Melbourne,
(ANI):
Actor
John
Cusack
has
been
accused
of
making
threats
against
an
American
television
station
during
a
frustrated
outburst
on
Twitter.
Cusack,
44,
penned
the
controversial
response
after
Twitter
fans
repeatedly
asked
about
whether
he
supported
plans
to
build
an
Islamic
centre
near
the
site
of
the
September
11
terrorism
attack
in
New
York
City.
“I
am
for
a
satanic
death
cult
center
at
Fox
News
hq
and
outside
the
offices
[of]
Dick
Armey
and
Newt
Gingrich
and
all
the
gop
welfare
freaks",
the
Age
quoted
him
as
tweeting
on
August
30.
Fox
News
hit
back
the
next
day,
saying
it
was
not
surprised
by
the
outspoken
actor"s
views.
“He
supported
Barack
Obama
in
the
2008
presidential
election
and
has
contributed
to
The
Huffington
Post,
but
this
is
the
first
known
time
he
has
stooped
to
the
level
of
making
threats," reporter
Jo
Piazza
wrote.
Piazza
quoted
a
Beverley
Hills-based
psychiatrist,
who
criticised
Cusack
for
making
the
potentially
dangerous
remarks.
“His
provocative
tweets
could
easily
incite
a
rabid
fan
to
commit
violent
acts
against
Fox
News
Headquarters
and
others
he
names," Dr
Carole
Lieberman
told
the
network.
“Fans
could
not
only
be
influenced
because
of
their
devotion
to
Cusack,
the
man,
but
also
because
of
their
love
for
one
of
the
characters
he
plays," she
stated.
Cusack
later
referred
to
the
comments
as
a
“most
absurd,
over
the
top
joke",
uttered
“after
the
9000th
time
I
was
asked
about
ground
zero
centre".