It took about two and a half days for Angus T. Jones to backtrack from his comments.
On Nov. 25, the Two and a Half Men actor appeared in a two-part YouTube testimonial video for The Forerunner Chronicles—a Seventh-Day Adventist ministry founded by Christopher Hudson— and lambasted the sitcom he stars in.
“I’m on Two and a Half Men and I don’t want to be on it,” Jones confesses. “Please stop watching it and filling your head with filth.”
“People say it’s just entertainment. Do some research on the effects of television and your brain, and I promise you you’ll have a decision to make when it comes to television, especially with what you watch.”
The two videos have collectively been viewed more than a million times since they first appeared
The 19-year-old actor’s condemnation of his television show didn’t last long. On Wednesday night, Angus T. Jones, who is reported to earn $350,000 per episode, released a statement taking back what he had said.
“I have been the subject of much discussion, speculation and commentary over the past 24 hours. While I cannot address everything that has been said or right every misstatement or misunderstanding, there is one thing I want to make clear. Without qualification, I am grateful to and have the highest regard and respect for all of the wonderful people on Two and a Half Men with whom I have worked and over the past ten years who have become an extension of my family.
“Chuck Lorre, Peter Roth and many others at Warner Bros. and CBS are responsible for what has been one of the most significant experiences in my life to date. I thank them for the opportunity they have given and continue to give me and the help and guidance I have and expect to continue to receive from them. I also want all of the crew and cast on our show to know how much I personally care for them and appreciate their support, guidance and love over the years. I grew up around them and know that the time they spent with me was in many instances more than with their own families. I learned life lessons from so many of them and will never forget how much positive impact they have had on my life.”
The incident has been Internet fodder since Monday, when the YouTube videos first started to circulate. On late Tuesday, actors Rainn Wilson and Craig Robinson from the NBC sitcom The Office released a spoof video on Facebook where Wilson, playing Jones, denounces his show as filth.
Photo via TheForerunner777/YouTube
