Teenage TV star Angus T. Jones of the CBS comedy “Two and a Half Men” has discouraged fans from watching the show because of his religious beliefs, Reuters reports. In a video of his interview with Forerunner of the Forerunner Chronicles posted on YouTube, Jones says fans of the show are “filling [their] head[s] with filth.”
Jones has played the star role of Jake Harper, son of the character Alan, played by Jon Cryer, on the show for nine years.
In the video, Jones urges his audience, “If you watch ‘Two and a Half Men,’ please stop watching ‘Two and a Half Men.’” He admits, “I’m on ‘Two and a Half Men,’ and I don’t want to be on it.”
The 19-year-old actor is rather cryptic in his explanation of the disagreement between his newfound religious beliefs and the content of the show. He references the devil and states that,”There’s no playing around when it comes to eternity.”
He later adds that, “You cannot be a true God-fearing Christian and be on a show like that. I know I can’t. I’m not okay with what I’m learning, what the Bible says and being on that television show.”
The Forerunner is best known for his series “The Jay-Z Deception,” an investigative video series produced in 2009 that claims that hip-hop artists, including Jay-Z, Rhianna and Beyonce are part of the occult and are trying to establish a “new world order.”
In Jones’ two-part testimony he seems genuinely moved by Forerunner’s religious teachings. Unlike the robotic endorsement of civic duty and voting he gave at at a youth forum at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on behalf of The Creative Coalition, in the Forerunner Chronicles video Jones convincingly testifies that the old saying garbage in, garbage out has more truth than some may think.
Jones’ recent video seems to be at odds with the statements he made just three months ago at the RNC event in Tampa hosted by The National Journal, The Atlantic, Microsoft and Generation Opportunity. There, Jones expressed that he was “fortunate” to have his job, and said that the way he handles arguments between liberals and conservatives in Hollywood is to ” just try to get everyone’s perspective.” He also said he didn’t know who he was voting for, whereas Forerunner has cited everything that has happened over the last four years and Obama’s reelection as the sign of the apocalypse.
In response to Jones’s claims in the video, both the CBS network and Warner Bros Television company refrained from commenting on Monday, and had not yet made a public statement at the time this article was published on Tuesday.
The program is no stranger to controversy, though. In 2011, Charlie Sheen was fired from the comedy for his outlandish behavior and comments and for his disagreement with the show’s producers. The show went on without Sheen and program is currently in its tenth season and still going strong.
Francesca Chambers contributed to this report.
Part 1 of Jones’ testimonial:
Part 2 of Jones’ testimonial:
