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Ashton Kutcher is stepping down as chairman of the board at the anti-child sex abuse organization he started with his ex-wife Demi Moore -- it's the latest blowback from a letter of support he wrote for Danny Masterson.

Ashton is leaving Thorn, the org he co-founded in 2012, and so is his wife Mila Kunis, who was an observer on the organization's board of directors.

They're departing due to public outrage over the letters they wrote to the judge who sentenced Masterson, their fellow "That '70s Show Star" who was convicted of raping 2 women. The letters were written to inform the judge about Danny's character -- in their eyes -- to help the judge decide on a sentence, but it blew up in their faces.

Ashton's resignation letter to Thorn's board, obtained by TIME, explains ... "Victims of sexual abuse have been historically silenced and the character statement I submitted is yet another painful instance of questioning victims who are brave enough to share their experiences."

He continues ... "After my wife and I spent several days of listening, personal reflection, learning, and conversations with survivors and the employees and leadership at Thorn, I have determined the responsible thing for me to do is resign as Chairman of the Board, effectively immediately."

Ashton adds,  "I cannot allow my error in judgment to distract from our efforts and the children we serve."

He also apologized for letting down sexual assault victims and other advocates, writing ... "The mission must always be the priority and I want to offer my heartfelt apology to all victims of sexual violence and everyone at Thorn who I hurt by what I did. And to the broader advocacy community, I am deeply sorry."

AK testified before Congress a few years back, passionately laying out his mission to protect abuse victims ... and video of his impassioned speech is now being scrutinized in the wake of his Masterson defense.

Attempting to seduce a cop is one thing, but a stripper who getting busted for an alleged hit-and-run takes it to the next level -- offering to pee on the officer, and telling him to Tase her because she "likes it kinky."

Police body camera footage from the exotic dancer's Ohio arrest shows her desperate attempts to flirt with the officer ... calling him "handsome" and daring him to search her.

But, the cop doesn't fall for it, and puts her in the back of his squad car. Apparently undaunted, the woman keeps laying it on thick, telling him ... "I'll piss in your face, only if you like it, though."

Back at the station, she welcomes the use of force, declaring ... "You wanna Tase me? Do it! I like it. I like it kinky."

She proudly told cops she's a stripper, and that she'd downed lots of tequila before driving, but when more officers show up to take her to a hospital ... she starts melting down.

As the officers try getting her into a patrol car, she struggles and screams out ... "You’re going to rape me! Stop trying to rape me!"

Prosecutors reportedly ended up charging her with operating a vehicle under the influence, assaulting a police officer, obstruction of official business and speeding.

Drew Barrymore is offering up an emotional apology to the thousands of writers who are striking while her show returns ... but she is NOT shutting down the show.

The talk show host gave a lengthy apology on social media Friday, tearing up while taking full responsibility for the heat she's been facing since saying over the weekend her show will resume production.

She says she doesn't think there's anything she can do to make it right, and admits she didn't want to hide behind others for the decision to return. Drew claims she wasn't expecting folks to be as up in arms as they are, but wants to make it clear that she won't be breaking any rules with the show.

It's interesting, Drew isn't yanking her production but instead is explaining why she decided to move forward ... citing reasons like the ones Bill Maher had for taking "Real Time" back to the studio.

As we reported, Drew has been labeled a scab after saying on Sunday she's resuming her show, claiming she wants to "provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience."

Drew Barrymore está ofreciendo una disculpa muy emocional a los miles de escritores que están en huelga mientras que su espectáculo vuelve. Ella NO va a cancelar el show

La presentadora del programa de entrevistas dio una larga disculpa por redes sociales el viernes, llorando mientras asumía toda la responsabilidad por el enojo que ha estado enfrentando desde que dijo el fin de semana que su programa reanudará la producción.

Dice que no cree que haya nada que pueda hacer para arreglarlo y admite que no quería esconderse detrás de los demás para tomar la decisión de volver. Drew afirma que no esperaba que la gente se levantara en armas como lo está haciendo pero quiere dejar claro que no va a romper ninguna regla con el programa.

Es interesante; Drew no está retirando su producción, más bien está explicando por qué decidió seguir adelante citando razones como las que Bill Maher tenía para llevar "Real Time" de vuelta al estudio.

Como informamos, Drew ha sido tachada de esquirol después de decir el domingo que va a reanudar su programa, alegando que quiere "proporcionar lo que los escritores hacen tan bien, que es una manera de unirnos o ayudarnos a dar sentido a la experiencia humana."

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert's vaping denial just went up in smoke, because new video certainly looks like she was taking a hit.

As we reported, Boebert was booted from the "Beetlejuice" musical in Denver Sunday night after she was singing along and allegedly vaping. Boebert denied she was taking hits from a vape pen, but the video seems to show otherwise.

You see her holding an electronic cigarette and placing it on her lips, then blowing smoke.

A pregnant woman behind her wasn't having it and it looks like she made her displeasure clear to the congresswoman. The woman claims Boebert shot back she was a "sad and miserable person."

The video also shows the man she was with -- a Democrat who owns a bar in Aspen -- appearing to cup and fondle her right breast.

Boebert was eventually told to leave, and she flipped off the theater staff during her exit, but not before allegedly telling ushers, "Do you know who I am? I am on the board. I will be contacting the mayor."

Would you be annoyed if you were in an audience and someone in front of you was vaping, like Lauren Boebert was caught doing last weekend? Vote below.

La diputada de Colorado Lauren Boebert acaba de negar haber fumado marihuana en público, pero un nuevo vídeo parece indicar todo lo contrario.

Como ya informamos, Boebert fue expulsada del musical "Beetlejuice" en Denver el domingo por la noche luego de supuestamente ser vista fumando. Boebert lo negó todo.

Se la ve sosteniendo un cigarrillo electrónico, colocándoselo en los labios y echando humo.

Una mujer embarazada detrás de ella no estaba de acuerdo y parece que dejó claro su disgusto a la congresista. La mujer afirma que Boebert le contestó que era una "persona triste y miserable".

En el vídeo también se ve cómo el hombre con el que estaba —un demócrata dueño de un bar en Aspen— parece rozarle el pecho derecho.

A Buffalo Bills reporter bashed Stefon Diggs inside a room full of journalists on Wednesday -- and after the rant was picked by a hot mic ... she issued an apology.

The incident happened as media members were waiting for Bills players to arrive at a podium -- two days after their disappointing, season-opening loss to the Jets.

Several people could be heard on the live microphone appearing to wonder which Buffalo star would meet with them. And, at one point, team reporter Maddy Glab seemed to be asked by another journalist to go help bring Diggs out.

"There's no control over Stefon Diggs," she can be heard saying on the mic. "Dude's going to do what he wants to do."

She later added, "He'll look in my face and say F you. That's how he treats everybody."

A few hours later, Glab said she was sorry for her comments.

"I want to take ownership for what I said today," she wrote in a note on her X page. "I am very sorry for what I said and meant no ill will."

In her note, she explained Diggs not only "marches to the beat of his own drum" ... but he also "has a playful relationship with our video department" -- which is why she says she said what she said.

"I apologize for that," she wrote. "Stef is not in the wrong, I am."

She added in her statement that Diggs is one of her "favorite players to cover" and "he has great character and treats us media with lots of respect."

Diggs has yet to publicly comment on the matter.

Desiigner just got sentenced in his mid-flight masturbation case, and now he'll have to register as a sex offender.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, the judge ordered the "Panda" rapper to register as a sex offender going forward, in addition to the other conditions of his 2-year probation ... such as participating in a psychiatric evaluation and drug testing.

Desiigner is also barred from owning or possessing firearms and must perform 120 hours of community service.

TMZ Hip Hop broke the story ... Desiigner pleaded guilty to indecent exposure after he was accused of whipping out his willie in the presence of flight attendants back in April during a flight back from Japan.

According to the initial charging documents, he told the arresting federal agents he didn't get much "cootie" overseas.

Whoopi Goldberg set up a pretty awkward moment on "The View" ... asking former White House staffer Alyssa Farah if she was pregnant while live on television.

The bizarre moment went down Thursday -- Whoopi was deep in a conversation about a completely different topic when she abruptly changed gears, asking the former Press Secretary if she was pregnant.

The question seemed to come out of left field, and it dropped Alyssa's jaw, telling Whoopi she wasn't pregnant. BTW, Alyssa's been married to Justin Griffin since 2021.

She says her mother-in-law was in the crowd, so it ain't the best time to bring that up ... and eventually asks what most women would after a Q like that -- "Do I look pregnant??" As if it wasn't awkward enough, Whoopi replies, "Yes."

For the record, Whoopi claims it was more about a glow she saw with Alyssa, and never clarifies if she meant a stomach bump ... but asks for some forgiveness for the wild call-out.

As we reported, Whoopi's caught flack over the years for comments made on the show -- she got suspended last year after saying the Holocaust wasn't about race. She doubled down on her views months later, only to apologize again not long after.

Desiigner acaba de ser sentenciado en su caso de masturbación en pleno vuelo, y ahora tendrá que registrarse como delincuente sexual.

De acuerdo con los documentos obtenidos por TMZ Hip Hop, el juez ordenó al rapero "Panda" a registrarse como un delincuente sexual de aquí en adelante, lo que se suma a otras condiciones requeridas para su libertad condicional de dos años, como participar en una evaluación psiquiátrica y hacerse pruebas de drogas.

Desiigner también tiene prohibido poseer armas de fuego y debe realizar 120 horas de servicio comunitario.

TMZ Hip Hop dio la noticia, Desiigner se declaró culpable de exposición indecente después de que fue acusado de masturbarse y eyacular en presencia de los asistentes de vuelo en un vuelo de regreso de Japón realizado en abril.

De acuerdo con los documentos de acusación inicial, le dijo a los agentes federales de detención que no consiguió mucho "cootie" en el extranjero.

Whoopi Goldberg le hizo pasar un momento bastante incómodo en "The View" a otra de las panelistas, cuando le preguntó a la ex empleada de la Casa Blanca, Alyssa Farah, si estaba embarazada mientras estaban en vivo en la televisión.

El extraño momento ocurrió el jueves. Whoopi estaba muy concentrada en una conversación sobre un tema completamente diferente cuando cambió abruptamente de dirección y le preguntó a la ex Secretaria de Prensa si estaba embarazada.

La pregunta pareció salir de la nada, y dejó a Alyssa boquiabierta, diciéndole a Whoopi que no estaba embarazada. Por cierto, Alyssa está casada con Justin Griffin desde 2021.

Ella dijo que su suegra estaba entre el público, por lo que no era el mejor momento para sacar el tema y, finalmente, preguntó de vuelta lo que la mayoría de las mujeres harían después de una pregunta como esa -- "¿Parezco embarazada?" Como si no fuera suficientemente incómodo, Whoopi respondió que "Sí".

Para que conste, Whoopi dice que se refería al brillo que vio en Alyssa, y no aclaró si se refería a una pancita en el estómago, pero pidió perdón por la atrevida pregunta.

Como informamos, Whoopi ha sido criticada a lo largo de los años por los comentarios que ha hecho en el programa. El año pasado fue suspendida después de decir que el Holocausto no tenía nada que ver con la raza. Meses más tarde se retractó de sus opiniones, para volver a disculparse poco después.

A couple of TSA agents were caught on video stealing money from passengers' luggage at a security checkpoint -- and now both are under arrest!!

The sticky-fingered suspects, Labarrius Williams and Josue Gonzalez, were on duty scoping out bags being scanned in Miami International Airport in late June and early July.

On both occasions, the Transportation Security Administration agents worked in tandem to snatch money from carry-ons stashed in bins on a conveyer belt, according to a police affidavit.

Check out the surveillance footage ... Williams and Gonzalez are standing at the carousel, using it to loot cash from a constant stream of other people's personal belongings. You can see the men stuffing their hands into the bags and shoving the bills into their pockets.

Un par de agentes de la Administración de Seguridad del Transporte (TSA) fueron grabados robando dinero del equipaje de los pasajeros en un control de seguridad, ¡¡¡y ahora ambos están bajo arresto!!!

Los sospechosos, Labarrius Williams y Josué González, estaban de servicio vigilando las maletas que se escaneaban en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami a finales de junio y principios de julio.

Según una declaración jurada de la policía, en ambas ocasiones los agentes de la Administración de Seguridad del Transporte trabajaron coordinados para sustraer dinero de los equipajes de mano, que escondían en los compartimentos de una cinta transportadora.

Echa un vistazo a las imágenes de vigilancia... Williams y González están de pie en el carrusel, utilizándolo para tomar dinero en efectivo de un flujo constante de pertenencias personales de otras personas. Se puede ver a los hombres introduciendo sus manos en las bolsas y metiéndose los billetes en los bolsillos.

6:12 AM PT -- 9/14 -- La WGA emitió un comunicado desaprobando que el programa de Bill Maher regrese durante la huelga diciendo: "La decisión de Bill Maher de volver al aire mientras su gremio está en huelga es decepcionante. Si sigue adelante con su plan, tiene que respetar algo más que 'el espíritu de la huelga'. Bill Maher está obligado como miembro del WGA a seguir las normas de la huelga y no realizar ningún servicio de redacción."

El WGA ha anunciado que estarán protestando poru programa.

El programa de entrevistas de Bill Maher volverá a HBO, pues dice que no puede seguir esperando a que la huelga termine y porque quiere que otros vuelvan a ganarse el sueldo.

El presentador de "Real Time with Bill Maher" anunció el regreso de su programa el miércoles en un post en redes sociales. No dice cuándo se emitirá el programa, pero dice que tendrá un aspecto diferente sin los escritores.

Bill, que también es guionista, dice que simpatiza con los "importantes problemas" de los guionistas en huelga y espera que se resuelvan a su favor, pero que luego de cinco meses de paralizaciones es hora de que los demás vuelvan al trabajo.

Según explica, los escritores "no son los únicos que tienen problemas y preocupaciones. A pesar de cierta ayuda por mi parte, gran parte del personal tiene grandes dificultades".

Últimamente, Bill se ha pronunciado abiertamente sobre la huelga, e incluso ha pedido al gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, que intervenga y ayude a poner fin al estancamiento.

Bill esperaba que la huelga terminara después del Día del Trabajo, pero esa fecha ya pasó y sigue sintiendo como si nada avanzara.

Y añade: "Quiero a mis guionistas, soy uno de ellos, pero no estoy dispuesto a perder un año entero y ver sufrir tanto a tanta gente por debajo de la línea".

Bill dice que honrará el "espíritu de la huelga" suprimiendo el monólogo escrito, el artículo de fondo, el editorial o su popular segmento New Rules, todos los cuales se apoyaban en los guionistas en temporadas pasadas.

La estrella de HBO también tiene un mensaje para el público: "El programa que haré sin mis guionistas no será tan bueno como nuestro programa normal, y punto. Pero el corazón del programa es la mesa de conversación, que pretende dejar de lado las tonterías y el partidismo predecible, y eso continuará".

Será interesante ver cómo reaccionan los gremios de guionistas ante el plan de Bill. Al menos un gremio tachó a Drew Barrymore de traidora por recuperar su programa de entrevistas en medio de la huelga.

La serie vuelve a HBO el 22 de septiembre.

Bill Maher's talk show is coming back to HBO ... he says he can't keep waiting around for the writers' strike to end and wants to get other folks back to earning a paycheck.

The "Real Time with Bill Maher" host announced his program's return Wednesday in a social media post ...  he doesn't say when the show will air but says it will have a different look without writers.

Bill, a writer himself, says he sympathizes with striking writers' "important issues ... and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction" ... but he says after 5 months on strike it's time to bring others back to work.

As he explains ... writers "are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns. Despite some assistance from me, much of the staff is struggling mightily."

Bill's been outspoken about the strike recently, even calling for California Governor Gavin Newsom to step in and help end the stalemate.

Bill says he was hoping the strike would end after Labor Day, but that's since passed and he feels "there still seems to be nothing happening."

He adds ... "I love my writers, I am one of them, but I'm not prepared to lose an entire year and see so many below-the-line people suffer so much."

Bill says he will honor the "spirit of the strike" by doing away with a written monologue, desk piece, editorial or his popular New Rules segment ... all of which leaned on writers in past seasons.

The HBO star has a message for the audience too ... "The show I will be doing without my writers will not be as good as our normal show, full stop. But the heart of the show is an off-the-cuff panel discussion that aims to cut through the bulls*** and predictable partisanship, and that will continue."

It will be interesting to see how writers' guilds react to Bill's plan ... at least one guild effectively labeled Drew Barrymore a scab for bringing her talk show back amid the strike.

The show returns to HBO September 22.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and a male companion were booted from a Colorado theater after allegedly acting up during a performance of the touring Broadway musical, "Beetlejuice."

Boebert (R-CO) and the guy she was with got into it with workers at Denver's Buell Theater Sunday night after patrons complained they were "causing a disturbance," according to an incident report obtained by the Denver Post.

The report does not name Boebert or her sidekick, but her rep later confirmed the incident ... and video captured it.

The two were "vaping, singing," and "recording the performance," which violates the theater's code of conduct, according to the report. An usher asked them to leave and threatened to call Denver PD after they refused to go.

Surveillance footage, with no sound, shows Boebert and her friend sitting next to each other during the play and exchanging words with theater staff.

After about a minute, security guards escort the pair out of the theater and through the halls of the venue.

At some point, Boebert does a slight turn and appears to flip off one guard. She also aggressively points at the guard while saying something.

She and her pal are eventually shown the door -- and they walk away hand-in-hand through the performing arts complex.

The police report noted Boebert and her buddy told theater staff “stuff like ‘do you know who I am,’ ‘I am on the board’ [and] ‘I will be contacting the mayor.’”

The report also stated ... during the first intermission, a public service announcement encouraged all patrons to follow the rules of conduct, which happened before Boebert's dustup.

Boebert's rep responded to the Denver Post, denying the congresswoman was vaping during the show, but confirming she snapped some photos unaware she was running afoul of theater policy.