Jason Biggs, the "American Pie" actor lending his voice to Leonardo in Nickelodeon's upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, received major backlash from parenting groups and conservatives for some controversial tweets he made during the Republican National Convention last week, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
In a series of tweets that have now been deleted, Biggs crossed the line when he made sexual comments about Ann Romney and Janna Ryan.
Biggs is known for his off-color sense of humor, so it surprising that @TMNTMaster, the account used to promote Nickeoledon's Turtles series, encouraged followers to take a gander at Biggs' account on Sept. 1.
Biggs' tweets caught the attention of Fox host Megyn Kelly, who was appalled by the actor's lewd tweets, and called him a "disgusting pig," reports Mediaite.
After many calls for the children's programming channel to fire Biggs, the actor deleted the tweets and Nickelodeon issued an apology on Sept. 5:
“Nickelodeon does not support or condone the use of graphic or vulgar language on any of our platforms,” the network said in a statement. “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.”
Kelly wasn't satisfied with Nickelodeon's apology: "Does that do it? It’s not like he made one comment that he can dial back,” she said on her show on Wednesday, adding that she was baffled by the fact that Nickelodeon would keep the actor around for his role on the Turtles reboot.
What's really baffling is the fact that Biggs was still attached to the Nickelodeon series at all after his wife, Jenny Mollen, tweeted a joke about her husband having sex with underage girls.
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Jennifer Lopez showed off her serious bikini body while in Miami with her daughter Emme on September 1.
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LeAnn Rimes announced on August 30 that she was voluntarily entering a treatment center to learn how to cope with stress and anxiety.
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Taylor Swift as a lady in red as she entered a New York City office building on August 30.
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Ke$ha and a furry friend caught a flight out of Los Angeles on August 29.
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley filmed some scenes for "Gossip Girl" in New York City on August 28.
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Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Thomas Baldwin, enjoyed some tennis at the opening night of the U.S. Open in New York on August 27.
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Selena Gomez looked super-sassy on the set of her new film, "Feed the Dog," in LA on August 27.
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Michelle Williams and Jason Segel stepped out together on August 27 as they picked up Williams' daughter, Matilda, from school.
Cameron Diaz cooled off with a drink after working out in New York City on August 27.
Matthew McConaughey, along with his wife Camila and kids Vida and Levi, looked picture-perfect as they strolled along the Hudson River in New York City on August 26.
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