By STAFF Writer
August 09, 2011
WORLD/ ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The entertainment industry is not oblivious but feels the punch of Monday's crash of stock and downgrading of the country's credit rating. Hollywood is now buzzing with different malarkey and preparing to take Washington to task for the nation's recent financial plunge.
After the downgrading of credit ratings of US Standard & Poor from AAA status to AA, serious concern is brewing in many industries. Light-hearted jokes among Twitter users are also frequent.
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Modern Family writer Danny Zuker advised light-heatedly that Henry WInkler should take a cue from his 'Happy Days' character and hit Washington.
“I feel like you need to go down to Wall Street, put on the old leather jacket, punch the stock market and fix it!” he suggested get it fixed via Twitter.
In response Winkler replied it as a tempted but jokingly said that the jacket was in Washington.
Rapper Chamilionaire noted on Friday, “Yesterday @BeatBullies noticed how fast the stock market was falling & today we learn that the US lost its AAA credit rating. Crazy times.”
However, some stars have different opinion like the Office star Rainn WIlson who cracked a joke typical of him saying, "If you sold your stocks today you’re a p**sy. F**k S & P. America is AAAA in my economic book."
Ashton Kutcher has further taken one step more and made aware the debt crisis among teens while accepting a Teen Choice Award Sunday.
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