The daily gossip: Angus T. Jones gets roundly ignored, and more

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Two and a Half Men star, Angus T. Jones
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1. Viewers ignore Angus T. Jones' plea that they boycott Two and a Half Men

Angus T. Jones made headlines recently for dismissing his CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men, calling it "filth" on YouTube and urging viewers to boycott the series. Viewers responded by watching Two and a Half Men en masse, reports E! Online. The latest episode drew 13.8 million viewers, tying a season-high record set two weeks ago. And what did loyal, defiant viewers gets? An episode titled "I Scream When I Pee," in which Jones' character is pleased to discover he's contracted an STD because it proves that he's had sex — so no, not filthy at all.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.