Actor Ashton Kutcher went on a bit of a Twitter rant Wednesday in defense of rideshare company Uber.
In particular, Kutcher took to social media to stand up for Uber executive Emil Michael, who proposed the company hire researchers to investigate journalists that criticize them.
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What is so wrong about digging up dirt on shady journalist? @pando @TechCrunch @Uber
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
Rumors span the globe before anyone has an opportunity to defend them selves.
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
Everyone is guilty and then tasked to defend themselves publicly.
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
Questioning the source needs to happen… Always!
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
So as long as journalist are interested and willing to print half truths as facts… Yes we should question the source.
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
To be clear I speak for my self not @Uber
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
This should be fun… Here comes the part where journalist explain why they should be exempt from ridicule and judgement and probing…
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
U r all right and I’m on the wrong side of this ultimately. I just wish journalists were held to the same standards as public figures.
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 19, 2014
Why would Kutcher feel so inclined to stand up for Uber? Well, the actor’s investment company A-Grade has invested in Uber, along with other tech companies like Spotify, Foursquare and Airbnb.
Kutcher’s tweets have received hundreds of retweets and favorites after just a few hours.
Michael, the Uber executive, has since apologized for his statements, adding that he believed the comments to have been made in “private.”
Like Kutcher, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick took to Twitter to address Michael’s remarks, however he certainly didn’t come out in defense of the executive.
1/ Emil’s comments at the recent dinner party were terrible and do not represent the company.
— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014
H/T The Hill
