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30 April 2008 7:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Notebook star Ryan Gosling has joined celebrities waging war against the bosses of fast food chain Kfc over the conditions in their poultry slaughterhouses.

The Oscar-nominated actor has fired off a letter on behalf of People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) to John Bitove, who oversees Kfc Canada, urging him to stop the ongoing abuse of fowl supplied to his restaurants.

Gosling calls on Bitove to implement meaningful animal welfare reforms, stating, "The time is ripe to do the right thing.

He adds, "By adopting the basic recommendations made by Peta and scientific experts (including raising birds in a more natural manner and employing less cruel slaughter methods), you could dramatically improve the lives and deaths of chickens raised and killed for Kfc Canada."

Celebrities who have fired off letters about the Kfc abuses in the past include pop star Pink and Pamela Anderson.

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11 March 2008 5:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Lars And The Real Girl star Ryan Gosling was nearly sacked by Disney over his obsession with sex - at the tender age of 12.

The Notebook actor was recruited as one of the child stars in the now infamous The All New Mickey Mouse Club in 1992, alongside pop superstars Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera.

But the rebellious actor became such a bad influence on his fellow child entertainers, their mothers teamed up to launch a campaign to get Gosling kicked off the show.

The 27-year-old says, "I was just telling them what I'd heard about sex, you know, positions and stuff.

"Disney had a meeting with me, and they were like, 'You're not Disney material. We're gonna kick you off the show if you say anything sexual again.' I'm f**king 12! All I care about is sex! How can I not talk about it?

"I don't know what they expected."

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