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Happy Days star Scott Baio gets Twitter death threats after Michelle Obama 'joke'
Happy Days actor Scott Baio has contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being subjected to 'death threats' on Twitter.
The 48-year-old actor received a barrage of negative criticism when he posted an unflattering photo of America's First Lady Michelle Obama with the tagline 'Wow - he (Barack Obama) wakes up to this every morning.'
The Bugsy Malone star was stunned when some of his followers accused him of being racist, with one user threatening to 'find your house' and 'finish you'.
The row started on Tuesday morning after Baio posted the picture, which showed Mrs Obama apparently shouting.
After receiving the initial criticism, Baio protested the photo was only a joke and appealed to his fellow Twitter users to have a 'sense of humour'.
He wrote: 'I did not alter that picture. Stop bashing my charity just because I post an unflattering pic of a woman. Grow up people, have some humour.
'One bad picture of a woman and everyone wants to bash me? If it had been of (Sarah) Palin people would have probably cheered. I am NOT making fun of anyone.
'People need to relax and laugh a bit. Life is too short no matter what (political) party you are with. A joke is just that, a joke.'
However, one Twitter user in particular was particularly incensed and sent Baio some chilling threats, which the actor then posted on his own page, also known as 'Re-Tweeting'.
The Twitter user wrote: 'A grand wizard like you Scott Baio should be put down and someone will put you down. You, your wife and kid
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