Actress Kristen Johnston has been very open about her struggles with substance abuse. So when she learned about this tweet from gossip rag RadarOnline:
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She was rightfully disgusted:
If you believe @radar_online has crossed a line by posting a photo of Robin Williams at an AA mtg, please RT & boycott until they remove it.
— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) August 12, 2014
Posting photos of AA mtgs kills people.
Read: http://t.co/b1ryCzztmS
— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) August 12, 2014
From Johnston’s full post, via TwitLonger:
We’re used to being the butt of your jokes. We’re used to the media breathlessly using our addictions to make money.
However, when outlets like @Radar_Online, print photos of a celebrity ( and others) at an AA meeting trying to get well, they have crossed the line and have blood on their hands.
…
Addicts are NOT amusing. Addicts are NOT salacious. Addicts are NOT your entertainment.
Be sure to read the whole thing. Johnston’s moral outrage is well-founded. And she is most definitely not alone in being thoroughly repulsed:
@kjothesmartass @radar_online absolutely disgusting! Shame on them!!
— Lost Dreams Awaken (@Living608) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass that's disgusting. Shame on them!
— Jamie (@JamieBertolini) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass How many got paid for that!?! And what was the real cost. Deplorable
— Michelle Dionne (@EssentiallyMM) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass that's insane. wow.
— teri (@teri3231) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass @micjul94 @radar_online what the eff is wrong with people?!?! Ugh!!!
— GG Loves Andy Cohen (@CGuiselle) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/BlckdByJilZarin/status/499243622991417346
@BlckdByJilZarin @kjothesmartass Unduly hurtful and unscrupulous.
— Carol Reynolds (@CarolReynolds2) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass @radar_online Omg!! Are you serious? Those are supposed to be anonymous. This is way over the line! !
— Julie (@JulieLvsPACKERS) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass @radar_online I hope you are able to sleep at night. Bc of your shady ethics, I promise someone out there won't get help.
— Laura (@MagicMuze) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass @radar_online wow, they don't know the can of rotten worms they just opened.
— Rob Bailey-Millado (@RBMillado) August 12, 2014
@RealityLuLu1 @kjothesmartass Wow. This is bullshit. As a daughter of a recovering father, this pisses me off!!
— Julie (@JulieLvsPACKERS) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass So many don't get help & hide in secrecy because of the stigma from those around them. Crap like this makes it even harder.
— Sassypants (@Heyy_Lisaa) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass @radar_online Just awful!Crossing a huge line.Do they think abt how this will impact others as well as invading his privacy!
— TalesFromARaisinGirl (@Scarletts_Tale) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass @radar_online Where does the media draw the line? They would never film a cancer pt getting chemo but addicts in trt are ok?
— Bubbles (@Ali__kattt) August 12, 2014
@kjothesmartass well said, Kjo! These rags have no decency or morals! It fucking sickens me to no end.
— Mags (@AdamMagee8803) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/Kimlayne3/status/499274828223102976
@kjothesmartass @radar_online They didn't think it was wrong to begin with. I'm boycotting permanently. Unscrupulous & downright hurtful.
— Carol Reynolds (@CarolReynolds2) August 12, 2014
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