WWE gets heat over the R-Truth smoking segment

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Posted by Roscoe De Soto on 04/19/2011 at 03:32 PM

TMZ.com posted an article about last night's angle where R-Truth smoked a cigarette and blew the smoke on John Morrison. Patrick Reynolds, Executive Director of TobaccoFree.org, is demanding a public apology from Truth for smoking in front of children.

"For him to smoke in front of [children] is irresponsible. At best, it's thoughtless, and at worst, if he calculated appealing to kids by posing as a bad-boy outlaw, it's evil."

In response, WWE issued the following statement to TMZ.com:

"The negative effect smoking has on one’s health and physical performance was a part of a storyline on last night’s Monday Night Raw. Negative depictions of tobacco use on television are not unusual and can be seen on other TV-PG shows."

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First off i thought this is nuts..............then figured it was the story line............
And what these children that watch guys fight never have seen smoking...........come on.
Oh ya, cigarettes were here before tobaccofree.org.............and i am NOT stating that people should smoke.................or it is good for you.........

[dishdude714]

First off i thought this is nuts..............then figured it was the story line............
And what these children that watch guys fight never have seen smoking...........come on.
Oh ya, cigarettes were here before tobaccofree.org.............and i am NOT stating that people should smoke.................or it is good for you.........

Its just a long list of people taking a shot at WWE

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But i do not think Truth wanted to smoke, WWE made him..........