When Blake Shelton tweeted about running over a turtle, he didn't expect the  backlash. The tweet wasn't based on actual events, but was meant as a joke. But  not everyone was laughing.

Ellen DeGeneres replied to Shelton's joke, tweeting yesterday:

"@blakeshelton Here's what's funny: knock-knock jokes. Here's what's not  funny: animal cruelty."

Shelton defended the joke, tweeting in response:

"For god sakes… Now Ellen?!!

Can you imagine what this world would be like if people spent this much time  worrying about people. I assure you NO turtles heard my joke.."

DeGeneres has yet to reply to Shelton.

Via: Nashville Gab

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