Kony 2012 Filmmaker Jason Russell Opens Up About Nude Public Meltdown
Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire(SAN DIEGO) — Seven months ago, Kony 2012 filmmaker Jason Russell was moving at a frenetic pace, crisscrossing the country doing interviews and making appearances, trying to keep up with the viral success of his campaign.A…
Senators Trying to Keep up Pressure on Joseph Kony
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — On the eve of the Kony 2012 national “day of action,” senators wanted Americans to know they haven’t forgotten about the campaign to find Uganda’s Joseph Kony.Senate Foreign Relatio…
‘Kony 2012′ Sequel Released
Sam Farmar/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A month after the California-based advocacy group Invisible Children released the Kony 2012 video that became an instant internet sensation, Kony 2012 Part II: Beyond Famous has been released.The new video is a 20 m…
Former Child Soldier Says Kony Put Voodoo Curse on Jason Russell
Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire(NEW YORK) — A former member of Joseph Kony’s child army told TMZ that Kony is a master of voodoo and may have willed an evil spirit to poison the mind of Invisible Children founder Jason Russell, TMZ reports. Richard Aken…
‘Kony 2012′ Director Treated for Psychosis
Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire(NEW YORK) — Nearly a week after Jason Russell’s public meltdown, the “Kony 2012″ director is still in the hospital undergoing treatment for “brief reactive psychosis,” according to his wife, …
‘Kony 2012′ Activist Filmmaker Arrested
Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire(SAN DIEGO) — Invisible Children co-founder and director of the Kony 2012 viral video Jason Russell was arrested in San Diego Thursday night for intoxication, masturbating in public and vandalizing cars, according to repor…
President Obama First Heard About Kony Video from Daughter Malia
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama met Thursday with two activists focused on Sudan, actor George Clooney and John Prendergast of The ENOUGH Project.Among the many items they discussed was the Kony 2012 video (currently up to 79…
Eliot Spitzer: KONY 2012 Video Spread Like the Gutenberg Press
Stuart Price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer compared the viral spread of the KONY 2012 video this week to the Gutenberg press, with social media driving information to more people as the first printing press did hun…
‘Kony 2012′ Escaped Child Soldier Supports Movie
Sam Farmar/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jacob Acaye, the former child soldier featured in the “Kony 2012″ viral sensation, told ABC News Friday that although attention from the film was overwhelming, his life was good now and it was important …
‘Kony 2012′ Campaign Against Uganda Warlord Takes Over Internet
Sam Farmar/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — If you logged onto Facebook at any point Wednesday, you may very well have found friends and others sharing “Kony 2012,” a 30-minute YouTube film on the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.The nonprofit charity …