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Oh shiz!

We've never seen him get worked up like this!

Ashton Kutcher, who runs a foundation that fights human trafficking, recently took to Twitter to condemn the editors of The Village Voice for printing ads for escort agencies in the back section!

He

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Just one more reason to love this man!

Through his foundation for children, which fights human trafficking and abuse, Ricky Martin is opening a Prevention Center for kids in Loiza, Puerto Rico.

The Ricky Martin Foundation Child Development and Prevention Center is a $4 million institution consiting of 10 classrooms, a library, and a recreation center hoping to give toddler through high school-aged local children the tools they need for a better future.

The philanthropist unveiled the plans his latest charity endeavor at a golf tournament fundraiser held at the Trump International Golf Resort on the east coast of Puerto Rico, saying:

“This is just the start of a project that is going to spread across the rest of the island and on to the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Latin America.”

Wow! This is such an AMAZING effort on Ricky's behalf and we'd like to wish his foundation the best as they continue to make a difference in the lives of children who really need it.

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We've been hearing lots of less-than-wonderful things about Scientology lately, and now we're hearing some less-than-legal things about the religious group.

The Church of Scientology is currently being investigated for human trafficking AND for using free labor, much of which has reportedly been used on Tom Cruise.

Allegations against Cruise include reports that he ordered workers to "customize a building, rebuild motorcycles, spend years fixing boats," and plenty more…for ONLY fifty dollars a week!

The investigation is also exploring human trafficking claims, in which Scientologists are sent to "reeducation" camps if they are unable to live up to their "religious duties."

Here's what Scientologist Bruce Hines had to say about his time in one of these camps, which lasted six years:

"In 1995, when I was put in [a camp], there were twelve of us. At the high point, in 2000, there were about a hundred and twenty of us."

Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology have both denied everything.

This is SO upsetting! What will we hear about Scientology next???

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