be fired?
Posted by: NoSpin1600 | November 10, 2011, 11:30 am 11:30 am
rhgew: what are you trying to say… that is is okay for that 50+ year old coach to be doing a 10 year old boy in the shower is okay because age is just a number?! I think NOT!
If you are commenting on Ashton and Demi, you might want to qualify your statements… this is about a tweet in favor of a coach that did nothing while a boy was being molested. I could be taken out of context.
Posted by: Laura | November 10, 2011, 11:38 am 11:38 am
I am so sick and tired of this lynch mob mentality fueled by an out of control media…the news media will be the end of this country…so much for freedom of speech.
Posted by: superimposed | November 10, 2011, 11:50 am 11:50 am
Hey RubbleBubbleHead, you’re right, Joe Paterno didn’t commit a crime, but he allowed it to continue by protecting his friend! That’s what people DO realize and that’s why there’s so much outrage. How would you feel about Paterno if it was one of YOUR family members that got molested by Sandusky?
Posted by: Seriously?! | November 10, 2011, 11:53 am 11:53 am
Paterno seemingly did not follow up because he thought Sandusky was “just a little bit” of a pedophile. He sugar-coated the accounts of the 2002 incident, characterizing “rape” as “inappropriate touching” and “fondling”. By minimizing the horrific extent of the accusations, he allowed Sandusky to continue the atrocities.
I can already see Paterno’s defense materializing; he is “old”, and “from a different era”, a time when people “did not interfere” with other people’s business. He believed that his longtime friend could be “redeemed” or that he “would have to answer to God”. Paterno is guilty of gross indefference, and while that may not be against the law, it is immoral in the eyes of most Americans.
Posted by: MBer | November 10, 2011, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm
No talent. No class. No brain. Now because of your ignorant statements, your wife has to worry about yet another mess you have created because you are a childish, selfish, full of yourself, Hollywood moron. Just because you get paid for your looks doesn’t make you intelligent or relevent! It is also unfortunate that Nikon does not seem to have a clue how many people will never buy their products because they have chosen such a loser to represent their product. Nikon, get a clue. Demi, you deserve and can get so much better. Just another example of what a stupid spoiled brat you have mistakenly let into your life. Trash. Simply just trash.
Posted by: When are you going to go away? | November 10, 2011, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm
Yeah, Kutcher really isn’t smart enough to be doing his own talking.
Posted by: thomas mc | November 10, 2011, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm