(Photo: Getty Images)
Jason Biggs, the actor best-known for his role in the “American Pie” movies, tweeted a number of vulgar and sexually explicit messages amid the Republican National Convention last week.
He joked about sexually violating Paul Ryan’s wife, Paul Ryan’s sex life, and the state of Ann Romney’s private areas. To top it off, he insulted Christianity and told those who were offended: “To everyone freaking out about my tweets: you know i put my di** in a pie, right?”
Read all the tweets, here.
But the story doesn’t end there. Biggs is playing the voice of Leo in Nickelodeon’s new “Teenage Ninja Mutant Ninja Turtles” series, and Nickelodeon has been promoting the man’s Twitter account.
Conservative sites like Twitchy launched a ceaseless campaign against the decision, pointing out that children are one click away from reading such profanity.
(Photo: Invision for Nickelodeon)
According to Fox News, users even reached out to Nickelodeon sponsors like General Mills, Kellogs and Kraft Foods and threatened to boycott their products if they did not stop advertising on the network.
Now, Nickelodeon has issued an apology, but Biggs will retain his position in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remake.
Nickelodeon explained:
“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. 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.”
Some tweeters are saying the apology was insufficient and the man should have been fired, while others are satisfied.
What do you think?
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The Jewish Avenger
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:37pmWhat an excuse…
“…I’m the one who did the pie….”
Makes you wonder why they get upset when an adult clergyman is caught with a perversion doesn’t it? Maybe it has something to do with the pastries?
BAN ALL PASTRIES!
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FEMALL
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:07pmBut what about Cobbler–the tranny pastry?
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Want our country back
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:17pmFire him, anybody that would do that to michelle obama would be fired immediately, without question. Look at the faux outrage when Rush called Sandra Fluke a Slut. They were screaming for his head on a platter and tried to destroy him professionally. This is the face of a real WAR ON WOMAN!!!!
FIRE HIM!!!!!!!
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AvengerK
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:35pmActually..it was Biggs’ character that was written to put his member in a pie…furthermore..Biggs didn’t actually put his member in the pie..he was pretending to.
Typical, wretched little lefty…all distractions, distortions and justifications for his spite and bile towards anyone that doesnt’ subscribe to his ideology.
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mersey
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:42pmBarack Obama’s target audience watch Nickelodeon on a regular basis. Nick at Night aren’t going to upset their loyal fan base and slap this dolt’s little hand in public. We’re dealing with immature people.
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Kaoscontrol
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:46pmDidn’t the incident he’s referring to happen in a 1999 movie? Talk about living in the past! It’s pretty sad when someone points to something they did 13 years ago — albeit, something that pathetic — as proudly as Bigs does.
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HMNSC
Sep. 5, 2012 at 4:15pmLet Nik know that this is unacceptable. Go to the bottom of the page and click “share your concerns” http://www.nick.com/
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Exrepublisheep
Sep. 5, 2012 at 4:43pmFREE SPEECH!!! Except when dems say something. “I may not agree with what he said, but I absolutely stand up for his right to say it”.
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Balpit
Sep. 5, 2012 at 4:48pmAflac fired Gilbert Gottfried for less.
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Farmhand82
Sep. 5, 2012 at 5:26pmWere you defending Rush during his whole controversy? Yeah I’m guessing not. It’s a game both sides play. I think this guys pretty disgusting but I believe in free speech. Nickelodeon is stupid for not firing the guy but that’s their choice if they want to be associated with the lefts very classy brand of “respect for women”.
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ollie_williams02
Sep. 5, 2012 at 5:40pmlet us not forget that nicolodion is owned by the same company that owns MTV,
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oneshiner
Sep. 5, 2012 at 6:46pmBIG DEAL………..so they condemn it, huh? No breaking his nose or knuckles or anything? I wouldn’t let children watch that filthy station.
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SLAPTHELEFT
Sep. 5, 2012 at 7:45pmRepubliar
You are constantly here criticizing our free speech on this site but you stand up for everyone else’s?
You are a gutless turd. But that is not news. Everyone here knows it, you gutless turd.
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displaced
Sep. 6, 2012 at 11:55amLove the Weird Al pic! White and Nerdy 4 Life!!
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commonsenseguy
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:33pmdid anyone expect he would be fired, the left love idiots like him, they love that little minds can be taught to hate people for who they are and what they believe,just as long as they don’t hate someone for the color of their skin, i would say i am surprised by them not firing but i am not, they say the have corrected the error by stopping their twitter link but not by firing him,wow okay here is their new program, watch the turtle cuss, make sexes remarks about women while helping save the day by defeating the morals and values that America man has , it will be great just set your dvr’s and get ready for all out disrespect and hate,get your family,friends and neighbors and pop so popcorn it is going to be great, evil defeating good.
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encinom
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:02pmRemember the rights reaction to the racist comments of Hank Williams Jr., oh, right you guys were quiet.
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FEMALL
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:14pm@enicnom
Mysogeny,racism and xenophobia vs political opinion are not the same. But, then, the war on women lives at the DNC:
Nimrata Nikki Randhawa (Haley) born into an immigrant Sikh family=Hitler’s Mistress
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v15
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:16pmBiggs has the right to say what he wants but Nickelodeon should have fired him. Free speech is still a right but every thing we say has consequences especially in our professional life.
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Miami
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:19pmencinom
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:02pm
Remember the rights reaction to the racist comments of Hank Williams Jr., oh, right you guys were quiet.
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Calling a person a Socialist is not racist, its an ideological identifier
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oregon scott
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:33pmencinom
Posted on September 5, 2012 at 3:02pm
Remember the rights reaction to the racist comments of Hank Williams Jr., oh, right you guys were quiet.***********************************
So i have a question for you. How can you actually sit there and say what was said is ok? Hank said nothing racist !!! he called Obama what he is, no lies, no talking about his body parts. and you in your infinate wisdom can actually say it is OK.
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Lordcsmith
Sep. 5, 2012 at 4:41pm@Encinom Hank got fired though.
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let us prey
Sep. 5, 2012 at 5:55pmCommon
Sounds about right. This clown wouldn’t even make it in the beet fields.
(he’s too weak).
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SLAPTHELEFT
Sep. 5, 2012 at 8:06pmEncinom
Want to know the difference? Hank doesn’t hide behind a computer when he has something to say. You can always knuckle up with hank if you have beef with him. I’m sure you can find him pretty easily.
O whimper the pamper king can just let hank know he wants to settle it man to man. Hank will meet him on any battlefield. Bet the farm on that you,little computer chump.
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Taquoshi
Sep. 6, 2012 at 12:07amIn one way, I’m kind of glad that I heard about this whole mess because it really shows who Jason Biggs is as a person rather than someone acting a part. He may keep his job at Nickelodeon, but he’s already done some major damage to the company and proved that he’s a loose cannon.
Just think at how that’s going to look on his resume.
Major accomplishments:
Had a part in American Pie, and proud of it
(both figuratively and literally.)
Tweeted sexual smear of two Presidential candidates’ wives
(Note: company later forced to apologize for my actions.)
Looking to broaden my horizons.
Honestly, would you hire this guy?
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BDL1980
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:31pmRemember the lefts reaction to RUSH Limbaugh whos comments about Sandra Fluke actually were pretty fair in comparison. What hypocrisy.
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commonsenseguy
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:40pmtwo different standers, the media went nuts over limbaughs comments, but not one word from any of them about this creeps remarks, so as usual,the left can dish it out,but they can’t take it, they are truly cowards,
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SLAPTHELEFT
Sep. 5, 2012 at 8:08pmAnd fluke is still a slut. Rush is still on the radio.
What’s wrong with a little truth?
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Married to a Liberal HELP
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:31pmBiggs NEVER apologized himself!
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OniKaze
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:42pmThat would be because he is not sorry….
He’s an idiot, who like he said, “Put his d**k in a pie…”
What did you expect from a poor mook like Jason Biggs?? Philosopher style wisdom??
He didn’t apologize, and he most likely never will…. He’s a lefty… He doesn’t see anything wrong with what he said..
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TheEDGE
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:47pmPerverts NEVER really do.
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FkBO
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:08pmLooks like his wife is just as much as a pig as he is
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762x51
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:13pmDo what I do, don’t watch his movies, or Alec Baldwin, or Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, et al.
Hit them in the wallet and make them pay for their perversion.
BTW, sorry to hear you are married to a *******, very sad for you.
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LB
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:31pmWe are still a free country (for now) Don’t watch or buy the products. Done
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listeninginVT
Sep. 6, 2012 at 12:14pmamen
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cookcountypatriot
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:27pmnope…that pig needs to be fired or you support his vile remarks….no other option ….progressive pigs think that just saying they are sorry or giving a time out is all thats required….fire him…nickelodeon is banned from my house……
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ONLY4UANDME
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:36pmOK, so its Kelloggs, Kraft and General Mills. Am I missing any??
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The Jewish Avenger
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:39pmNow if he would just take the right hand in that picture and place it on his forehead, I think we could understand him better….
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Wildblue3
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:27pmTime for them to either cancel the cartoon or just find a new voice. I’ll boycott whoever I need to boycott.
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v15
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:54pm(translation) “I want to boycott more companies! Give me a list of more companies I can boycott!”
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Gonzo
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:26pmWitty guy, I’m glad he’s a Democrat.
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commonsenseguy
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:38pmyou can bet the farm that if someone had said that about jason’s wife,mother or sister he would be peeved and he would take his turtle shell off and try to defend them,but as with any left wing idiot, the can be hateful,disrespectful to anybody they want,but when it happens to them well, that’s different.
the commie lefts new slogan “” do as i say,not as i do “”.
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KevINtampa
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:25pmWould this be the same punishment dealt had he directed his attacks towards Michele Obama and Jill Biden? Somehow I seriously doubt it; so no, not enough. But the corrective action over their contractors conduct is Nickelodeon’s decision to make. Since I don’t agree I’ll be filtering their channel out, which is my decision to make.
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bandi9
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:24pmi think it would be funny if Paul Ryan kicked the crap out of him for insulting his wife
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Gonzo
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:43pmThen they would call Ryan an anti semite. Conservatives will never get a fair shake with the press as it stands today.
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Blacksunshine
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:45pmYa this little wimp could get his ass kicked by Ann. Little sad man child.
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NoFameLost
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:51pmGonzo – Biggs is Italian Catholic (at least in heritage), not Jewish. But yes, the MSM would be dumb enough to call Ryan an anti-Semite in that situation.
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Gonzo
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:10pmThought he was Jewish.
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AvengerK
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:41pmAbsolutely…Ryan should “twit” Biggs with the following: “we’ll keep the venue secret, no cameras, no recording devices, Marquis of Queensbury rules…then go ahead Jason..tell me again what you want to do to my wife?”.
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bandi9
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:23pmhe is an ass, his movies were stupid, so who really cares what this jerk says?
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MoGyver
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:22pm“Nickelodeon does not support or condone the use of graphic or vulgar language on any of our platforms.”
I find it telling that they only specifically apologize for the graphic / vulgar language, not the demeaning nature in which they were given. This isn’t about word choice.
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The Jewish Avenger
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:41pmNow Here’s Myra to poledance for you….
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kryptonite
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:20pmzero consequences = worthless apology. No apology from Biggs either. Boycott Nickelodeon.
United we stand, divided we fall.
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term limits for congress
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:20pmHe would only get fired if he wrote those things about a communist woman, like Michelle.
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CatB
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:20pmNot enough .. fire him … or you condone it .. too little too late.
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G.E.R
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:19pmI thought his tweets were awesome. And as far as christians go they do talk to empty space and chairs.
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fdraiden
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:33pmYou sound like a real erudite. Not!
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13th Imam
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:43pmIrrelevant
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The Jewish Avenger
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:45pmGer?
Germ?
German?
Nazi!
GET OUT OF HERE YOU NAZI!
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G.E.R
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:48pmI’m surprised that Glenn Beck serf would know the definition of the word erudite
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G.E.R
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:53pm@Jewish Avenger
Just using my Constitutional Right to Free Speech as was Biggs.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Sep. 5, 2012 at 5:16pmWell GER, maybe you and Jason do, but at least WE don’t go around putting our privates in pies.
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heavyduty
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:18pmCan’t believe it. Biggs is not acting in AMERICAN PIE! He really is that stupid.
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RiseAboveThem
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:15pmJerk should get canned!
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ginger100
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:14pmHank Williams Jr.! Are you reading this?
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:13pmI already wrote Viacom and told them what I thought. Fire the vulgar oaf.
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mooshoo
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:13pmBoycott.
Boycott the companies who employ that jerk.
Yes, I know ‘We should be better than them’ blah, blah, blah…but I’d rather win than lose.
It is more important than playing nice.
This is not about playing in a sand box in kindergarten.
Time to wake up.
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samtree
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:12pmThe guy is an Italian Catholic-Idiot, not a Jew.
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NoFameLost
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:12pmTheir twitter account was linked to his for days following his outbursts. Why is the Left allowed to get away with a half-hearted apology, when the Right is condemned as a whole when one person says something that is not representative of the whole?
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MAULEMALL
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:12pmI’m sending some mail and suggest you do too..
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Want our country back
Sep. 5, 2012 at 3:25pmI sent this note to my email friends:
If you have children or grandchildren you might be interested in these links. Jason Biggs is on a children’s Nickelodeon channel and tweeted some vulgar, vile comments about Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan’s wives. Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat you might find this offensive. Nickelodeon has been notified, and gave Jason a slap on the wrist. Personally I do not find that’s good enough. He should not be working with anything to do with children that would have access to his personal tweets. I will put the link here and you can check it out and decide for yourself. I was going to put the links on f/b but was afraid that our kids or grandkids might click on them out of curiosity.
Jason Biggs should have no association (via his personal tweets) with a children’s show.
If you find it inappropriate, Please contact Viacom – the mother company
http://www.viacom.com/Contact/Pages/default.aspx
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grimmster
Sep. 5, 2012 at 2:12pmFiring this idiot isnt good enough….
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