Ashton Kutcher is one peeved dad. The actor recently posted a social media rant against media outlets, such as the New York Post, Daily Mail and Mirror, for publishing photos of his 7-month-old daughter, Wyatt, without his consent.
"Why is it so hard for publications to respect that I would like the identity of my child kept private for safety reasons? Pls honor that," Kutcher writes on his Twitter account after some media outlets published their Wyatt story with the photos. The pictures were shot while he and his partner, Mila Kunis, were visiting Carpinteria in California with the latter's mom and dad. Ashton was seen carrying baby Wyatt, smiling and appearing nonchalant about being around in public. He also didn't seem to mind the people probably gawking at Wyatt.
The photos were obviously taken by the paparazzi but the baby's face was blurred when the news story ran. For Ashton, however, it still did not take away the fact that the act was invasive.
Since the birth of the baby in September, the couple have been very vocal about keeping their daughter's life private. Ashton even wrote an entry about this on his website, where the first and only official photo of Wyatt was published. However, Ashton was tricky about this because there were a bunch of other baby photos along with Wyatt's picture.
"Mila and I would like to welcome Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher to the world. May your life be filled with wonder, love, laughter, health, happiness, curiosity, and privacy. Can you guess which one is ours, or does it really matter? All babies are cute," wrote Ashton.
The actor and his partner joins other celebrities who have made it their policy to protect their children from those who snap, share or buy photos of celebrity babies without their parents' consent. Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard even launched the "No Kids Policy" to make sure that this does not happen to their little ones and their friends' children. John Krasinski and Emily Blunt also believe in the same policy, offering only tidbits of their baby's face on their social media accounts.
Ashton has also gone as far as reserving the names of her daughter in domain registration sites and social media networks, as reported by L.A. Times. "I don't want a porn site with my daughter's name!" the actor told Conan O'Brien once in an interview on his show.
Some would say that this is part of being a celebrity as there's no such thing as "privacy" when the world knows who you are. What do you think? Has the media crossed the line?
