Scott Baio receives death threats!
Jan 22nd, 2010 by Dr. Death
In other news, I didn’t know Scott Baio was still alive.
Turns out that ol’ Scotty, postered heartthrob Chachi from the late 70′s to early 80′s, posted a less than flattering picture of First Lady Michelle on his Twitter account, with the quote “WOW He wakes up to this every morning.
The backlash was immediate and brutal.
Here’s the rest of the story:
But now it’s Baio who’s feeling the backlash. According to FoxNews.com, the former Happy Days star says he’s been receiving death threats for his comment, as other Twitter users bashed him with tweets like, “Scott Baio should be PUT DOWN.”
Baio, of course, has been trying to remind the community that his pic and comment were just a “joke.” He wrote: “For New followers: I POST A LOT OF JOKES WITH PICS. They are JUST that, a joke. NOT targeting anyone. Laughter IS the best medicine.”
He said in an other post, “I’m NOT racist for posting a pic of M.O. My WIFE’S BEST FRD IS BLACK, HELLO. If YOU are born in AMERICA, U ARE AN AMERICAN. I don’t insist on being called Italian-American. Therefore Black Amer are not Afr-Amer. Or that would mean people (white or black) born in Africa would be called African-Africans … Just a thought to think about… If I’m racist, don’t think I would have Directed shows like The Parkers & The Wayans Bros. or worked 41 eps w/ Victoria Rowell on D.Murder.”
Baio claims he’s reporting the threats to the FBI, though a rep from the LA branch of the bureau said they didn’t know of any such reports.
Link to original story.