Can this country survive the loss of Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter feed?
The “Two and a Half Men” star has vowed to suspend his Tweets after getting a cyber-earful from fans following his initial defense of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.
The revered coach was fired yesterday in the wake of the school’s child molestation scandal, and Kutcher took to Twitter to share 140 characters worth on the matter according to the Los Angeles Times:
“How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste” (the tweet has since been removed from his page). The response, obviously, was scathing and before long the star confessed he was unaware that the firing came in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal at the school.
A Twitter mea culpa quickly ensued.
“Heard Joe was fired, fully recant previous tweet!” Kutcher later said to his more than 8 million followers. “Didn’t have full story. #admitwhenYoumakemistakes” …
… In response to the negative feedback he received, Kutcher has opted to take a vow of silence on his account until he can find a way to “properly manage” his feed. Adding that he felt “awful” about the error.
Good thing he’s not working on Oscar night. This ill-advised Tweet could have had real repercussions.