Ashton Kutcher at an event in late October, where he "broke down" in a speech about the horrors of child sex trafficking. Skip to dumb Tweet yesterday.
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Ok, I get it. Ashton Kutcher is prettier than he is smart. That's why he's a celebrity -- he was a former model and now a TV star.
But today, he's in some
scalding hot water over some very bad Tweeting. Yesterday, he took to his trusty Twitter account to tell his 8 million followers this:
"How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste."
Yes, he defended the firing of Penn State's head football coach Joe Paterno, who was dismissed for his role in how the school handled a
sex abuse scandal.
Ill advised on its own, but considering Mr.
Two and a Half Men is an advocate for the fight against sex exploitation against children, it was a very, very ignorant Tweet.
When he watched the news -- or more likely, read 140-characters or less on Twitter -- he wised up and Tweeted this: "Heard Joe was fired, fully recant previous tweet!Didn't have full story."
Then he deleted both Tweets and apologized: "As an advocate in the fight against child sexual exploitation, I could not be more remorseful for all involved in the Penn St. case."
I think Twitter is really fun, and it's a great way for me to get the latest scoop on pop culture for this blog. Plus, I can get into all kinds of conversations with people I'd never normally meet, including celebs (I wish). But I also realize that I work for a newspaper, so I have to watch my Tweetin' typing.
That's why I don't like to engage in any Twitter wars or heated debate with fellow commentors out there -- I'm fortunate enough to put my opinion out there in a newspaper and on a blog, so I get to have my say.
But if you're a truly public person -- namely a celebrity who is an advocate for a cause, or a politician -- you have to keep your impulse control in check.
Read more controversial celebrity Tweets, courtesy of the
Hollywood Reporter's Hollywood's 10 Most Stupid Tweets.
Do you think Kutcher will get into more trouble over this? What do you think of celebs who Tweet?
