"I Pledge" is a video featuring celebrities "pledging" to "be of service to Barack Obama" by becoming involved in their communities. The video was created by Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, who said the idea was inspired before Inauguration Day; Kutcher explained he wanted to make the same pledge towards the president as he made to the public. The video debuted in January 2009.http://www.oprah.com/media/20090119_orig_demiashton
The video sparked controversy in September 2009, after a school principal showed the video during an assembly at a Utah grade school. Some felt the video promoted "radical, leftist propaganda," specifically the vows to support stem cell research and drive hybrid cars. http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13249171?_requestid=5883011
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's I Pledge Video
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Created by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
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Kutcher and Moore were interviewed by Lisa Ling; they explained the video was inspired by Obama's pledge to the public
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Also known as "The Presidential Pledge"
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Celebrities in the I Pledge video
Will.i.am, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Anthony Kiedis, Courtney Cox, Nichole Richie, Eva Longoria Parker, Diddy, and others
