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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