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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Actor Charlie Sheen showed support for broadcaster Brian Williams Wednesday stating on Twitter the journalist will always be his hero. Sheen's Twitlonger post also slammed the NBC executives who decided to suspend the anchor for six months without pay following Williams recanting of a story that he had been in a helicopter that drew fire in Iraq in 2003.
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The 39-year-old actor thanked Williams for his "inimitable professionalism and top shelf brilliance" and declared he is "clearly the victim of a transparent and vile witch hunt! Erroneously "staged" by hooligans, non coms, cowards and oligarchs, who's only desperate and hideous goal is to discredit the genius that they relied on for almost 3 decades!"
After apologizing to viewers for his mistake on Feb. 4, Williams, who served as the managing editor of NBC Nightly News, decided to take a leave of absence "for the next several days.". Days later, however, the network announced he would instead be suspended for six months.
On Feb. 6 NBC disclosed plans to launch an international investigation to help the network "make sense of all that has transpired" with Williams.
Sheen's full letter follows:
Dear Mr. Williams,
Sorry to bother you during this most surreal, unjust and mercurial moment in your awesome life.
First off, THANK YOU, for 24 years of inimitable professionalism and top shelf brilliance, as a stone cold passion driven and (PERFECTLY) fact based journalist. Secondly, Thank you "squared" for delivering not only the news on a nightly basis, (PERFECTLY) to myself and my family. But for every other person alive, (with a TV) who relied and still do, on your poetic, insightful and NOBLE sacrifices, that made our longest nights shorter, and our shortest nights safer. You good sir, are a hero in my "Entire Library"
Lastly; you are clearly the victim of a transparent and vile witch hunt! Erroneously "staged" by hooligans, non coms, cowards and oligarchs, who's only desperate and hideous goal is to discredit the genius that they relied on for almost 3 decades!
Now and forever you are a true Patriot and a Hero of mine until the day i leave this star crossed imperfect Rock we call Earth...
AdvertisementMr W: respect, love, hi 5's and refuge! (if you need it!) I remain humbly and on dangerous standby at your service....
I am the MaSheen....
