Keith Olbermann (Partially?) Suspends Twitter Account Over "Rape" Tweet
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, not a stranger to controversy, has found himself in hot water on Twitter lately. Amidst a whirlwind of accusations that he was callous towards rape – in response to a guest he had on Count Down and some links he posted to Twitter pertaining to Julian Assange’s recent trial – Olbermann has announced that he is suspending his Twitter account until the “frenzy is stopped”.
The Huffington Post reports that Olbermann’s troubles began when he hosted documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, who had donated $20,000 for Assange’s bail and who believes the rape claims against him were suspicious.
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