Uber Investor Ashton Kutcher: Why Not Smear A ‘Shady Journalist’?

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2011 file photo, actor Ashton Kutcher attends a special screening of "No Strings Attached" in New York. Kutcher is giving his Twitter followers a clue that he may be joining "Two and a Half Me... FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2011 file photo, actor Ashton Kutcher attends a special screening of "No Strings Attached" in New York. Kutcher is giving his Twitter followers a clue that he may be joining "Two and a Half Men" — or he's punking them. A tweet Wednesday came amid reports that he's nearing a deal to replace the fired Charlie Sheen on TV's top-rated comedy. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) MORE LESS
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Actor Ashton Kutcher, an Uber investor, weighed in Wednesday on a report that a senior executive with the company suggested smearing journalists who wrote critically of Uber.

Kutcher has invested in Uber through his venture capital firm, A-Grade.

In addition to Uber, Kutcher invested in and co-founded a viral content website, A+, that has itself been accused of questionable practices. A Daily Dot investigation found A+ republished material from a range of websites like Buzzfeed and the Huffington Post without credit.

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  1. I’ve never liked this no-talent goofball, and now I have good reason. Anyone who approves of “smearing” ANYBODY is clearly not a good person. In this jackasses’ case, there was little doubt before. This statement has completely clarified his idiocy and mendacity. Go back to Canada, jerk.

  2. Avatar for sfaw sfaw says:

    Maybe he still thinks he’s that dimwit Kelso? Or, more likely, Kelso was just Kutcher being Kutcher?

  3. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    Venture capitalist?!?!?!

  4. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    Anybody but me being denied ‘Be the First to Comment’ on new threads?

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