Ryan Seacrest may have chosen the wrong reality TV star to hypothetically tase.
On Wednesday, he asked listeners of his radio show which reality star they'd like to see get zapped with a Taser — an obvious reference to Brody Jenner getting tased last week after a bar fight in Los Angeles. And when Seacrest mentioned "The Hills" star Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt took to Twitter with a barrage of tweets about the "American Idol" host. Pratt later released a formal statement reacting to Seacrest's comments.
"I'm disgusted and horrified that Ryan Seacrest would find it amusing and entertaining to have his listeners call in about tasing anyone," he said in a statement to Us Weekly. "What's next, Ryan — guns and knives? Waterboarding? It is irresponsible and offensive for someone with your platform to promote violence on this level. For someone who produces reality content, I'm shocked that you'd encourage people to tase reality stars. Would it be funny to you if one of your Kardashians got tased? Is that how you treat your talent, Ryan?
"Finding humor in violence is disgusting," Spencer continued. "For someone who pretends to be mister clean-cut America, you really should be ashamed. Any reasonable person knows that a Taser isn't a Super Soaker and can cause immediate death. I expect an apology not to just us, but to people everywhere for using your public voice to spread violence."
At press time, Seacrest had not responded via Twitter to any of Spencer's comments. For her part, Heidi's response came in two quick posts. In the first she said, "I am praying for your soul @RyanSeacrest!" And in the second, she posted a link to Spencer's statement, adding, "I love my husband! Thank you."
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