Ashton’s Twitter Will Now Filter Through His “Team”

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By Nads | Thursday, November 10, 2011 | 11:04 am | 21 Comments
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To make sure he doesn’t make anymore idiotic moves, Ashton has turned his twitter feed over to his team at Katalyst Media to manage. He posted an apology, but it doesn’t matter to me…I still think he’s a douche.

Here’s his apology:

Up until today I have posted virtually every one of my tweets on my own, but clearly the platform has become to big to be managed by a single individual.  When I started using twitter it was a communication platform that people could say what they are thinking in real time and if their facts where wrong the community would quickly and helpfully reframe an opinion.  It was a conversation, a community driven education tool, and opinion center that encouraged healthy debate.  It seems that today that twitter has grown into a mass publishing platform, where ones tweets quickly become news that is broadcasted around the world and misinformation becomes volatile fodder for critics.

Last night after returning home from work I walked by the television and simply saw a headline that Joe Paterno had been fired.  Having no more information than that, I assumed that he had been fired due to poor performance as an aging coach.  As a football fan and someone who had watched Joe’s career move from that of legend/innovator to a head coach that fulfilled his duty in the booth, I assumed that the university had let him go due to football related issues.  With that assumption (how dare I assume) I posted a tweet defending his career.  I then when about my evening, had some dinner, did a little work, and about an hour later turned on ESPN where I got the full story.  I quickly went back on my twitter account and found a hailstorm of responses calling me an “idiot” and several other expletives that I’ve become accustom to hearing for almost anything I post.  I quickly retracted and deleted my previous post, however that didn’t seem enough to satisfy people’s outrage at my misinformed post.  I truly am sorry if I offended anyone and more over am going to take action to ensure that it doesn’t happen again.

A collection of over 8 million followers is not to be taken for granted.  I feel responsible for delivering an informed opinion and not spreading gossip or rumors through my twitter feed.  While I feel that running this feed myself gives me a closer relationship to my friends and fans I’ve come to realize that it has grown into more that a fun tool to communicate with people.  While I will continue to express myself through @Aplusk I’m going to turn the management of the feed over to my team at Katalyst Media to ensure the quality of it’s content.  My sincere apologies to anyone who I have offended. It was a mistake that I don’t think will happen again.

About

Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

21 Comments

  1. 1
    LAC LAC
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 11:20 am

    Are they going to powder his ass and tell him that he is special? (yep, still the “Anchorman” references… sorry. ;) .

  2. 2
    mere2142
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Wow – does he live in a bubble? Are we honestly supposed to believe he knew nothing of what was going on at PSU over the last 5 days?

  3. 3
    Hypnotoad Hypnotoad
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    I don’t know what’s worse — him being a complete idiot for tweeting that without any info (I mean, COME ON — I hate hate hate college sports, but even I knew what was going on), or having a team of people tweet for him now. Both are so extremely ludicrous that I just cannot choose.

  4. 4
    sheesh
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    hahahahahahahahahaha!
    Ashton got grounded from twitter!

  5. 5
    NotWithoutMyTV
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    Are Tweets still Tweets if they aren’t your thoughts, but ideas that have been massaged, spun, and vetted by a committee? I agree with Hypnotoad, that’s just redonk.

    People need teams of doctors to manage illnesses, and teams of experts to manage their finances. Maybe a team of psychotherapists if you’re a Real Housewife. You don’t need a team to manage your fuckin’ Twitter account.

  6. 6
    WaffleBoy
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Let me see if I’ve got this straight, big football fan Ashton Kutcher didn’t know that Penn State was being rocked by a sexual abuse scandal, and thought that Joe Paterno was being fired for a poor record even though Penn State is 8-1. You know the only way that would be even remotely true is if Ashton is a drooling idiot with absolutely no clue as to what is going on in the real world.

    /thinks about it for a minute

    Apology accepted Ashton!

  7. 7
    skatt
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    He should throw in that he is faithful to Demi for good measure.

  8. 8
    BellicoseBaby
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Man, I wish I had a team! Until then all my posts will continue as the unfiltered drivel that seeps out of the cracks in my head. See how stupid that sounded?

  9. 9
    Robin Robinez
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    @Hypnotoad,

    You really hate college sports 3 times as much as any other sport? C’mon there has to be another sanctioned sport that rates more than 3 hates?

    I tell you what, if you are in my neck of the woods I will take you to a Gator game even if I have to strong-arm an extra ticket from a family member. You may not magically start loving college sports, but you will find it difficult to hate it after a Saturday football game in a Home Stadium. I challenge you not to have fun. :-)

    TC, Robin

  10. 10
    Hypnotoad Hypnotoad
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    But it’s so hot down there were the Gators are (Florida, I think?)! See? I’m so not good with the sportsketball! I just don’t follow it the way I follow America’s Next Top Model. That said, I do like college sports in person (except basketball, which I absolutely can’t stand on tv or in person). I went to a K-State game this year in Manhattan and had fun. I’ll take you up on the offer, though, if you’ll throw in some sunscreen!

    Pro sports (baseball, mostly) are maybe a bit more enjoyable. Because you can drink beer. In the stadium. Plus there’s a hot dog cannon! Yay! Go Royals!

    But, not knowing anything of college sports, and literally never hearing of Jo Pa until this all went down, even I knew what was going on. I just don’t understand how he didn’t know. It was on my yahoo page before I checked into my email. It was on the front page of the Huffington Post. I just do not understand how he couldn’t know anything about it . . .

  11. 11
    Hypnotoad Hypnotoad
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    Also, I would LOOOOOOOOOOVVVE to be a celebrity’s Personal Twitter Manager (PTM). Easiest. Paycheck. EVER.

  12. 12
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    As a proud Florida Gator, just don’t go to one of the early season games and you’re good. Once hurricane season is over the humidity might even drop down to 50%. The summer I spent in Gainesville was gruesome (rained every day at 11:00 am AND the rain was freakin’ hot) but my skin was flawless.

    Plus, when SI ranked their top 25 “jock” schools (the first time? I don’t read SI regularly) UF was ranked 4 based on the strength of the different women’s programs they have, so it’s not just football/basketball/baseball.

    Yes, it’s great to be a Florida Gator.

  13. 13
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted November 10, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    How do you even get that job? As a resume, do you print out your twitter stats and a list of your greatest tweets? I don’t understand, but I think it’s sad how he needs people to tweet for him.
    It’s twitter, not quantum physics. If Courtney Stodden can figure it out, he has no excuse.

  14. 14
    NikkiHughes
    Posted November 11, 2011 at 7:07 am

    What I don’t understand is the need to “manage” a Twitter feed. Isn’t it YOU tweeting what YOU want when YOU want? It’s not like twats are flying out of your head telepathically and you have no control over what lands on the interwebs. I don’t understand that statement at all.

    And Go ‘Noles! :D >>>->>->

  15. 15
    spinal11
    Posted November 11, 2011 at 9:18 am

    That’s a lie, of course he knew the story. I don’t even follow college football and it’s in my face every damn day. He just tweeted something insensitive and idiotic, and now he’s trying to cover his ass.

    Ashton Kutcher is pathetic and his exit from Twitter is the ONLY good thing to come from this scandal.

  16. 16
    zerocool
    Posted November 11, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Amen, spinal11.

  17. 17
    BellicoseBaby
    Posted November 11, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    Ashton: more nudity, less talk.

    Please.

  18. 18
    See-Jay
    Posted November 11, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    He could at least check the spelling and grammar in his apology. Just goes to show that he’s not a particularly bright individual.

  19. 19
    Robin Robinez
    Posted November 11, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    @Hypnotoad,
    I have gallons of sunscreen. I see that one of your concerns is the inability to consume adult beverages at a college game..that can be arranged if you know alum and have good “seats”. The invite stands. I am with you on the Ashton thing, I cant understand how someone that tweets about everything under the sun, every day, had no clue about this. Especially a self professed college football fan. I am prepared to believe every stupid move of his that the tabloids report.Because he is stupid.

    @Nikki
    True story. I am a Redskins fan. I have Redskin jersey’s, jackets. Redskin colors are very similiar to Seminole colors. I live in Gator country and am a Gator fan. I cannot tell you how many dirty looks I get when I am wearing my Redskin jacket etc..because they just see the color! It also has an Indian head logo, so the confusion is understandable. On the other hand, and the reason that I brought it up, I have had so many ‘Noles fans say ” Go Noles!” LOL

    @vallegirl
    It’s always good to be a Gator :-)

  20. 20
    Robin Robinez
    Posted November 11, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    I need to edit my post a bit. The dirty look is usually within seconds followed by a “Oh,ok” look. I didn’t want to give the impression that Gator fans don’t know what a Seminole uniform looks like, because we certainly do!

  21. 21
    hot cawfee
    Posted November 12, 2011 at 8:09 am

    I’m sorry— why on earth should anyone care about what goes on in Ashton Kutcher’s head??? I think the surpise is that he has any thoughts at all. And he has 8 million followers??
    Ashton– just shut up—Twitter is not a “community driven education tool”—sweet Jesus– That is Project Muse or J-store you ass.

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