Edward Norton Equates Twitter to Torture

Actor Edward Norton speaks at the "Pride And Glory" press conference during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Sutton Place Hotel on September 9, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. (Getty Images)more pics »If you think you're Facebook friends with Edward Norton, you've been duped by an imposter. The Leaves of Grass star has never started a blog because he hates the idea of people cyber stalking him.

Norton speaks at Earth Day.
The 40-year-old star explained: "I haven't personally really engaged in a lot of this new kind of social networking stuff like Twitter or Facebook or MySpace. I mean, the notion of people following what I am doing every day is like torture for me. It's absolutely the last thing that I'm looking for. It seems to me to be really just about social chatter."

Despite his web worries, Edward agreed to sign up to Twitter to help raise money for his favorite charity, the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He added to Parade magazine: "It's a good example of a way that you can turn that platform into something where you actually can accomplish something good. It's my first attempt. We're putting our running training log on Twitter. You can see can see pictures too on the site there. The trust conserves the wildlife and culture of the Maasai tribe of Kenya, Africa.”

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