From the Daily Mail:
* Nickelodeon apologises for Jason Biggs' 'vulgar' tweets about wives of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan during RNCAlso, from the Associated Press via The Huffington Post:
* Star of American Pie franchise tweeted a series of crude statements about Ann Romney and Janna Ryan during the Republican National Convention
* Forced to take them down after public outcry and realization that Nickelodeon site promoting new series was linking to him
Nickelodeon issued statement apologizing for Biggs' behaviour
Though no stranger to crude humour, several tweets by American Pie star Jason Biggs have gotten him in hot water.
During last week’s Republican National Convention, he made several extremely vulgar tweets about the wives of presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, causing an outcry on the microblogging site.
And because Biggs now works for children’s entertainment network Nickelodeon as the voice of Leonardo in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, the company was forced to issue an apology.
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Cowabunga: Jason Biggs, pictured with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Leonard, and his new employer Nickelodeon have been forced to apologise after Biggs tweeted a series of 'vulgar' things about the RNC
During last week’s RNC, Biggs was one of millions of Americans watching Mitt and Ann Romney take the stage. But unlike those millions, he tweeted a series of extremely vulgar things about the candidates’ wives.
MailOnline has chosen to not publish images of the tweets, which have since been deleted from Biggs’ account.
The official publicity Twitter account to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mentioned Biggs’ account on September 1, encouraging followers to visit his site.
Mediate reports that Fox News host Megyn Kelly picked up on his shocking comments, and was appalled by the actor’s tweets. She called him a ‘disgusting pig’ on the air.
Parental groups and conservatives then took to the warpath, calling for Biggs to be fired from his spot on the upcoming Nickelodeon television series.
On Wednesday, Nickelodeon issued a statement on the drama, saying: ‘The offensive comments made by Jason Biggs last week on his personal twitter account do not reflect our company’s views or values, and we condemn them.
Inappropriate: Biggs was forced to take the vulgar tweets about Ann Romney, left, and Janna Ryan, right, down from his Twitter site, which was linked to the TNMT promotional Twitter feed
Bye bye American Pie: Biggs is perhaps most famous for his roles in the crude American Pie comedy franchaise
‘Nickelodeon does not support or condone the use of graphic or vulgar language on any of our platforms. It was our mistake to link from our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles twitter feed to Jason’s personal twitter account, and we quickly corrected our error.
‘We also insisted Jason use better judgment and discretion in public communications while affiliated with our brand.’
But that apology wasn’t good enough for Kelly, who said on air after the statement was released: ‘Does that do it? It’s not like he made one comment that he can dial back.’
Parent’s groups have since been lobbying for advertisers on the show to pull their support.
A similar issue popped up last year after parent’s groups took a target on another Viacom-owned station, MTV.
The station that once was a haven for music videos adapted an American version of the racy U.K. series Skins. Several major advertisers pulled out after the show was lambasted for its racy content.
Jason Biggs & Twitter: 'American Pie' Star Defends Controversial Romney Tweets NEW YORK — Jason Biggs is brushing off criticism he received during the recent election season for vulgar tweets that referenced the wives of both Republican Mitt Romney and his running mate in the presidential race, Paul Ryan. The "American Pie" star took heat for off-color comments posted to his Twitter feed at the time of the Republican National Convention in August. The outpouring of criticism from parents groups, pundits and others led Nickelodeon to issue an apology for the actor's comments on the social media website. Biggs is providing one of the voices in the cable TV station's new animated series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." "I made a political tweet, so I got a little bit of heat from the right," he said. With elections over, Biggs says he's moving on. He appeared Monday night in New York at the annual 24 Hour Plays event, which was sponsored by luxury pen-maker Montblanc to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. The benefit draws more than two dozen actors who write, rehearse, and perform one of six plays that they began working on the night before. Biggs' tweets have also poked fun at the Kardashians, Amanda Bynes, Lindsay Lohan and the ABC show "The Bachelorette." "I'm more afraid of the Kardashians, than I am of the Republicans," he said. He said he sees Twitter as an extension of the darker side of his humor. As a three-time performer in 24 Hour Plays benefit, Biggs says he's grown to feel more comfortable with the process. "It's a little easier. But it's still nerve-racking, man." ___ Online: http://www.24hourplays.com Extra Tags: Twitter, Video, Jason Biggs, Jason Biggs Tweets, Jason Biggs Political Tweets, Political Hollywood, Tweets Jason Biggs, Twitter Jason Biggs, Jason Biggs Twitter, Entertainment NewsAlso from the Daily Mail:
'I'm more afraid of the Kardashians than I am of Republicans': Jason Biggs unapologetic about vulgar tweets Jason Biggs is brushing off criticism he received during the recent election season for vulgar tweets that referenced the wives of both Republican Mitt Romney and his running mate in the presidential race, Paul Ryan. With elections over, Biggs says he's moving on. 'I made a political tweet, so I got a little bit of heat from the right,' Biggs said. 'I'm moving on': Jason Biggs is brushing aside criticism he received for posting unflattering tweets about the wives of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan Brushing it off: Jason is casting criticism over his words aside, saying, 'I made a political tweet so I got a little bit of heat from the right' He appeared Monday night in New York at the annual 24 Hour Plays event, which was sponsored by luxury pen-maker Montblanc to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. The benefit draws more than two dozen actors who write, rehearse, and perform one of six plays that they began working on the night before. Biggs' tweets have also poked fun at the Kardashians, Amanda Bynes, Lindsay Lohan and the ABC show The Bachelorette. 'I'm more afraid of the Kardashians, than I am of the Republicans,' he said. Play acting: Jason participated in the 12th annual 24 Hour Plays event in New York on Monday night and was joined by other celebrities including America Ferrera, [...] The American Pie star caused controversy for off-color comments posted to his Twitter feed at the time of the Republican National Convention in August. The outpouring of criticism from parents groups, pundits and others led Nickelodeon to issue an apology for the actor's comments on the social media website. Biggs provides one of the voices in the cable TV station's new animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Poison tweets: Jason drew anger from parental groups and conservatives after making off colour remarks about Janna Ryan and Ann Romney on his Twitter page Deleted: Jason's tweets have since been removed, but the wrath regarding remarks made about Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Romney, [...], has yet to die down During the Republican National Convention in September, Biggs was one of millions of Americans watching Mitt and Ann Romney take the stage. But unlike those millions, he tweeted a series of extremely vulgar things about the candidates’ wives. The images of the tweets have since been deleted from Biggs’ account. Unfortunately the official publicity Twitter account to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mentioned Biggs' account on September 1, encouraging followers to visit his site. His other job: Jason provides one of the voices on Nickelodeon's animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Parental groups and conservatives then took to the warpath, calling for Biggs to be fired from his spot on the upcoming Nickelodeon television series. Nickelodeon issued a statement on September 5 trying to calm the situation, saying: ‘The offensive comments made by Jason Biggs last week on his personal twitter account do not reflect our company’s views or values, and we condemn them. He said he sees Twitter as an extension of the darker side of his humour. As a three-time performer in 24 Hour Plays benefit, Biggs says he's grown to feel more comfortable with the process. 'It's a little easier. But it's still nerve-racking, man,' he revealed.
